Nathan Yau

Words used to describe men and women’s bodies in literature

Infographics / body, Erin Davis, gender, Liana Sposto, literature, Pudding, words

Authors tend to focus on different body parts for men and women, and…
Where people are wearing masks

Maps / coronavirus, mask, Upshot

NYT’s The Upshot ran a survey through the data firm Dynata asking people…
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Automatic Visualization is Still Not Useful (The Process 098)

The Process / automation

There were rumblings this week about visualizing data automatically. Got a dataset? Plug it in to some software, and you’ve got that amazing visualization you’ve been looking for. Just like magic. That’s always the promise at least.
Bitcoin scam, Twitter hacked

Statistical Visualization / Bitcoin, hack, New York Times, Twitter

Twitter was hacked yesterday. Over a few hours, prominent accounts were tweeting that…
A million dollars vs. a billion visualized with a road trip

Data Art / money, road trip, scale, Tom Scott

A million dollars. A billion dollars. The latter is 1,000 times more than…
Cataloging All the Charts

Site News / catalog

If you’re interested in a specific chart type, you can now browse FlowingData…
Parenting and Work Schedule During the Pandemic

Chart Everything / coronavirus, parenting, time use

Working from home was an ideal that many strived for. For many, it still is, but for those with kids who have to learn from home, the schedule change is less than ideal.
Comparing the coronavirus to past deadly events

Infographics / coronavirus, mortality, New York Times

One way to estimate the impact of the coronavirus is to compare it…
Increase in cases since states reopened

Statistical Visualization / coronavirus, New York Times

Using the now all too familiar baseline chart, where all of the time…
Race and the virus

Maps / coronavirus, New York Times, race

The New York Times obtained data on race and those affected by the…
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Use Established Chart Types, Because They’re More Straightforward (The Process 097)

The Process / chart types

Unique charts and visual encodings are worth exploring, but what about traditional charts? Also, a members’ preview of a new chart catalogue.
Hidden trackers on your phone

Data Sharing / mobile, privacy, recode

Sara Morrison for Recode:
Then there’s Cuebiq, which collected location data through its…
Everlasting pie chart

Design / circle, Manuel Lima, pie chart

Manuel Lima goes into the history of the pie chart, or rather, circle…
Map of Foreign Students

Statistical Atlas / education, international

There are over 1 million international higher-education students enrolled in the United States. This map shows where they reside.
Data on loans issued through the Paycheck Protection Program

Data Sources / business, coronavirus, loans, money

The Paycheck Protection Program was established to provide aid to small businesses. It’s…
Cases vs. testing

Statistical Visualization / Axios, coronavirus

There have been assertions that increased case counts are all from increased testing.…
Coronavirus counts across Europe

Maps / coronavirus, Economist

Going with the shaded triangle peaks to show case counts and deaths, The…
Why time feels weird right now

Infographics / Feilding Cage, psychology, time

For Reuters, Feilding Cage provides a series of interactive tidbits to demonstrate why…
Increased case counts not just from increased testing

Statistics / coronavirus, ProPublica, testing

Some attribute increased Covid-19 case counts to increased testing. While that is certainly…
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Try New Visual Encodings, Because Something Might Work (The Process 096)

The Process / experiment

Sometimes a chart type seems terrible. But you’ll never know until you try.

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