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Maps show spring arriving earlier

Maps / first leaf, global warming, NASA

From Joshua Stevens at the NASA Earth Observatory:
But over the longer term,…
The Moon in 4k resolution

Maps / high resolution, moon, NASA, space

Based on data gathered by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA pieced together this…
Datasets for teaching data science

Data Sources / R, teaching

Rafael Irizarry introduces the dslabs package for real-life datasets to teach data science:…
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How to Make Chord Diagrams in R

Tutorials / R

Show connections in the circular layout for a more compact presentation.
Traveling salesman image drawing

Statistics / R, traveling salesman

This is a fun drawing experiment in R by Antonio Sánchez Chinchón. A…
Day of the year companies stop paying women

Infographics / calendar, Guardian, pay gap

One way to think about gender pay gap is to imagine women receive…
Cities like yours

Statistics / demographics, jobs, Upshot

There are many ways to estimate how similar two cities are — weather,…
A musical journey in 1939, retold with visualization

Infographics / history, music

In 1939, John and Ruby Lomax traveled through ten southern states in three…
Tracking her boyfriend on Strava

Data Sharing / relationships, Strava, Wired

Elizabeth Barber was in a long-distance relationship, and Strava was a way for…
Understanding animated transitions in data visualization

Design / animation, transitions

Alec Barrett for TWO-N describes the benefits and some of the intricacies of…
SimCity-like views using satellite imagery

Maps / perspective, satellite

Maps typically show a view from straight above, which is good for navigation…
Facebook logs calls and text messages

Data Sharing / facebook, Guardian, privacy

Woo. Woo. Alex Hern reporting for The Guardian:
In at least one previous…
What Facebook and Google know about you

Data Sharing / facebook, Google, Guardian, privacy

Facebook and Google (among other companies) know a lot about you through the…
Steve Jobs on data privacy

Data Sharing / privacy, Steve Jobs

From 2010, Steve Jobs on data privacy:…
Income mobility for different groups

Statistical Visualization / demographics, income, Upshot

Building on their previous visualization work on black boys dropping income levels in…
Choropleth map design considerations

Design / choropleth, color, Lisa Charlotte Rost

Lisa Charlotte Rost for Datawrapper provides guidance for designing choropleth maps that most…
Most Common Occupation by Age

Data Underload / age, work

As we get older, job options shift — along with experience, education, and wear on our bodies.
Citizenship question returning to Census

Statistics / census, citizenship, immigration

Emily Baumgaertner reporting for The New York Times:
But critics of the change…
Altair for visualization in Python

Software / Python

Vega-Lite is a grammar for interactive graphics primarily used for analysis. Altair is…
Average first leaf appearance, as animated map

Maps / first leaf, New York Times, weather

The USA National Phenology Network uses a computer model to estimate heat build-up…

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