Nathan Yau

Why automation is different this time

Infographics / automation

Since forever, we’ve tried to make jobs easier. More automated. In many cases,…
How many people might lose health insurance

Maps / government, health care, New York Times

The Urban Institute estimated how many people in each state gained health insurance…
Explaining the evolution of trust with game theory

Infographics / game theory, Nicky Case, trust

Nicky Case, who has a knack for making complex topics playfully fun, delves…
Ten

Site News / birthday

FlowingData turned a decade last month. June 25 to be exact. Woo woo.
Divorce and Occupation

Data Underload / divorce, marriage, work

Some jobs tend towards higher divorce rates. Some towards lower. Salary also probably plays a role.
Charting bird egg shapes, and why so many varieties

Infographics / eggs, nature

Bird eggs come in all shapes and sizes, and people didn’t really know…
An interactive to explain histograms, for normal people

Statistical Visualization / distribution, histogram

Histograms require some statistical knowledge to grasp, and without the tidbits, the distribution…
Shazam music recognition maps

Maps / Eric Fischer, Shazam

Shazam is a service with an app that lets you point your phone…
Boost economy with immigration

Statistical Visualization / economy, immigration

Want to increase the GDP? Easy. Let more immigrants in. Lena Groeger for…
Gender representation in comic books

Statistical Visualization / comics, gender, The Pudding

Amanda Shendruk for The Pudding analyzed how genders are represented differently in comic…
Algorithm to detect wildfires earlier

Statistics / fire, images

Traditional detection algorithms use infrared heat as the main signal of a wildfire.…
Reconstructing faces from brain waves

Statistics / brain, face

Researchers attached electrodes to neurons in monkeys, showed them pictures of faces, and…
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How to Make Animated Line Charts in R

Tutorials / animation, R

Sometimes it’s useful to animate the multiple lines instead of showing them all at once.
Marrying Later, Staying Single Longer

Data Underload / marriage

Using a century of data, we watch the shift of marital status in the United States.
Detailed satellite view of iceberg break

Maps / iceberg, NASA

Using the thermal signature, NASA provides a detailed view of the break:
The…
Hidden oil patterns on bowling lanes

Infographics / bowling, sports, Vox

This explainer video by Vox on the oil patterns on bowling lanes was…
Look to the data collection

Statistics / collection

Mimi Onuoha on the importance of paying close attention to the data collection…
Iceberg scale, as described in different countries

Statistics / big numbers, climate change, environment, Quartz

A giant iceberg broke off from Antartica. Like, really big. Quartz collected the…
Peak times for leisure and sports

Statistical Visualization / Henrik Lindberg, time use

The American Time Use Survey asks people what they do during the day.…
Every solar eclipse in your lifetime

Maps / eclipse, Washington Post

The continental United States gets a total solar eclipse on August 21, so…

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