Wikipedia has a list of predicted dates for when apocalypse strikes, because of…
Infographics
Telling stories with data and graphics.
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Past and future predictions of when the world will end
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Water scroller
Here’s a nice scroller from Katie Park for the Washington Post. It shows…
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Value of body parts for injured workers
A detailed look at the state where companies can write their own workers’ compensation plans.
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Monopoly pieces to show presidential funding
According to the New York Times, 158 families funded about half of the…
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A timeline of history
“I wish there was a timeline browser for all the historical events documented…
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Human side of executions
On one side, a person is scheduled to die. On the other, the person did horrible things. It’s complex.
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Imagining alternative iPhone power sources
Lithium-ion batteries power the iPhone (among other things), but what if we could…
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Cost of mobile ads to the consumer
The ethics and future of ads to keep sites running is still up…
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What probability means in different fields
Statistically, probability ranges from 0 to 1 — impossible to definitely without a…
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Interactive explanation for how neurons work
Nicky Case made an interactive explanation of how neurons work. It’s part narrated…
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Pascal’s triangle, not just a stack of numbers
SECRETS REVEALED.
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Death in Syria counted
In a striking representation by the New York Times, a dot represents each life lost.
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Searching for stock market spoofers
A stepper from Bloomberg that explains how spoofers put in fake orders to game the market.
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Be a tennis line judge: Interactive tests your skills
Watch video clips from the judge’s point of view and try to make the call.
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Same BMI, different body
The index needs an information supplement.
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Visual introduction to machine learning
What is machine learning? It sounds like a bunch of computers get together…
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Ascent in the Tour de France
I was flipping through the channels the other night and happened on the…
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Why time flies when you’re older
When you’re a kid, a year seems like forever. Appending “and a half”…