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Do you know how fast you are moving right now? Even when you’re sitting completely still, Earth is spinning you through space with an unbelievable speed. Combining my passion for astronomy with #dataviz skills, I built a simple tool. Here is the link to play around with: thatakin.com/rotationspeed

I wrote about how #migration has shaped the #WorldCup. The world's most popular sport's biggest tournament will likely be more diverse going forward. Check it out here 👇🏻 #dataviz #football thatakin.com/worldcup2026

30 days of D3.js + React = 30+ charts completed for the #30DayChartChallenge! I know I'm a little late, but I didn't want to miss out on this opportunity to hone my skills. Check out the live, interactive visualisations here: thatakin.com/chart-challe... #DataViz #DataVisulization #React

Amazing way to look at visualisation of intangible stuff: nightingaledvs.com/the-tiles-th...

A detailed read on Australia's offshore asylum processing policy and the pushbacks. It's likely the EU will follow the suit soon 👇🏻 worksinprogress.co/issue/how-au...

As today's prompt for #30DayMapChallenge is "Fire", I have to plug my contribution to #30DayChartChallenge for this year. See all my contributions to the 2025 Challenge here: tinyurl.com/yc729t67 #DataViz #Python

I'm trying to catch up on some of my newsletters this Saturday and am really enjoying how sassy @brianklaas.bsky.social gets. Last week it was the McLaren owner parking illegally, and this week it is the so-called luminaries.

Always love reading capabilities approach applied in migration studies. Rodriguez-Peña presents a great case how migration capabilities vary across different regions. #MigrationStudies #CapabilitiesApproach comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/articles/10....

UN Behavioural Science Week is here and once again I am not going to be able to attend any of the sessions because of the time difference, but you should if you can! #BeSci www.unbesciweek2025.org

Do smugglers motivate irregular migration? Only 4% of 60'000 migrants interviewed for a @mixedmigration.org study cited smugglers as influencing their decision to migrate. Friends, family, returnees, and social media are more likely to play a role. www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6185...

UNHCR’s guidance on returns to Syria underscores ongoing risks: insecurity, destruction, and humanitarian crises. While supporting voluntary, informed returns, it calls on states to suspend negative asylum decisions and allow access to asylum for Syrians. www.refworld.org/policy/count...

Excellent thread 👏

I saw the Orion Nebula and Andromeda on my birthday and took a shot with my📱 Jupiter and its moons were so visible. Betelgeuse is the red dot to the right and the Orion is just above that. Pleiades wasn't very visible to the naked eye but I'm happy with the result ✨ #astronomy #astrophotography

It's encouraging to see climate displacement gaining more attention in global media. The evidence is clear: climate change will intensify displacement worldwide, particularly in the most vulnerable regions. 👇🏻 www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...

Let's see how much he'll be able to achieve

Alright, alright. It's my first attempt and I'm ok with how it came out 🌕 The views were even better than the photo could capture. Dark skies for all! #astrophotography #mobileastrophotography #astronomy

This sounds great. So many amazing people have already confirmed. Rebecca was one of the first people I reached out to when I was drafting my thesis, and Daniel is the reason I'm on BSKY. This workshop will be so fruitful.

Bula from Fiji 👋🏻 One of the advantages of living here is the opportunity to do such things even for a long weekend.

I left my job this week and it feels like I have started a new life now. In a couple of weeks, I will be moving to another country to be with my partner and I cannot wait for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead #Restart

Italian government is organizing a great exhibition on #Tolkien, but I am leaving the country right now. If anybody is in Rome between November 16 and February 2nd, do not miss it.