It’s hard for us, cognitively speaking, to imagine things that are really really…
2009 October
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Putting Cell Size in Perspective
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Poll: Why Do You Read FlowingData?
I tend to post a wide array of subjects from the data spectrum,…
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Using Flickr as a Paintbrush
Andy Woodruff from Cartogrammar uses average color in Flickr photos to map the…
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This Would Be Perfect for a Roomba Commercial
You know the Roomba from iRobot? It’s the robot vacuum cleaner that is…
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Failed Space Missions to Mars
The above graphic shows missions to mars starting in 1960 to present (top…
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Information vs. Confusion
You gotta love Jessica Hagy. If you’ve got the skills you should be…
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Thank You FlowingData Sponsors
A BIG thank you to our sponsors. You keep FlowingData running smoothly, make…
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Target Store Openings Since the First in 1962 – Data Now Available
FlowingData readers who have been around for a while will remember I made…
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Open Thread: What the **** is Visualization Anyways?
I think ever since visualization got started, people have been asking this question.…
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How Much Do CEOs Make in the United States?
GOOD magazine’s most recent transparency contest asked designers to focus their powers on…
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When Twitter Says Good Morning Around the World
Jer Thorp, an artist and educator from Vancouver, Canada, visualizes when people “wake…
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An Addiction to Charts and Graphs
Haha, Jason Segel is hilarious. In this episode of How I Met Your…
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One Life, One Stacked Area Chart
Ben Fogarty uses a stacked area chart to represent his life. To us…
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Is 10/GUI the Future Replacement of the Mouse and Keyboard?
10/GUI, a prototype interface by R. Clayton Miller, is a new way of…
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Make Your Walls Way Cooler With Data
Like I said, data graphics that aren’t interactive are a lot better in…
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The S&P 500 as a Planetary System
The Stock Ticker Orbital Comparison, or STOC for short, from media student James…
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You Are Not Allowed to Read this Book
What would a freshman English class be without Of MIce and Men? No…
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The Geography of Job Loss
While on the topic of job loss and unemployment, here’s an animated map…
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Mass Layoffs by Industry
As we all know, many people, much more than usual, have lost their…
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Best of FlowingData: September 2009
Again, FlowingData had another record month in terms of growth, and I cannot…