xkcd charted topics that seemed like they’d come up often with grown ups…
Infographics
Telling stories with data and graphics.
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Expectations of adulthood as a child vs. actual adulthood
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Imagining a multiparty system in the US
In the United States, a two-party system means that candidates, who are supposed…
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Fighting fire from the sky
For Reuters, Simon Scarr, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, and Sudev Kiyada use flight data…
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Phases of the Moon, visually explained
Bartosz Ciechanowski used his style of interactive essay, with many sliders, graphics, and…
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Hot winds fueling the fires
The Washington Post illustrates how air flows from the Great Basin, over the…
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January 6 defendants, a breakdown
1,580 people were charged with federal crimes for the riot at the U.S.…
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Sitting vs. standing jobs
Some jobs require a lot of standing, crouching, and climbing, whereas other jobs…
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When internet cables break under the sea
The network that connects the world still relies on surprisingly thin wires that…
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China jumps to car exports leader in just a few years
China exported next to zero vehicles in 2010, but from 2020 to 2024,…
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Movie runtimes framed by life expectancy
Memento Movi, a mini-app by Michael Condouris, is what you get when you…
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Rainbow Sky, the colors mentioned on Bluesky
Martin Wattenberg drew up a live visualization that shows colors mentioned in Bluesky…
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Emoji rain and Bluesky Matrix
Bluesky firehose fun continues. Jared Short shows emoji usage as rain drops that…
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Tunnel through the live Bluesky firehose
Bluesky has a relatively easy-to-use firehose that lets you dip into the stream…
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Swooping vote margins
The New York Times used swooping arrows to show vote swings left and…
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What might have sank the Bayesian superyacht
A $40 million superyacht called the Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily,…
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Restored rose and lily illustrations from the Pierre-Joseph Redouté collection
In the early 1800s, botanist and painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté painted hundreds of lily…
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Winning the Electoral College, a mini-game
For The New York Times, Lily Boyce, Jon Huang, and Blacki Migliozzi made…
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People moving towards political affiliation
For NYT Upshot, Ronda Kaysen and Ethan Singer compared current voter registration data…