Nathan Yau

Can be integrated in a number of ways

Thanks to the Internet Archive and CNN, thirteen years of transcripts, about a…

Gay rights vary across states and by region. The Guardian US interactive team…

Geographic inconsistencies in iconic New York subway map

The series premiere of United Stats of America (See what they did there?)…

Researchers at the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University investigate the…

Keep on whittling until you get to the storyline

We’ve seen life expectancy at the country and state levels, but the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation recently released life expectancy data at the county level.

I’m sure there’s a breaking point, but we’re not there yet. Not even close.

Good list of software for maps, charts, and ata

Welcome to Anthropocene:
Scientific concepts like the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries and planetary stewardship…

I’ve never played Minecraft, but maybe this map showing live server connections means…

Tools are just that, experience is most valuable [via]

Questionable data quality and less funding

“The results showed that when tasks were presented visually rather than using traditional text-based software applications, individuals used around 20% less cognitive resources.”

To evaluate how good maps are

With the Titanic anniversary this year, Chiqui Esteban dug up graphics back from…

With The Avengers coming out today in the US, artist Jer Thorp had…

Profile of chief bitly scientist Hilary Mason, data hacker at large

Simple graphs in R but effective