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Decision-making with big numbers we can’t really see

Design / big numbers, psychology

In a 2005 paper “If I look at the mass I will never…
Computed screen time for men and women

Statistical Visualization / gender equality, movies

In a collaborative effort, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media computed…
Diversity percentages for US schools

Data Sources / diversity, education

Based on 2014 estimates from the U.S. Department of Education, the Chronicle of…
Mississippi drainage

Maps / environment, Mississippi, NASA

Horace Mitchell for NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio mapped the massive drainage basin that…
Explore the stars with this interactive Star Mapper

Maps / Jan Willem Tulp, space

Jan Willem Tulp, in collaboration with the European Space Agency, produced the ESA…
Shorten the Visualization Path Back to Reality

Guides / insight, real life

Visualization is complex, but if I were to break it down simply, I’d…
Police surveillance in a digital world

Data Sources / crime, surveillance

Glenn Smith and Andrew Knapp for the Post and Courier investigate the current…
Oceans absorbing heat

Maps / environment, New York Times, temperature, Tim Wallace

It keeps getting hotter on this planet, and the oceans are absorbing most…
xkcd: Earth temperature timeline

Infographics / environment, temperature, xkcd

In classic xkcd-fashion, Randall Munroe timelines the Earth’s temperature, dating back to 20,000…
Innovation by Design Awards

Site News / award, Fast Company

Co.Design picked the winners for their annual Innovation by Design Awards. My series…
Watch bacteria evolve resistance to antibiotic

Visualization / bacteria, biology, evolution, physical

Scientists at Harvard University setup the MEGA-plate, essentially a giant petri dish, with…
Swing states are a relatively new thing

Maps / election, Guardian

Here’s a fun one from the Guardian. They go over the change in…
Election DataBot provides a feed of the interesting data stories

Data Sources / election, Google, ProPublica

There is a ton of election-related data pushed out every day, so much…
Serena Williams, greatest of all time

Infographics / Los Angeles Times, Serena Williams, sports, tennis

Serena Williams, who plays tonight in the U.S. Open semifinal, might be the…
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How to Make Beeswarm Plots in R to Show Distributions

Tutorials / distribution, R

Try the more element-based approach instead of your traditional histogram or boxplot.
Comma Chameleon, a stripped-down CSV editor

Software / csv, editor

CSV files are great, but every now and then you have to edit…
Radio station frequencies, by genre

Statistical Visualization / radio

In most areas in the United States, lower FM frequencies are reserved for…
More global warming, more flooding

Infographics / global warming, New York Times

Water levels are rising, and naturally, the coasts are feeling it. Jonathan Corum…
Oil fires in Iraq seen from above

Maps / Iraq, NASA, oil, satellite

Though far away, there’s still a lot you can see, as the NASA…
Dear Data, the book

Data Art / book, Giorgia Lupi, postcards, Stefanie Posavec

For a year, Stefanie Posavec and Giorgia Lupi drew data postcards and sent…

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