Kim Albrecht

Thank you Sam! Let me know if you need something else from my side for the talk.

Thank you Jen!

Lost Science is examining the state of US science one year into Trump’s second term. In collaboration with @maxkozlov.bsky.social ov.bsky.social, @jeff-tollefson.bsky.social, @dangaristo.bsky.social, Kelly Krause, Richard Monastersky, @creditdesign.bsky.social & Wesley Fernandes.

The resulting image sits in an uneasy space between data representation and physical simulation.

It is intentionally unstable—an attempt to make visible not only what has been lost, but the limits of our visual languages when faced with destruction.

Rather than using conventional charts, I translated the cancelled grants into a glass-like surface, structured by U.S. states and grant size.

That structure was then computationally fractured and exploded.

The project is not only about scale, but about method. Data visualization is optimized to show presence, comparison, and structure. It is far less equipped to represent disappearance, rupture, and loss.

What does a visualization look like when what it describes no longer exists?

Nature Cover Lost Science by Kim Albrecht

In collaboration with Nature, I investigated the impact of the Trump administration on US science one year after its return to office. More than 7800 research grants were cancelled or frozen, affecting ~25000 scientists and research staff and resulting in an ~US$32 billion in lost research funding.

Yes @xcoax.org is absolutely fantastic! Highly recommended.

Wonderful! Looking forward to seeing you. Sadly I will only arrive Wednesday night. I hope you're still there.

Es geht nicht nur um geschichtliche Hintergründe, hinzu kommt, dass wir die Herstellung auslagern. Nur weil unsere Telefone in China produziert werden, können wir nicht behaupten, dass wir nichts mit diesen Emissionen zu tun haben.

Maybe. Alternatively we can also allow for human-machine coalitions, the Centaurus (chess) path.

Super interesting! It took me a second, but then you can see clear patterns across parties. As you don't need the current color encoding, you could add even more years. I haven't seen many radar charts that I like, but this one makes sense as the dimensions relate to one another.

Yes. We are recording the presentations. I hope the livestream will work shortly.

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Here are the links for today and tomorrow: Day 1: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/218ca4...

Day 2:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/377dbd...

Data / Art Symposium livestream

Our data art symposium starts tomorrow! Looking forward to seeing many familiar faces. If you can’t join in person, tune into the livestream:

Day 1: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/218ca4...

Day 2: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/377dbd...

Looking forward!

Ich freue mich sehr darauf. Bis gleich.

I hope we can find a way to record or stream the event. Will keep you updated on this.

I’m thrilled to bring together two institutions that shaped my work: BarabásiLab & metaLAB (at) Harvard.

On June 11–12, 2025, we’re hosting Data | Art—a conference on how data entangles with artistic, scientific & curatorial practices.

We have a stellar lineup of speakers! More soon: data-art.info

I read both (@shirleywu.studio) of your posts and this has been on my mind for a while. I've been working on a presentation about it in contrast/comparison to other media, especially photography. In short, I see a field that is growing conceptually and theoretically, leading towards new directions.

Join us for “The Self as a Data Trace”, a workshop with @kimay.bsky.social on March 8

Can art reclaim the story of our digital selves?

This is the first of 3 workshops leading up to an exhibition, ATTENTION IS ALL I NEED, I’m curating with OnCurating x HEK Basel.

😂 I know the feeling! Been there, done that. Please never check my code for setTimeout(), but I am glad to hear that I am not alone.

I’ll be speaking at two events tonight at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences about data metamorphosis. Looking forward to some engaging discussions and seeing familiar faces.

21:00 - Rotunde salon.bbaw.de/raeume/rotun...
22:00 - Konferenzraum 2 salon.bbaw.de/raeume/konfe...

A photograph by the NYTimes of the chart Donald J. Trump was pointing at when shots rang out on Saturday at his rally in Butler, Pa.

Diagram from the FDP paper on the planned course of the coalition break in November 2024.

For me, 2024 added another dimension to understanding the power of mapping. While Donald Trump credits a chart for "saving his life," in Germany, the FDP's collapse is framed by a self-made pyramid diagram.

Ref.: www.nytimes.com/2024/07/14/u... | de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:D... | 📊

Wonderful! Congratulations Anna.

Starkes Interview. Danke.

I just scrolled through this and it is wonderfully made. The build-up is very thoughtful. It is not easy to go from something known, parties over time, to something new, years in government and change in survey value, with transitions, and without breaks. Superb!

Very much looking forward. See you tomorrow.

Hands-on with Orion, Meta’s first pair of AR glasses Meta’s AR glasses are an impressive tease of what Mark Zuckerberg thinks will replace the smartphone.

Sie starten doch grade wieder mit den Glasses durch: www.theverge.com/24253908/met... 🫣

It is wonderful having you in the mix at metaLAB.

Thank you for sharing and writing up the observable. It indeed looks like a great step forward.