Nathan Yau

Cumulative measles rising with South Carolina outbreak

Statistical Visualization / CNN, measles, South Carolina, vaccination

In 2000, measles in the United States was declared eliminated by the World…
Voter U-turns

Infographics / New York Times, voting

To show shifts in net support for the president, the New York Times…
Population drops and gains in every state

Data Underload / population

Most states gained population, but a few saw more people move out than move in, based on the newest estimates from the Census Bureau.
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Visualization tools and resources, January 2026 roundup

The Process / roundup

Here is what happened in January.
IsoCity, an open source city building game

Maps / city, game, simulation

If you’re a fan of SimCity, then you’ll appreciate IsoCity, an open source…
Age verification on Roblox using AI is not good

Artificial Intelligence / Roblox, safety, Wired

Roblox is a game mostly for kids. In an effort to make the…
Cuts to science and research in the U.S. over the past year

Statistical Visualization / funding, Kim Albrecht, nature, science

The administration cut science funding, withheld grants, and eliminated jobs in research areas…
Gridded snowfall data

Data Sources / National Weather Service, snow, weather

The National Weather Service has current and historical snowfall data in various file…
Trump family crypto accumulation

Infographics / Bloomberg, cryptocurrency, ethics, wealth

In 2023, most of the family’s wealth, about 79% of it, was tied…
Big pile of money

Infographics / cryptocurrency, government, New York Times, scale, wealth

From the New York Times editorial board, an animated big pile of money:…
Awful and better, Venn diagram

Infographics / Our World in Data, world

We focus on the bad, because that’s where it can and will get…
Pentagon Pizza dashboard to track activities

Statistical Visualization / dashboard, Pizza Meter Theory

There is a dashboard for pizza places around the Pentagon.
The Pentagon Pizza…
Mapping 200-mile formation of Chinese fishing boats

Maps / boat, China, fishing, military, New York Times

For the New York Times, Chris Buckley, Agnes Chang, and Amy Chang Chien…
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Visualization audience types

The Process / audience

If you know who you’re talking to, you can design based on what they know, what they’re looking for, and what you want to show.
Word mentions in quarterly earnings calls

Infographics / business, calls, economy, Washington Post

The Washington Post used word usage in earnings calls to gauge how companies…
How much temperatures increased where you live

Statistical Visualization / climate change, global warming, New York Times

He hear global warming and it seems like a monolithic thing that is…
Yeah, still getting hotter

Statistical Visualization / climate change, Economist, global warming

You probably don’t need me to tell you this, but recent data suggests…
Justice Department says DOGE might have used Social Security data for political purposes

Data Sharing / DOGE, Politico, privacy, Social Security Administration

With a surprise to nobody, Kyle Cheney for Politico:
Two members of Elon…
Americans are paying for tariffs

Statistics / economy, tariff, Wall Street Journal

For the Wall Street Journal, Tom Fairless reports on research from the Kiel…
Timelines for people references in “We Didn’t Start the Fire”

Data Underload / Billy Joel, song

In his song “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, Billy Joel references 57 people. Three of them are still alive.

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