I missed these illustrations by Mona Chalabi showing the ridiculous scale of one…
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Ridiculous trillionaire scales
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Climate.us, successor to Climate.gov, launches to the public
The administration closed Climate.gov last year during the takedowns, so a group formed…
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Visualization tools, resources, and datasets — June 2026 roundup
This is what happened in June.
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Simulations show what happens when a car and a truck hit a person
Trucks getting bigger means visibility declines and crashes become more deadly, which is…
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How synthesizers work, a visual guide
Shri Khalpada, for PerThirtySix, breaks down musical sounds into math to illustrate how…
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Less than half of U.S. adults have access to quality healthcare
A recent Gallup poll shows less than half of U.S. adults say they…
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Fake Polymarket winnings
If you’re in the right pocket demographic of a short-form video algorithm, you…
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Turning the flag algae green
The renovations to the Washington reflecting pool were supposed to make the water…
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Large scale hand-drawn, fictional map
Jerry Gretzinger started a map of a fictional city in 1963 with eight…
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Great expectations
This week, we set expectations in analysis to better prepare for the unexpected.
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Comparing today’s temperature against historical averages
When you have that feeling that today is abnormally hot or cold for…
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Scale of a one-trillion-dollar pile of money
Going with the old school pile o’ money, NBC News illustrated the scale…
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Weakened relationships through the pandemic
The pandemic tested the strength of many relationships. Alvin Chang, for the Pudding,…
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Proposed arch in the path of air traffic
The current proposal for the arch sets the height at 288 feet above…
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What $1 trillion buys
Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire with the SpaceX initial public offering…
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Apocalypse warning system, based on fleeing private jets
The Apocalypse Early Warning System by Kyle McDonald was built on the premise…
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Solar passes coal for US electricity
Another recent flip: Based on estimates from Ember, monthly solar-generated electricity reached an…
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Flip in win probability for Knicks vs. Spurs
Speaking of when data flips, last night in game four of the 2026…
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Showing when the data flips
This week, we focus on when there is a sudden change or flip in the data that you want to highlight.
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Elon Musk’s promise achievement rate over the years
The New York Times counted Elon Musk’s promises on X/Twitter and Tesla earnings…




















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