Nathan Yau

Genealogy of technology and power from the 1500s to present

Infographics / history, Kate Crawford, power, technology, Vladan Joler

Kate Crawford and Vladan Joler created a comprehensive view in Calculating Empires.
Calculating…
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Splitting the Map

The Process / mobile, separation

To make space for your map on a small screen, maybe just cut the map in half.
Designing EV sounds

Infographics / electric vehicle, sonification, Vox

Vox explains the process of designing artificial car sounds for electric vehicles to…
1,300 allegations against New Hampshire Youth Development Center

Infographics / abuse, NHPR, Pudding

In a collaboration between NHPR and the Pudding, Jason Moon and Russell Samora…
College Admission Rates for U.S. Schools Compared

Data Underload / admissions, college, education

See how your college’s selectivity ranks against the rest.
Accuracy of temperature forecasts where you live

Maps / accuracy, forecast, uncertainty, Washington Post, weather

You’ve probably noticed that the weather forecast can change a lot for predictions…
UK party gains and winners

Maps / Bloomberg, election

Speaking of Conservatives losing, Andre Tartar and Demetrios Pogkas for Bloomberg show the…
Conservatives lose UK election by a lot

Statistical Visualization / elections, loss, New York Times

For the New York Times, Josh Holder and Lauren Leatherby show how the…
Visually navigate code as stars and galaxies

Network Visualization / Andrei Kashcha, code, galaxies

Andrei Kashcha visualized major software packages as galaxies that you can fly through.…
Seeing the world after Google Streetview

Maps, Visualization / Google Streetview, New York Times, Trevor Rainbolt

Trevor Rainbolt is really good at geolocating a place given a single frame…
FlowingData at 17

Site News / birthday

Last week marked 17 years running this small corner of the internet on…
Shrinking down to the size of an atom

Infographics / Epic Spaceman, scale, small

In a different take on showing the scale of very tiny things, Epic…
Age differences between world leaders and the populations they serve

Statistical Visualization / age, government, Washington Post

The ages of American presidential candidates are old when compared to the ages…
Estimating Covid deaths

Statistics / coronavirus, counting, estimation, Howtown

It’s impossible to know the exact number of Covid deaths worldwide, because consistent…
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Visualization Tools and Learning Resources, June 2024 Roundup

The Process / roundup

Here is the good stuff for the month.
Searching for the hardest and easiest Spelling Bee puzzels

Statistics / Christopher Wolfram, game, Spelling Bee

Christopher Wolfram explains his “unnecessarily detailed analysis” of the spelling game from the…
Decade-Long Battle for “Yogurt” vs. “Yoghurt” on Wikipedia

Data Underload / spelling, Wikipedia, yogurt

After years of enthusiastic discussions, editors eventually and begrudgingly came to a conclusion.
Changing climate zones of major cities

Infographics / climate, Derek Taylor, global warming, Pudding

A global map of climate change can make a few degrees of rising…
Trendy baby name sounds

Statistical Visualization / names, trends, Washington Post

For WP’s Department of Data, Daniel Wolfe analyzed baby name data with Laura…
Where State Farm Insurance is dropping home policies

Maps / insurance, San Francisco Chronicle, State Farm

State Farm won’t be renewing about 30,000 policies because of high wildfire and…

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