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Impressive exploration of projection mapping
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The Most Unisex Names in US History
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Planet and moon resizer
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Tracking criminal movements and predicting hot spots
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A quick list of command-line tools to putz around with data.
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A visual explanation of Simpson’s Paradox
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OpenStreetMap, the work of individuals visualized
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Dialect quiz shows where others talk like you do
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Easier Census data browsing with CensusReporter
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New data jobs this month
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Sasquatch sightings
Josh Stevens, a PhD candidate at Penn State, mapped 92 years of sasquatch…
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D.C. building heights study
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Excel paintings
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Fashion fingerprints →
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How you know you’re in an upscale neighborhood
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Game map from Grand Theft Auto 5
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Working with Line Maps, the Google Places API, and R
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Treemap art
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