There were a lot of auto recalls — 62 million of them —…
2014
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Auto recalls for the year set record
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Annual Performance Review
I love my work. However, I miss out on great things as a…
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Inadvertent algorithmic cruelty
If you logged into Facebook the past couple of weeks, you saw your…
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Eric Rodenbeck on visualization and running a studio
Eric Rodenbeck is the founder and creative director for Stamen. No doubt you’ve…
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Cookie ingredient variants
For the holiday cookie makers, this one from Tessa Arias is for you.…
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Holiday lights from space
You’ve likely seen the classic globe image that shows Earth at night. It’s…
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Most decade-specific words in Billboard song titles
David Taylor looked for words in Billboard song titles that appeared during a…
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News that China blocks
China blocks sites from its citizens. We know this. But, what do they…
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The Best Data Visualization Projects of 2014
It’s always tough to pick my favorite visualization projects. Nevertheless, I gave it a go.
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Collection of physical visualizations
I’m pretty sure there’s a ton of untapped potential in data represented physically.…
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Using baseball bats to display data
When a baseball player is hitting well, commentators will sometimes say that it…
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Increasing rates of men who don’t work
Recent data from the Census Bureau suggests the rate of non-working men has…
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When data gets creepy
You make and publish bits of data about yourself, intentionally and unintentionally, and…
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Revealing location history via your phone’s Wi-Fi
When you have your phone’s Wi-Fi turned on, even if you’re not connected…
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Heartbeat during marriage proposal
The moments leading up to a marriage proposal can be both exciting and…
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How to Download and Use Online Data with Arduino
Before you can do anything with data, you have to get it into the application. Working with an Arduino is no different. Although the process is changes, if you’re used to working with desktop software.
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Physical infographics
Photographer Marion Luttenberger used physical objects and people as her visual cues in…
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Book genres for visualization
Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viegas from Google Research ran with the book metaphor…
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Data-ish physical gift things
Gift-buying season is in full swing, and it’s time to get stuff for…
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Understanding segregation with a simulation
In 1971, Nobel laureate economist Thomas Schelling proposed that a desire to have…