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Will Geary
@wgeary
Curious person. Data Scientist. The map becomes the territory.
New York, NY
willgeary.github.io/portfolio/
Joined April 2009
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    Will Geary
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    Dec 16, 2025
    🎉 New project 🎉 I built the tool I’ve always wanted. Introducing @CodesplainApp — a new way to explain code using infinitely-zoomable, interactive visualization. Code walkthroughs today are broken. They’re usually rambling screen-shares, tab-hopping, or documentation no one
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    Will Geary
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    Jul 16, 2018
    America is the world's largest weapons exporter. I was curious to see what this looks like over time, so I mapped the flows of arms transfers leaving the U.S. from 1950 to 2017. The data comes from @SIPRIorg 's Arms Transfers Database. Full video here: vimeo.com/279923192?qual…
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    Will Geary
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    Dec 12, 2022
    New #dataviz: Visualizing U.S. 🇺🇸 Aid to Ukraine 🇺🇦 Link: vimeo.com/willgeary/ukra… #DataVisualization #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar #USA
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    Will Geary
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    Mar 9, 2020
    Regularly sized hexagons showing the distortions of the Mercator projection 🤯#gischat
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    Will Geary
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    Aug 27, 2018
    The U.S. and Russia are the world's largest weapons dealers. I mapped the flows of arms exports leaving the U.S. and USSR/Russia from 1950 to 2017. Full video (with audio) available here: vimeo.com/willgeary/usar…
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    Will Geary
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    Sep 7, 2018
    55 years of U.S. discretionary spending in 60 seconds
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    Will Geary
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    Apr 6, 2021
    Unpopular data science opinion: no body uses dashboards
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    Will Geary
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    Feb 20, 2019
    Driving vs. subway vs. bike, uptown Manhattan -> downtown. Made with github.com/willgeary/Wayf…
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    Will Geary
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    Dec 19, 2020
    This research suggests that the latest in-vehicle infotainment systems impair driver reaction times behind more than alcohol iamwebsite.blob.core.windows.net/media/docs/def…
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    Will Geary
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    Jul 13, 2018
    If neural networks were called "correlation machines" I bet there would be less confusion about their use and potential. Perhaps the historical AI boom-and-bust cycle is driven not only by the technology itself but by pompous naming techniques from researchers seeking funding.
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    Will Geary
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    Jan 4, 2021
    Nice tool for teaching / learning about map projections! mathigon.org/course/circles… #gischat
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    Will Geary
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    Nov 11, 2019
    | ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| | SQL | | IS MORE | | IMPORTANT | | THAN | | MACHINE | | LEARNING | | _________| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || /   づ
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    Will Geary
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    May 17, 2019
    Happy #BikeToWorkDay! Here's my commute options this morning from Harlem to Midtown NYC. Bike beats the car, and the ride through central park is beautiful! Made with my #wayfinder3d tool: github.com/willgeary/Wayf… #bikenyc
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    Will Geary
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    Oct 24, 2023
    New project: Visualizing U.S. Foreign Assistance The animation shows disbursements from the U.S. to top recipient countries since 2001. Each dot = $100K. youtube.com/watch?v=G4CXi6… #dataviz #foreignaid
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