Nathan Yau

Analyzing the topics of cable TV news

Statistical Visualization / cable news, deep learning, Stanford, video

From the Computer Graphics Lab at Stanford University, the results from an analysis…
Vote-by-mail volume compared against years past

Statistical Visualization / mail, Upshot, USPS

The volume of mail-in ballots will likely be higher than usual this year,…
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The Process 103 – End Result

The Process / iteration, questions, tools

Last month I did a short Q&A about FD and my workflow. I thought I’d elaborate on one of my answers.
Inference of key shape from the sound it makes in the lock

Statistics / keys, security, unlock

Researchers from the National University of Singapore found a way to infer key…
California wildfires map

Maps / California, Los Angeles Times, wildfire

Los Angeles Times provides a California-specific map of the current wildfires to stay…
Fire and smoke map

Maps / smoke, wildfire

With the rush of wildfires in California, governor Gavin Newsom declared (another) state…
Tracking who’s wearing masks correctly

Social Data Analysis / coronavirus, Los Angeles Times, mask

For The Los Angeles Times, Casey Miller went hyperlocal to track mask wearing…
Scale of the explosion in Beirut

Infographics / Beirut, explosion, Reuters, scale

There was an explosion in Beirut. It was big. How big? Marco Hernandez…
Data-information-conspiracy

Infographics / conspiracy, humor

Seems about right. (Who made it?)…
Census counting during the pandemic

Statistics / census, coronavirus, imputation, New York Times

Reporting for The New York Times, Giovanni Russonello on the decennial census during…
Where schools are ready to reopen

Maps / coronavirus, education, New York Times, reopening, school

For NYT Opinion, Yaryna Serkez and Stuart A. Thompson estimated where we’re ready:…
Stock market mountains

Data Art / Michael Najjar, mountains, photoshop, stock market

After seeing stoxart, I was reminded of Michael Najjar’s project High Altitude from…
Stock market charts turned into illustrated landscapes

Data Art / illustration, landscape, stock market

stoxart is a project by Gladys where she turns stock market charts to…
Reduced mail sorting capacity

Maps / election, sorting, USPS, Washington Post

The United States Postal Service is losing mail sorting machines — as an…
2020 Progress Bars

Chart Everything / coronavirus, March, time

I thought March was only 31 days, but the system seems stuck. Did anyone try turning it off and on again.
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Variable Width is Back (The Process 102)

The Process / three-peat, variable width, vintage

This past month an old chart type poked its head out from behind the trees and I’m here for it.
Who can vote by mail

Maps / election, mail, New York Times, voting

There’s going to be a lot more voting by mail this year. The…
FiveThirtyEight launches 2020 election forecast

Statistical Visualization / election, FiveThirtyEight, forecast, uncertainty

The election is coming. FiveThirtyEight just launched their forecast with a look at…
Using a slime mold simulation for generative art

Data Art / Antonio Sánchez Chinchón, generative art, Physarum, R

Slime mold are single-celled organisms that can work together to form multicellular structures.…
Gaps between mortality rates for black and white Americans

Statistical Visualization / gaps, Gus Wezerek, mortality, New York Times, race

For NYT Opinion, Gus Wezerek charted the gaps between white and black mortality…

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