A collection of techniques to unlock creativity for your next visualisation, a look at the exciting present and future of the futurize transpiler package, and how to avoid an all-to-common pitfall managing database connections in mirai daemons.Episode Links This week's curator: Eric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon) & @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) & @theRcast (X/Twitter)Why creativity matters in data visualisationuseR! 2026: Futurize - Tearing Down Parallelization Barriers in R with TranspilersTricky Parts of Async Mirai MagicEntire issue available at rweekly.org/2026-W35Supplement ResourcesWhen creativity meets code slides and abstract https://nrennie.rbind.io/talks/ross-ihaka-lecture/When creativity meets code recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAiyiE8Pm8s{futurize} documentation https://futurize.futureverse.orgUseR! 2026 {futurize} slides https://henrikbengtsson.github.io/talk-user2026-futurize/{mirai} documentation https://mirai.r-lib.orgSupporting the showUse the contact page at https://serve.podhome.fm/custompage/r-weekly-highlights/contact to send us your feedbackR-Weekly Highlights on the Podcastindex.org - You can send a boost into the show directly in the Podcast Index. First, top-up with Alby, and then head over to the R-Weekly Highlights podcast entry on the index.A new way to think about value: https://value4value.infoGet in touch with us on social mediaEric Nantz: @rpodcast@podcastindex.social (Mastodon), @rpodcast.bsky.social (BlueSky) and @theRcast (X/Twitter)Mike Thomas: @mike_thomas@fosstodon.org (Mastodon), @mike-thomas.bsky.social (BlueSky), and @mike_ketchbrook (X/Twitter) Music credits powered by OCRemixWarriors of Light - Final Fantasy - Darangen - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01339Ice Cap Zone (Pulse Mix) - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - MkVaff - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04400