Nathan Yau

You know those signs in workplaces that keep track of days since injury?…

NOAA provides a map of potential flooding due to Hurricane Ian headed towards…

When someone fires a gun into the air, the bullet travels thousands of…

To teach, learn, and measure the process of analysis more concretely, Lucy D’Agostino…

Randall Munroe provides another fine observation through xkcd.
I often wonder what our…

Wildfire obviously damages the areas it comes in direct contact with, but wildfire…

I heard you like spiral charts when the data is seasonal. I think…

Rafael Moral sang a very nerdy data analyst song, to the tune of…

If you just always assume the data is right, you’ll probably finish with garbage.

In a collaborative effort with UX agency Kore, Moritz Stefaner describes work with…

A reliable dense fog in San Francisco is a defining characteristic of the…

Drew Harwell, for The Washington Post, reporting on a growing database and who…

Aaron Reiss and Oscar Molina Palestina, for The Pudding, explore the sounds of…

Annie Fu, Walt Hickey, and Shayanne Gal, for Insider, show the disproportionately aging…

With the growth in online shopping over the years, companies required more space…

Sarah Slobin and Joanna Plucinska, for Reuters, report on the challenges of counting…

Time spent data munging is time well spent.

Serena Wiliams’ tennis career is impressive for its success and longevity, which are…

Changing the fonts you use for labels and annotation is one of the…