Almost a year ago, the BBC aired the Beauty of Maps, but we…
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Beauty of Maps available in its entirety
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Movies with multiple Harry Potter wizards
I feel like whenever I watch a British film, I see a Harry…
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Thoughts on end of Data.gov
In a guest post for the guardian.co.uk Datablog, I thought out loud about…
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Physically climb over budget data with Kinect
As an entry to the Eyebeam DataVizChallenge to visualize your taxes, Budget Climb…
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More proportions and cocktails
Designers’ current obsession with cocktails and proportions continues with Konstantin Datz’ recent poster.…
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In land of YouTube dislikes, Justin Bieber rules
Happy Friday, everyone. If you’ll allow me, I’d like to take a moment…
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Taming the breath of a wok
I found this on Serious Eats, but it looks like it’s from a…
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Data.gov and other transparency sites to be shut down due to budget cuts
Last week, there were rumblings over the end of the Statistical Abstract, and…
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FlowingData is brought to you by…
My many thanks to the FlowingData sponsors. Without them, this blog would probably…
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X-Men family tree
Amusing from graphic designer Joe Stone, although not as good as the crazy-detailed…
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Tell-all telephone reveals politician’s life
Not many people understand the importance of data privacy. They don’t get out…
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Complexity of time zones explained
Do you understand how time zones work around the world and when exactly…
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Infochimps R package for easy access to API
The data marketplace Infochimps recently expanded their API to include datasets such as…
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Track your daily stress and health levels with Basis
With the success of FitBit and the current wave of self-tracking, it was…
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Make your own safety map in case of emergency
It’s a good idea to have a meeting place in case of an…
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Every river system mapped in World of Rivers
The annual Malofiej awards, for top graphics in journalism, were handed out last…
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Think Quarterly from Google UK on data
“The problem isn’t that specialised companies lack the data they need, it’s that…
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Open-source Data Science Toolkit
Pete Warden does the data community a solid and wraps up a collection…
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Anatomy of a cupcake
Aww, how cute. As a birthday gift, a couple sent their best wishes…
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Comment to win a free HistoryShots print – winners announced
Happy Friday, everyone. Leading into the weekend, HistoryShots has kindly put three prints…