This guest post is by Mike Love, and he answers my question —…
Nathan Yau
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Showing Historical & Cultural Connections and Mapping Influence
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Increasing Data Literacy Across the General Public With Truth and Beauty
Matthew Hurst, from Microsoft Live Labs and the co-creator of BlogPulse, answers my…
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Speed Dating Data – Attractiveness, Sincerity, Intelligence, Hobbies
What do others look for in the opposite sex? How do you measure up? Find the answers in this speed dating dataset.
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Data Makes Reasonable Decision-making Possible
This guest post is by Andrew Gelman from Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and…
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Tap Into the Wisdom of Crowds, Make Money by Predicting Future Events
There are two roles at Predictify — those who answer and those who ask — and you can do both.
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May the Data Be With You, Young Skywalker
Change the word ‘force’ to ‘data’ in your favorite Star Wars quotes, and you’ll suddenly understand what I mean by flowing data.
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What is Data and Why Do We Care About it So Much?
A select group of experts from several different fields were nice enough to share with me what data means to them.
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Who’s Going to Win Super Bowl XLII?
Getting ready for the big game with chips in one hand and betting ticket in the other.
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Weekend Minis – Government, Environment & Angry Employee
For your long-awaited Super Bowl weekend, shed some light on the government and don’t forget to backup your data.
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Bad Statistics Leads to Poor Results and a Questionable Trial Verdict
Oxford mathematician, Peter Donnelly gives a TED talk on the common mistakes we make when interpreting Statistics.
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NSF Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge
Achieve international glory with your scientific visualization submission.
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Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports is Live
I’m quitting graduate school to become a professional sports betting fanatic.
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A Chat with The New York Times on Making Data More Engaging
Everybody knows about The New York Times graphics. Here are two people that their hand in a lot of it.
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Visualization of Smiling Faces – Microsoft Live / Operation Smile
Think lots and lots of happy thoughts.
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Weekend Minis – Maps, Motion & Resources
For relaxing and lazy weekend, have some fun with GPS and a fat list of visualization resources.
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Books that Make You Dumb (Not Really)
Linking of low (and high) SAT scores and favorite books from Facebook.
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6 Influential Datasets That Changed the Way We Think
They all revealed something we otherwise would not have seen. What data has influenced you lately?
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Walker Tracker – A Community Site for Pedometer Fans
Tracking your foot steps with a pedometer just became social.
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How a Trip to the Dentist Got Me Thinking About Open Data
When you’re given bad information, it’s hard not to feel cheated. Here’s what happened to me.
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Google Decides to Host a Whole Lot of Scientific Data – Palimpsest Project
The Internet giant is set to take on terabytes of scientific data in the very near future.