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Jer Thorp

50 Bad Ideas

I’m not teaching this semester, but as the calendar turns over into February I’m reminded of a seasonal event that I’ve come to expect…

2 min readJan 30, 2024

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Jer Thorp

From Binoculars to Binomials: Birding and Data Viz, Together at Last

I’m teaching an online class, starting at the end of next month. It’s called Binoculars to Binomials. The course is for coders who are…

3 min readJan 19, 2024

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From Binoculars to Binomials: Birding and Data Viz, Together at Last

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Jer Thorp

The AI Grift Detector: Installation And Maintenance Guide

Last week I watched a viral video of a commencement where the speaker urged the new grads to build and tune their “idiot detection…

3 min readJan 8, 2024

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The AI Grift Detector: Installation And Maintenance Guide

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Jer Thorp

Visualizing a Nation’s DNA

This story was originally published on my blog on June 19th, 2009. I’m moving it here for posterity.

4 min readJan 31, 2023

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Visualizing a Nation’s DNA

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Jer Thorp

Visualizing 138 Years of Popular Science

This post was originally published on my blog on October 25th, 2011.

4 min readJan 31, 2023

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Visualizing 138 Years of Popular Science

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Jer Thorp

All The Names: Algorithmic Design and the 9/11 Memorial

This post was originally published on June 10, 2011 on my blog. Since that link is pretty hard to find, I’m re-publishing it here.

8 min readJan 31, 2023

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All The Names: Algorithmic Design and the 9/11 Memorial

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Jer Thorp

Introducing Once Upon a Checklist

Every day birders from all around the world make checklists. They tally tanagers, count crows, iterate ibis and enumerate emus. Just this…

4 min readAug 9, 2022

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Introducing Once Upon a Checklist

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Jer Thorp

A 2021 Gift Guide For Birders

A totally non-comprehensive list of stuff for the bird-inclined

7 min readNov 10, 2021

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A 2021 Gift Guide For Birders

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Jer Thorp

A Harness For a Hornbill

Nick Russo is wearing one sock and holding a small dinosaur.

7 min readOct 27, 2021

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A Harness For a Hornbill

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Jer Thorp
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Age of Awareness

Birds and The Fine Art of Noticing

A new generation of post-pandemic birders can change the way we see our cities

4 min readJul 5, 2021

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Birds and The Fine Art of Noticing

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Jer Thorp

Jer Thorp

Jer Thorp is an artist, writer & teacher. He is Innovator-in-Residence at the Library of Congress. His book Living in Data is out now from MCDxFSG.

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