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Bathymetry - Mapping the sea floor In this activity, students simulate the techniques oceanographers use to explore and map the sea floor. Using "sounding rods" and a grid system, they gather data to create a three-dimensional model of...

Educational viz: Cool NOAA activity to simulate sea floor mapping, but with hand-collected measurements and a paper model. www.noaa.gov/office-educa...

How to register to vote and check your registration status For the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.

@npr.org recently updated its guide to U.S. voter registration deadlines to reflect online/in person/mail deadlines for the 2026 primaries. Cheers to @hansilowang.bsky.social, Brent Jones and Ben Swasey for wrangling this. apps.npr.org/voter-regist...

We've used variations of this approach for years for different stories. Low-fi, but
- it's easy to spin up
- it reads well
- can be easily shared w/ member stations and other content partners via standard CMS tools
- the quote vs. analysis distinction is still clear from context even w/o extra CSS

The workflow behind the scenes: Reporters enter their analysis via a Google Doc (using a custom add-on form to keep the structure consistent), edits happen in the doc, and one person periodically moves edited text to the CMS. There's a ✨ of extra CSS to restyle the blockquote for users of our site.

Read NPR's annotated fact check of President Trump's State of the Union As President Trump delivered his State of the Union address, reporters from across NPR's newsroom, are fact checking his speech and offer context.

Last night @npr.org had a fact-check of President Trump's SOTU speech, w/ reporters chiming in on moments relevant to their beat. www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

this still slaps youtu.be/ZQ_MEFVx5jM?...

Pew Research Center is seeking a Data Archivist to support our commitment to open science and data transparency. This newly created role will play a key part in enhancing the accessibility, usability, and reproducibility of our research data while continuing to protect the privacy and identity of our survey participants. As Data Archivist, you will lead efforts to create and implement best practices for preparing, documenting, and disseminating datasets. These best practices should maximize FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles while minimizing disclosure risk. You will work across teams to ensure our data is well-organized and thoroughly documented. You will serve as an internal advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are not only accurate and comprehensive but also easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public. This is a full-time, Pew Research Center position. The position is funded by an external grant and limited to a two-year term.

Primary Responsibilities Develop optimization procedures to improve discoverability of our datasets on internal and external platforms Develop and maintain standards to improve accessibility of our microdata and tab plans by changing/adding formats and/or adding documentation Identify metadata documentation best practices and a process to implement those best practices at the Center Work with Legal to evaluate most appropriate license to publicly share the Center's survey data, including Creative Common options Identify and correct processing inefficiencies in our data publication process Sit on the internal Disclosure Risk Taskforce Document analytical decisions and code to support transparency and replicability, including the development of a RACI chart for publishing code to recreate derived variables that are used in reports but are not included in the microdata Manage/create merged time series datasets for select Center datasets Identify a process for internally archiving data and projects that are no longer in active use Identify and implement a process to assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) to microdata Prepare and upload public-facing datasets and restricted-use datasets for external sharing. Train staff on FAIR principles and best practices in data archiving.

Education/Training/Experience Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in library sciences, organizational management, or a related field. 5-7 years of experience with data archiving, database management, or survey research. This may include graduate training at the MA/PhD level or equivalent experience in an applied setting. At least 3-5 years of experience applying FAIR and open science principles. Background in social science research or data curation. Experience in data management, archiving, or research support. Familiarity with FAIR principles, Creative Common licensing, data privacy principles, and exposure risk. Proficiency in metadata standards and documentation tools. Experience managing research projects, including working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. Experience with statistical software (e.g., R, Python, Stata) and reproducible research workflows. Knowledge, Skill and Workplace Requirements Strong organizational and communication skills. Detail oriented with exacting standards to maintain accuracy and impartiality in all work products. Ability to work independently to carry out special projects from start to finish. Ability to balance numerous tasks simultaneously. Ability to work collaboratively and collegially with other team members, as well as with staff from other Pew Research Center teams. Ability to balance competing priorities and identify optimal solutions FLSA Status: Exempt Compensation: Starting salary is commensurate with experience within the range of $100,000 - $120,000. Hybrid Work Schedule: Pew Research Center staff are required to be present in the Center’s Washington, D.C., office three core days weekly (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). Staff may work virtually from remote locations on other days in a typical work week.

Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public.
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The best games of 2025, picked by NPR's staff From indies like Blue Prince to big console exclusives like Donkey Kong Bananza, NPR staff members and contributors round up their favorite games of 2025.

Currently obsessed with the cozy game "Tiny Bookshop" on Switch 2, based on a recommendation from NPR's "Games We Love" roundup. www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...

David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert YouTube video by NPR Music

David Byrne and crew brought some joy to the Tiny Desk recently. This has to be one of my all-time favorites: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNmc...

Books We Love Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.

🎉📚Happy books day! NPR's Books We Love 2025 (formerly the Book Concierge) is up. apps.npr.org/best-books/#...

2025 Election Results: Live View interactive maps and live results for key U.S. elections in New Jersey, Virginia, California, New York City and Colorado.

@npr.org has live results from key elections: VA gov, NJ gov, NYC mayor, CA redistricting prop, and 2 CO ballot props: apps.npr.org/2025-electio...

Belatedly: There's also a shortform video version of this story! www.instagram.com/p/DNynfsr3uIW/

Hear New Orleans' rising temperatures in music Average temperatures have been going up in many cities, including New Orleans. Here's what those higher temperatures sound like.

📊🔊 Data sonification: New Orleans' rising temperatures, conveyed via the tempo of a brass band's music www.npr.org/transcripts/...

Adobe Illustrator: "Save for Web" panel buttons are ordered Done, Cancel and Save. The "Save" button is colored blue.

Adobe Photoshop: The buttons in the "Save for Web" panel are labeled "Save...", "Cancel" and "Done" — the opposite order from Illustrator.

I just realized that Illustrator and Photoshop's versions of the "Save for Web" panel have the Save/Cancel/Done buttons in the same place but in different order. Maybe that's why I always accidentally cancel out of them so often — I mean to click "Save" but click "Done" by mistake.

Made this little guy to track the substantial growth of Erin's tropical-storm-force winds #mapshaper #turfjs #flubber #svelte5 🎁 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I wanted to try an interrupted projection as part of a globe -> orange peel -> mercator/equalearth progression, but ran out of time. github.com/d3/d3-geo-pr...

African Union backs campaign to replace Mercator map that distorts Africa's size Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global influence — and is just plain inaccurate.

Got to nerd out a little about world maps. www.npr.org/2025/08/21/n...

For the Graphics + Web Archivist internship:
* The role is split: 3mo with the Editorial Graphics team in the fall, and then 3mo with the Research, Archives and Data Strategy team in the winter
* Remote-friendly (US-based), and we can be flexible around your school schedule

College students and recent grads: Come intern at NPR this fall/winter! Apply by June 30.

➡️ Graphics + Web Archivist internship (with my team + our Research, Archives & Data Strategy team): job-boards.greenhouse.io/nationalpubl...

➡️ All internships: job-boards.greenhouse.io/nationalpubl...

Today marks 9 years since NPR colleagues David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna were killed on assignment in Afghanistan. The memorial display at NPR honors their memory. The camera David was carrying when he died is on the left.
We remember them on this day and always.

Want To Be An NPR Intern? A learning experience like no other. Find out how you can contribute your diverse talents to gain invaluable experience at the heart of a thriving multimedia organization.

Coming soon: Fall/Winter 2025 internships at @npr.org. Watch this space: www.npr.org/about-npr/18...

Senior Graphics Reporter Remote

Join my team at NPR! We're hiring for a senior graphics reporter. Remote-friendly (in the US). grnh.se/f78153425us

In first 100 days, Trump tests limits, creates chaos and turns from allies From foreign policy and tariffs to immigration changes and targeting of DEI, here's a look back at some of the major moves made in the past 100 days of President Trump's second administration.

TIMELINES: 100 days of major Trump admin actions re: DOGE, immigration, tariffs, foreign policy, retribution, civil rights and Signalgate, compiled by Domenico Montanaro @npr.org @heidiglenn.bsky.social. SO MUCH has happened in the past 3 months; it's really something to see it listed out.

Our Gaza investigation has been translated into 2 additional languages:

* Arabic: apps.npr.org/gaza-buildin...

* Hebrew: apps.npr.org/gaza-buildin...

* English: apps.npr.org/gaza-buildin...

Working on another story translation project and came across this really useful guide to design/css/code considerations when working with RTL languages: rtlstyling.com/posts/rtl-st...

🌸 Update to this project, just in time for spring: @danielpwwood.bsky.social added support for zip code search and made transition animations sensitive to whether `prefers-reduced-motion` is set.

Making of the New York and Erie Railroad organizational diagram Org charts tend to be a rather boring affair—with their lists of names and who reports to whom—but they didn’t start out that way. One of the first in American business, is a stunning portrait of a cl...

Fascinating deep-dive on an 1855 railroad company org chart, unearthed in the Library of Congress archives:

www.c82.net/blog/?id=98

On a technical note: The flowcharts were produced in Illustrator and converted to HTML using ai2html. Then I used IntersectionObserver to track all the <p> tags and toggle a CSS class to fade them in as they became visible onscreen. developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...

@ximenabustillo.bsky.social did extensive reporting and research for this, and we worked together to boil this complex process down into a series of flowcharts. Thanks as well to to editor Anna Yukhananov, art director @emilybogle.bsky.social, illustrator Ana Galvañ and copy editor Pam Webster.

Also, until this week I didn't realize that flag emojis 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇨🇳 🇪🇺 are unevenly supported on Windows machines. Found a polyfill to make those work. www.npmjs.com/package/coun...