Nathan Yau

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Burning Out

The Process / burnout

Energy is finite. So is time.
Maps of home heating sources in the United States

Maps / fuel, heating, Washington Post

For The Washington Post, John Muyskens, Shannon Osaka, and Naema Ahmed mapped the…
More Dual Income, No Kids

Data Underload / family, income, kids

People are waiting longer to have kids or not having kids at all, which leads to more dual income households with no kids.
Finding the physical location in an online video via Google Maps clues

Maps / geolocation, Google Maps, rainbolt

GeoGuessr player rainbolt is next-level good at reading Google Maps. Given a short…
Bank Failures in the United States, Since 2001

Data Underload / banks, FDIC

These are all the failures since 2001, scaled by amount of assets in 2023 dollars.
Hypothetical map that shows how access changes if more states ban abortion

Maps / abortion, ban, FiveThirtyEight

Based on analysis by economics professor Caitlin Myers, FiveThirtyEight provides a hypothetical map…
NBA will track players with a third dimension

Statistics / basketball, ESPN, NBA, tracking

The NBA currently uses player-tracking that estimates player position on the court in…
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Making Old Charts Move

The Process / animation

Same old chart, but make it move for another dimension.
Increasing range of electric vehicles

Statistical Visualization / electric vehicle, Hannah Ritchie, range

Hannah Ritchie compared electric vehicle range over the years:
The median range of…
Multiple Income Households

Statistical Atlas / households, income

Here’s household income by number of earners in the household, based on data from the 2022 Current Population Survey.
Line chart race to show emissions

Infographics / climate, emissions, Washington Post

For The Washington Post, Harry Stevens used the line chart equivalent of a…
Asian representation at the Oscars

Infographics / Asian, movies, New York Times, Oscars, representation

Asian characters in American films are historically less integral to the stories and…
Why South Koreans grew taller so quickly

Infographics / height, South Korea, Vox

As a world population, we’re growing taller, but South Koreans seemed to grow…
Shooting down the Chinese balloon

Infographics / balloon, China, military, Washington Post

Shooting down a floating balloon out on its lonesome seems like a straightforward…
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Endless Visual Options

The Process / choice, questions

In a sea of endless possibilities, narrow down your visualization options by looking for what works instead of looking for what is the best.
Ski resorts dealing with fewer snow days

Infographics / Bloomberg, skiing, snow

For Bloomberg Green, Jin Wu, Laura Millan and Hayley Warren, on the challenges…
Emissions from big electric trucks vs. gas vehicles

Infographics / emissions, New York Times, pickup

Based on estimates from CarbonCounter by the MIT Trancik Lab, electric vehicles typically…
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How to Make a Smoother Animated Growth Map in R

Tutorials / animation, R

Show change over time and geography with smooth transitions.
Using satellite imagery to assess the damage in Ukraine

Maps / damage, Economist, satellite imagery, Ukraine, war

The Economist combined two satellite imagery sources, one that estimates fire events and…
100 visualizations from a single dataset with 6 data points

Statistical Visualization / Ferdio, variation

The structure of a dataset can help you pick a visualization method or…

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