You’ve probably heard about big data breaches over the years. They’re in the…
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A portrait of your stolen identity in data breaches
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Spreadsheet esports
You’ve probably heard of esports, where people compete against each other in multiplayer…
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Swipe left or right to cut the national debt
Cutting the national debt is a complex process that involves a lot more…
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Chart Practice: Switching the Datasets
Same data brings out the same visual forms. So switch up the data that you look at.
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How much AI will affect your job
Research by Edward W. Felten, Manav Raj, and Robert Seamans provides estimates for…
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How to Make Unit-Based, Variable Width Bar Charts
In a cross between unit charts and variable width bar charts, we can show total counts and relative proportions at the same time.
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Eurovision winners past and present
The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest finished up this past weekend with the winning…
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A visual story about kimchi and family
Alvin Chang, for The Pudding, illustrated the search for his kimchi, which is…
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Scale of billions of dollars in Australia’s budget
To show the scale of tax cuts and Australia’s budget, ABC News takes…
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Population surrounded by interstate highways
Filed under random but fun calculations, Alasdair Rae estimated the number of people…
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Chart Practice: Mimicking Others
One of the most straightforward ways to “do the thing” — and stay on the right track towards work you want to do — is to mimic projects that you like.
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Best Possible Life More Common with Age
Maybe your best possible life is ahead of you.
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Improved color palettes in R
Achim Zeileis and Paul Murrell provide a rundown of the more user-friendly color…
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Mona Chalabi wins Pulitzer for data illustrations
Mona Chalabi, known around these parts for her illustrative approach to data journalism,…
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Arguing in favor of dual axes to show correlation
Charts that use two different scales on the same vertical often get the…
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Mapping where trees will grow
As the climate changes, the places that different types of trees will grow…
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Demonstrating how large language models work
You might’ve heard about large language models lately. They’re the “brains” behind recent…
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Chart Practice
Split it up into small pieces and then aim for depth.
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Quantum computing visual explainer
Quantum computing promises a higher level of processing power over current computers, but…
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When you cross hydropower and a battery
Mira Rojanasakul and Max Bearak for The New York Times highlight the rise…