# viz (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover viz. Page: Feed: --- ## [The July 2026 newsletter is now open to all](https://visualisingdata.com/2026/08/the-july-2026-newsletter-is-now-open-to-all/) _2026-08-19 · Andy Kirk · Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere_ My July newsletter, sent out to subscribers at the end of last month, is now open for all to read. You can access this issue, as well as visit the growing catalogue of previous issues, on the Newsletter page. The post The July 2026 newsletter is now open to all appeared first on Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere . ## [My summer side quest](https://visualisingdata.com/2026/08/my-summer-side-quest/) _2026-08-11 · Andy Kirk · Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere_ Earlier this summer I embarked on an outside-of-work project to bring a bit of colour to a blank garden wall. Other than brightening up a part of the garden that spends most of the day in shade, it was also a nice opportunity for some analogue creativity and to briefly, if not entirely, get away from tech. The post My summer side quest appeared first on Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere . ## [Sonnet 5 is only good at one thing (beating Sonnet 4.6)](https://joseparreogarcia.substack.com/p/sonnet-5-is-only-good-at-one-thing) _2026-08-09 · Jose Parreño Garcia · Senior Data Science Lead_ An article to dissect how much can you trust Anthropic's press release vs the community backlash. ## [Module 8 - How to balance dominant bar chart categories](https://joseparreogarcia.substack.com/p/module-8-dominant-bar-chart-categories) _2026-08-02 · Jose Parreño Garcia · Senior Data Science Lead_ Why default bars fail when one value explodes — and the only fix that actually works. ## [🚀 August on Sr Data Science Lead: What’s coming up.](https://joseparreogarcia.substack.com/p/august-on-sr-data-science-lead-whats-d69) _2026-07-31 · Jose Parreño Garcia · Senior Data Science Lead_ 3 articles - data viz, Sonnet 5 and Google TabFM. ## [Anthropic is telling you that Agentic Analytics is not just text-to-SQL](https://joseparreogarcia.substack.com/p/anthropic-agentic-data-analytics) _2026-07-25 · Jose Parreño Garcia · Senior Data Science Lead_ Anthropic's Agentic Analytics suite using Claude achieves 95% accuracy and they share how in their latest post. Trustworthy analytics is all about semantic layers, skills, evals, and data engineering. ## [Data in the wild #18: The Hidden Data Behind Football](https://visualisingdata.com/2026/07/data-in-the-wild-18-the-hidden-data-behind-football/) _2026-07-20 · Obinna Iwuji · Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere_ Football is no longer just a game played on the pitch; it's also a game of data. From sensors hidden inside the ball to AI-powered offside decisions and the statistics we see every match day, discover the invisible technology transforming how football is played, analysed and experienced around the world. The post Data in the wild #18: The Hidden Data Behind Football appeared first on Data Viz… ## [Explore Explain S6E9 – The Final Episode!](https://visualisingdata.com/2026/07/explore-explain-s6e9-the-final-episode/) _2026-07-20 · Andy Kirk · Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere_ Welcome to episode 9 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. I am delighted to welcome... me, alongside data visualization designer and developer, Anne-Marie Dufour, as well as sonification superstars Miriam Quick and Duncan Geere, to discuss our new project: ‘The Seinfeld Chronicle: Digital Edition’. The post Explore Explain S6E9 –… ## [Module 7 - Cropping the y-axis (when it helps… and when it lies)](https://joseparreogarcia.substack.com/p/module-7-y-axis-cropping-guide) _2026-07-18 · Jose Parreño Garcia · Senior Data Science Lead_ A chapter in the Master Data Storytelling course on spotting when a y-axis hides the signal, exaggerates noise or needs a different chart entirely. ## [Understanding Transformers (Part 5): The final simple layers doing some heavy lifting](https://joseparreogarcia.substack.com/p/understanding-transformers-part-5) _2026-07-11 · Jose Parreño Garcia · Senior Data Science Lead_ A guide to understand LayerNorm, residuals, feed-forward blocks, and the encoder-decoder pipe in the transformers architecture. ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ADyOAmo0iNKD) _2026-07-11 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [You don't need thinking levels in Claude Code. You need Planning and Goal modes.](https://joseparreogarcia.substack.com/p/claude-code-planning-mode-thinking-levels-goal-mode) _2026-07-05 · Jose Parreño Garcia · Senior Data Science Lead_ Why Claude Code's most-hyped setting matters less than the discipline you apply before you prompt ## [🚀 July on Sr Data Science Lead: What’s coming up](https://joseparreogarcia.substack.com/p/july-on-sr-data-science-lead-whats-ea7) _2026-07-03 · Jose Parreño Garcia · Senior Data Science Lead_ 4 articles - data viz, Transformers, Claude thinking levels and Agentic Analytics in Anthropic. ## [New Project: ‘The Seinfeld Chronicles: Digital Edition’](https://visualisingdata.com/2026/06/new-project-the-seinfeld-chronicles-digital-edition/) _2026-06-29 · Andy Kirk · Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere_ I'm delighted to finally launch my latest and largest project to date. 'The Seinfeld Chronicles: Digital Edition' is a rebooted digital version of my long-term visual investigation of the patterns of laughter, the interactions of characters, and the use of locations across every episode of Seinfeld. The post New Project: ‘The Seinfeld Chronicles: Digital Edition’ appeared first on Data Viz… ## [Claude Code agents: what they actually are](https://joseparreogarcia.substack.com/p/claude-code-agents-explained) _2026-06-27 · Jose Parreño Garcia · Senior Data Science Lead_ A ground-up guide to subagents In Claude Code for practitioners who want to understand the feature before building with it. ## [Understanding Transformers (Part 4): Attention is just a few matrices](https://joseparreogarcia.substack.com/p/understanding-transformers-part-4) _2026-06-20 · Jose Parreño Garcia · Senior Data Science Lead_ How simple matrix operations unlock context, meaning, and the magic behind modern AI. ## [The May 2026 newsletter is now open to all](https://visualisingdata.com/2026/06/the-may-2026-newsletter-is-now-open-to-all/) _2026-06-10 · Andy Kirk · Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere_ My May newsletter, sent out to subscribers at the end of last month, is now open for all to read. You can access this issue, as well as visit the growing catalogue of previous issues, on the Newsletter page. The post The May 2026 newsletter is now open to all appeared first on Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere . ## [Explore Explain Final Episode: Live Webinar!](https://visualisingdata.com/2026/06/explore-explain-final-episode-live-webinar/) _2026-06-09 · Andy Kirk · Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere_ On Monday 29th June I will be hosting and recording a live episode of my 'Explore Explain' video and podcast series. This will be the final episode of season 6. It will also be the final episode ever! The post Explore Explain Final Episode: Live Webinar! appeared first on Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere . ## [New Course: ‘Masterclass in Data Visualisation’ (London, September 2026)](https://visualisingdata.com/2026/05/new-course-masterclass-in-data-visualisation-london-september-2026/) _2026-05-22 · Andy Kirk · Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere_ I'm happy to announce details of a new public training course, the two-day classroom-based 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' will take place in London, on 8-9 September 2026. This is an essential non-technical course for anyone seeking to develop a sophisticated capability in the modern craft of data visualisation. The post New Course: ‘Masterclass in Data Visualisation’ (London, September 2026)… ## [New Course: ‘Masterclass in Data Visualisation’ (London, July 2026)](https://visualisingdata.com/2026/04/new-course-masterclass-in-data-visualisation-london-july-2026/) _2026-04-21 · Andy Kirk · Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere_ I'm happy to announce details of a new public training course, the two-day classroom-based 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' will take place in London, on 7-8 July 2026. This is an essential non-technical course for anyone seeking to develop a sophisticated capability in the modern craft of data visualisation. The post New Course: ‘Masterclass in Data Visualisation’ (London, July 2026) appeared… ## [The March 2026 newsletter is now open to all](https://visualisingdata.com/2026/04/the-march-2026-newsletter-is-now-open-to-all/) _2026-04-17 · Andy Kirk · Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere_ My March newsletter, sent out to subscribers at the end of last month, is now open for all to read. You can access this issue, as well as visit the growing catalogue of previous issues, on the Newsletter page. The post The March 2026 newsletter is now open to all appeared first on Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere . ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eOi7YF18uODv) _2026-04-17 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [Data in the wild #17: Smart motorways](https://visualisingdata.com/2026/04/data-in-the-wild-17-smart-motorways/) _2026-04-09 · Obinna Iwuji · Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere_ Smart motorways are quietly shaping how we drive. That sudden drop from 70 to 50? It’s not random. Sensors and systems are predicting traffic before it happens, slowing everyone down to prevent jams. It’s data controlling the road in real time… the question is, do we actually trust it? The post Data in the wild #17: Smart motorways appeared first on Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere . ## [My 2025 Writing Project](https://matthewturk.github.io/post/writing-project-2025/) _2025-01-03 · mjt_ I’m going to write it down here, because I want to have some measure of accountability, so here goes: I am going to take on a writing project this year, and it’s going to be documenting my work looking at the file formats of The Summoning . I’ve started it, and gotten a little ways in, and I haven’t decided yet how long it’s going to be. But right now, I’m… ## [Kanban Slides in Obsidian](https://matthewturk.github.io/post/kanban-slides-in-obsidian/) _2024-12-21 · mjt_ I do nearly all of my presentations in RevealJS . I originally picked it up sometime just before the pandemic, but then during 2020 I went all in and decided to make it my primary or exclusive means of giving talks. (Actually, that timeline might not quite work out. But who cares? No one is going to fact check me! It’s snowing out and no one has time for that!) For the longest time,…