Nathan Yau

Entire book from Stanford InfoLab available for free. Also available in print [via]

Math to reduce overlap and increase readability [via]

After seeing a map in The Guardian, I was curious about what other data was available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association. It turns out there’s a lot.

The New Hampshire results trackers are out in full force tonight. Ordered by…

From Pasta by Design by George L. Legendre, it’s exactly what you think…

Simple dataset, but two graphs tell different stories of rainfall

How we see patterns. Second in the series from Jorge Camoes, geared towards Excel users, but applicable across different software

This graphic by commenting platform DISQUS, arguing that higher quality online discussions come…

Google Maps is one of Google’s best applications, but the time, energy, and…

Predictive analytics, the talent grab, and non-profits [via]

Reddit user Laurel Quade mapifies the wonderful world of Reddit. Each country represents…

As part of a masters thesis project, a collection of information graphics from The New York Times and The Guardian

Tarot cards don’t cut it anymore as a predictors. We turn to data…

Read the original summary of the method first

Team lead, David Ferrucci, recalls the early days of putting together the team…

Quick hack that shows where your Twitter followers are from

“Will your code someday escape our solar system or land on an alien planet?” [via]

Guardian’s short eBook on how they do data

In August 2006, real estate search site Trulia had 609,000 visitors. Five years…

Maybe there’s something to this numbers thing