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Terence Tao on the paradox of solving mathematical problems
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (168+ words) Mathematician Terence Tao, a 2006 Fields Medal winner and professor at UCLA, discusses with Big Think solving problems with AI and the process of finding solutions without. By using AI to effectively skip over the mistakes, challenges, and learning towards a…...
Maintaining a vibe-coded internet
2+ mon, 20+ hour ago (103+ words) The internet runs on a foundation of open-source software, but codebases, the learning process, and project maintenance grows more muddled as it gets easier to produce code without knowing what any of it means. For the Financial Times, Sam Learner…...
Outside the bubbles – FlowingData
4+ mon, 11+ hour ago (100+ words) This week, we refresh an old chart with new data, interaction, and improved design. To access this issue of The Process, you must be a member. (If you are already a member, log in here.) You also gain unlimited access…...
Poor geometry in deepfake images
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (132+ words) Science profiled Hany Farid, a researcher in digital forensics at the University of California, Berkeley. An interesting guide in the middle shows how simple geometry can expose a fake image. For example, in the generated image above, the lines connecting…...
Estimating how much text on the internet is generated
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (154+ words) Researchers analyzed newly published websites from 2022 through mid-2025 to estimate what percentage used generated text and how this might affect future information online. So it has grown to about a third of new sites that use AI-generated or AI-assisted text. That…...
Past job transformations, because of technology
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (92+ words) FlowingData Past job transformations, because of technology It seems every day the chances that AI transforms work trends towards certain. The less certain part is the how. Some jobs could go away but new ones might appear. Employment needs could…...
Visualization tools and resources, April 2026 roundup
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (131+ words) Hi everyone. This is issue No. 386 of the Process, where we aim for data graphics beyond defaults. I’m Nathan Yau. Every month I collect tools, datasets, and resources to help you make more useful data things. Here is what happened…...
Asia is a lot more excited about AI than the U.S. is
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (124+ words) For Rest of World, Rina Chandran reports on the big difference in excitement: The difference in sentiment appears to be related to each country’s trust in government regulation. From the Stanford study, here are the percentages for those who said…...
Worthless overlay of information
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (136+ words) Hi everyone. This is issue No. 385 of the Process, the newsletter for members where we aim for quality in our data graphics over adding to a stream of worthless information. I’m Nathan Yau. This week we highlight an overlay that…...
Mapping the unmapped Google Maps city
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (77+ words) In most places, property lines stop at the street, but in North Oaks, Minnesota, property lines extend to the middle of the street. This makes the entire city private property, which prohibits Google and other mapping companies from driving through…...