Danyel Fisher“Effectiveness of Animation in Trend Visualization,” ten years laterAt the IEEE VIS conference 2018, I was a member of a team awarded the Infovis “Test of Time” award for the paper, “Effectiveness of…Oct 23, 20182Oct 23, 20182
Danyel FisherI’m Leaving Microsoft Research for a StartupWow. It’s startling to even say … but after thirteen years, I’m leaving Microsoft Research and joining a funky little startup in San…May 1, 20183May 1, 20183
Danyel FisherWhy Women Dominate CS: A Biological ExplanationAs we all know, women dominate CS, which is entirely predictable, given biology.Aug 11, 2017Aug 11, 2017
Danyel FisherI’m not eating at restaurants that surcharge to pay their employeesThere are a few lovely Seattle restaurants that I rather enjoy, but am boycotting in my quiet way. Nothing against the food: it’s this.Aug 1, 2017Aug 1, 2017
Danyel FisherAn Ancient Story with Current RelevanceThere’s a story we tell this time of year. A mighty empire has the world under its influence, but its ruler is a fool and a simpleton…Feb 23, 20172Feb 23, 20172
Danyel Fisherintheuxblog.comThe Presidency Comes HomeToday, five days into Donald J Trump’s term, the president managed, with a stroke of a pen, to affect my research life.Jan 25, 20171Jan 25, 20171
Danyel FisherThe Tragedy of the Commons, and the Rules of FundraisingSince I made my first political donation for the 2016 election, I’ve gotten several hundred emails, coming from various people whose reply…Nov 7, 2016Nov 7, 2016
Danyel FisherJob Hunting While DemoralizedOne of my friends is having a terrible time at their job. It’s time to go; they know it’s time to go. But the current job sucks out their…Feb 18, 20161Feb 18, 20161
Danyel FisherHow to Interview as an Industry ResearcherI work at Microsoft Research, and interview job candidates regularly. Here’s what I wish they all knew. While these are specific to this…Jan 6, 2016Jan 6, 2016