Nathan Yau

Falling insect species

Statistical Visualization / extinction, insects, Reuters

Insects are dying at a high rate every year, but it is difficult…
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Visualization Tools and Resources, October 2023 Roundup

The Process / roundup

Here is the good stuff for October 2023.
Rising to Top Net Worth, by Age

Data Underload / income

With the most recent release from the Survey of Consumer Finances, see how your household’s net worth compares against others’.
Food shortage in a height chart

Infographics / food shortage, height, Reuters

There are food shortages in Guatemala. For Reuters, Cassandra Garrison, Clare Trainor and…
Data on net worth, income, and savings

Data Sources / Federal Reserve, income

Data for the 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances, from the Federal Reserve Board,…
When Mike Breen announces “Bang!”

Data Sources / bang, basketball, Mike Breen

Mike Breen is a well-known NBA basketball announcer. When a player hits a…
Analysis of romance novel covers

Infographics / Alice Liang, book covers, Pudding, romance

When I was a kid, I remember uncomfortably walking past the book section…
Google Maps and 3D experiments

Maps / 3D, Google Maps, Houdini, Robert Hodgin

The Google Maps API lets you access high-resolution 3D map tiles now. Robert…
Evolution of race categories in U.S. Census forms

Infographics / census, New York Times, race

For The New York Times, K.K. Rebecca Lai and Jennifer Medina show the…
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Making Dents

The Process / purpose

Every now and then, the work can feel like too much, but that usually means I’ve lost sight of the point.
Gaza Strip size compared to U.S. cities

Maps / Gaza, scale, Washington Post

One of the most straightforward ways to help others better understand the scale…
More pets than children in Taiwan

Infographics / age, population, Taiwan Data Stories

Julia Janicki, Daisy Chung, and Joyce Chou explore Taiwan’s aging population, where in…
Most Common Causes of Death, by Age

Data Underload / mortality

This is how the most common causes have changed over time for people aged 0 to 85.
Realistic rendering of Canada’s wildfires

Maps / Canada, Peter Atwood, wildfire

Peter Atwood used NASA data to depict the wildfires in Canada this year.…
Dip in solar generation during the solar eclipse

Statistical Visualization / Bloomberg, eclipse, solar

Solar power is clean and all, but what happens when the sun is…
Map of the 2023 solar eclipse

Maps / eclipse, New York Times, solar

The moon is going to get in the way of the sun this…
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Scale of Things

The Process / scale

Whether a difference seems big or small, important or not, depends on the scale you choose.
Where the clouds are the highest

Maps / cloud, height, Washington Post

Cloud formation depends on temperature and moisture levels, so in places of high…
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How to Make a Heatmap with Irregular Bins in R

Tutorials / R

There are existing functions and packages to make heatmaps in R, but when the data is irregular, it’s worth going custom.
Real space location of Star Trek and other science fiction

Maps / fiction, Overview Effect, space, Star Trek

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Star Trek and related might be fictional, but they usually…

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