Erica Fischer, known around these parts for her dot maps, describes the lessons…
Nathan Yau
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Lessons learned from mapping millions of dots
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Physics of love
Louise Ma, along with Chris Parker and Lola Kalman, started a six-part short…
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Soccer assists mapped
Using Opta data for assists in the Premier League, Kickdex made this straightforward…
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Physical installation shows actual wind patterns
Artist Charles Sowers specializes in public art works and display of physical phenomena.…
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A big collection of sites and services for accessing data
Andy Kirk put together a big collection of sites and services for accessing data. It’s essentially a big ol’ data dump.
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GPS shoes show you the way home
Inspired by The Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy clicks her heels to get…
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Climbing the income ladder →
In a study conducted by researchers at Harvard and UC Berkeley, data shows…
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Rappers’ claimed wealth versus actual wealth
Allison McCann for Businessweek graphed rappers’ claimed wealth in their songs versus their…
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Predicting riots
Hannah Fry and her group at University College London investigate data from the…
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Movie sounds
Moviesound is a goofy yet charming look at sounds in movies. Imagine sound…
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Make your own US rivers and roads maps
Inspired by Nelson Minar’s map of US rivers, Mike Bostock demonstrates how to…
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What is wrong with these charts?
Whoa. There are a lot of things wrong with this chart. Gold star…
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Getting started with visualization after getting started with visualization
Here’s where to go next once you’ve covered the basics of visualization. When it’s time to actually start making things.
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Economist spotting
It was surprisingly hard for me to find a physical copy of this…
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R spells for data wizards
Thomas Levine provides a handful of useful tips for those getting started with R.
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Transit times in NYC
As more New Yorkers move farther away from Manhattan, transit times grow in…
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Visualizing uncertainty still unsolved problem
Vivien Marx in Nature Methods:
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Global migration and debt
Global Economic Dynamics, by the Bertelsmann Foundation in collaboration with 9elements, Raureif, and…
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An eerie view of the linked city
Watch_Dogs is a video game that imagines Chicago as a city where everyone…
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Map shows how to say “beer” in Europe
Feòrag NicBhrìde provides a handy map on how to say beer in European…