With the anonymity on the Internet and all, I know it can be…
Nathan Yau
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Flowchart: Should you argue on the Internet?
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Big Mac Index
The Economist updates their Big Mac Index, which as we all know, is…
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On the Launch of Visually
A couple of weeks ago, Visually, a new infographics-based startup, launched with a…
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Why Census matters to you
Census is any country is important in making major policy decisions and can…
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Fly through a survey of the universe
Paul Bourke, a research professor at the University of Western Australia, provides us…
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Flowing Datathon updates
Many of you now have Visualize This in your hands and have probably…
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Best of FlowingData – July 2011
With the launch of Visualize This, July was a fun month. On the…
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Digital spotlights on landmarks
Think about when you take a picture of something. It’s kind of like…
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Maps as kaleidoscope in Rorschmap
Maps aren’t just a way to see directions from point A to point…
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How algorithms shape our world
Kevin Slavin, chairman and co-founder of Area/Code, describes how algorithms (processing tons and…
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Statistics has a new name
Simon Rogers, for The Guardian, outlines the new, hot trend on the block…
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How tech companies are interconnected
Sarah Kessler and Nick Sigler examine the interconnectedness between major tech companies. I…
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Open thread: Data as cake and frosting?
Mark Johnstone uses a cake metaphor to represent data, presentation, and what you…
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If the world lived in a single city
World population is estimated to be 6.9 billion people, and while that is…
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How the deficit got so big
The US continues to rack up more and more debt, with a deficit…
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The Vizosphere
There are lots of people on Twitter who talk visualization. Moritz Stefaner had…
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Brand sentiment showdown
There are many brands on Twitter that exist to uphold an image of…
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All the countries that the US owes money to
In May 2011, the United States owned $14.3 trillion in debt. A lot…
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You Are What You Eat
The phrase “you are what you eat” usually refers to health and weight,…
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Doo doo
Poop. Doo doo. Crap. Shit. Oddly enough these are the first words of…