Chris Amico

Did I learn anything from D3.js? Let’s see… In honor of D3 1.0’s tin anniversary, I thought I’d reflect on lessons learned. This isn’t intended to be too comprehensive or serious — just a handful of observations as I look ahead to the next ten years.... More →

Not only am I VP of Reproduction for this household, but I’ve also been the end-user of this Small Child for over three years now. I’m going to giv... More →

Controlling the pandemic will require shots that prevent viral spread, but that feature is difficult to measure. More →

What happens when a story comes full circle in more ways than one? More →

The inventory of homes for sale is startlingly low. The pandemic is part of the reason, but it’s not the whole story. More →

An uncertain spring, an amazing summer, a cautious fall and winter, and then, finally, relief. More →

At some point—maybe even soon—the emergency phase of the pandemic will end. But what, exactly, is that magic threshold? More →

As many as three million children have gotten no education for nearly a year. More →

The U.S. Air Force’s chief of staff wants the service to develop an affordable, lightweight fighter to replace hundreds of aging F-16s and complement a small fleet of sophisticated F-35 stealth fighters. But an affordable, lightweight fighter is... More →

To a developer, recipes represent such a complex and delicious content model. So why do so many recipe websites leave a bad taste? Let's explore cooking up a more ideal version. More →

Williams’s wan wave after losing to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semifinal stirred retirement speculation. GOATs don’t go out that way. More →

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The Kingdom Platypuses glow in blacklight.No idea how or why, or what those duck-billed ravers from down under mightbe hatching inside ultraviolet fur.Scorpions, lichens, puffin beaks all poplike p… More →

Let's take a look at timeline of the Army’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It's not pretty. More →

While the GOP lost the presidential race and control of the Senate, we very nearly had a much different outcome. More →

The reporters and editors behind NYT Cooking share the advice that changed their home cooking. More →

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In this episode, we'll be discussing two powerful tools for data reporting and exploration: Datasette and Dogsheep. Datasette helps people take data of any shape or size, analyze and explore it, and publish it as an interactive website and... More →

In 2005, Béla Fleck went to Africa to explore the origins of the banjo. He toured through Uganda, Tanzania, Gambia and Mali, jamming with local musicians. More →

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There’s a difference between rewriting history and making some of it more difficult to find. Which is why I think The Boston Globe is doing the right thing with its “Fresh Start” … More →