Nathan Yau

Not many people know that NYT writes a lot of their own software in-house, investing in their future

Using data from the USPS Postmaster Finder and the USGS Geographic Names Information…

One of the best parts since the launch of Visualize This has been…

Look mom, I’m on Fast Company

Personal data collection can be a tough sell at times, but with the…

Jonathan Stark, a mobile application consultant, is running an interesting social experiment with…

FlowingData’s readership continues to grow (which is great), but that also means it…

With the anonymity on the Internet and all, I know it can be…

The Economist updates their Big Mac Index, which as we all know, is…

A couple of weeks ago, Visually, a new infographics-based startup, launched with a…

Census is any country is important in making major policy decisions and can…

Paul Bourke, a research professor at the University of Western Australia, provides us…

Many of you now have Visualize This in your hands and have probably…

With the launch of Visualize This, July was a fun month. On the…

Think about when you take a picture of something. It’s kind of like…

Maps aren’t just a way to see directions from point A to point…

Kevin Slavin, chairman and co-founder of Area/Code, describes how algorithms (processing tons and…

Simon Rogers, for The Guardian, outlines the new, hot trend on the block…

Sarah Kessler and Nick Sigler examine the interconnectedness between major tech companies. I…

Mark Johnstone uses a cake metaphor to represent data, presentation, and what you…