Jared Whalen

agwaterdesk.orgDown the Drain: A new series on wetlands by the Ag & Water Desk - Ag & Water DeskOur latest collaborative project, free to republish, explores recent legal and policy changes impacting wetlands, and the many ways people interact with these landscapes in the Mississippi River Basin...

14 Apr 2025

This piece is part of the @agwaterdesk.bsky.social's "Down the Drain: A watershed moment for America’s greatest wetlands", an 8-part series taking readers from the vanishing coast of Louisiana to productive hunting lakes in Minnesota. agwaterdesk.org/2025/04/14/d...

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New from @agwaterdesk.bsky.social: 🦆 How two centuries of alteration converted much the nation's wetlands into the nation’s corn belt – and how a 2023 SCOTUS decision might put what's left at risk. This was published with support from the @startribune.com 🙏 www.startribune.com/why-the-nati...

My latest for @puddingviz.bsky.social with @luriethereal.bsky.social! A look at how sound is passed down over generations. 🔊 on!

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New project (with 🔊🎵!) : @luriethereal.bsky.social explores legacies of music dna, such as a 2pac bassline being a sample of sample: two generations of music created by a James Brown riff.

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9 Jan 2025

Here's a little tool I built to design Flexoki 2.0. I wanted artistic control over ramping while still interpolating colors programmatically with Oklab. In the future it could be used to create more hues and emulate watercolor pigment types within the Flexoki color space.

axios.comHow a gang's takedown revealed their playbook behind ransomware attacksOne of the most devastating cyberattacks plaguing companies today has been around for a decade — and its perpetrators have hardly had to innovate to stay profitable.

But also – this is my last project (and day) at @axios.com. I'll be moving over to Polygraph / @puddingviz.bsky.social. The last few years have been incredible and it was an incredible opportunity to work with so many talented people. Here are a few my favorite projects I got to work on 🧵

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First post! My latest from @visuals.axios.com: How a ransomware attack works This was a fun project to build. Probably the most CSS animations I've forced into a single page ✨ Words by @samsabin.bsky.social, illustration by Aïda Amer, dev by me. www.axios.com/visuals/comp...

Cicadas! This one might actually be my favorite. All of the visual assets were handmade out of paper by our super talented illustration team. www.axios.com/periodical-c...

axios.comTrillions of cicadas are coming, but will it be a cicadapocalpyse?Trillions of cicadas will emerge in 2024. With 2 broods coming up at once, also known as a co-emergence, Axios Visuals dives in to fact-check the insect hype.

axios.comFrom Queen Elizabeth to Kate Middleton: How the royal women make a statement with their color choicesWe analyzed thousands of photos to show how the women of the British monarchy use their clothing to send a message.

Another collaboration with @erindataviz.bsky.social! I know nothing about the royal family or dresses, but I do know how to make dots dance your screen. www.axios.com/british-roya...

Jared Whalen@jaredwhalen.com

axios.comPickup trucks have gotten bigger, higher-tech — and more dangerousAmerica has a unique love affair with pickup trucks — the Ford F-150, for instance, has been the best-selling vehicle in the U.S. for more than 40 years. During that time, pickups have changed signifi...

The first and only time Fox News yelled at me was for this piece I did with @willchase.bsky.social about how pickup trucks have gotten bigger, higher-tech, and more dangerous 🛻 🛻 🛻 www.axios.com/ford-pickup-...

axios.comBitcoin ETF approval closes decade-long crypto saga with SECFollow our timeline of key events toward launching an ETF alongside bitcoin price since 2013, as crypto entrepreneurs vied to give normal investors an easy way to trade bitcoin on public markets.

Our cyrypto team along with @erindataviz.bsky.social and I turned this chaotic bitcoin ETF timeline in just a few days, and to this day is one of my favorite pieces www.axios.com/bitcoin-etf-...