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A fun and horrifying plaything from NYT

“changing from an information engine to a knowledge engine”

from McSweeney’s

“there are stories everywhere in data”

A visual programming environment to gather, shape, and share living data

3 leading data journalists present their favorite data tools

“mullet of the internet”

A font for creating charts

Manipulate the graph structure by typing commands

Of the federal government IT professionals who collect big data, fewer than half said they extrapolate any meaningful trends from it

Surfing the Data Deluge to build a better world. May 16th 9:00-10:30am PST

Part of a series on the challenges of null hypothesis significance testing

Things to consider before you make a graphic

Forgot to include exploration in the beginning, otherwise fine

In-house maps coming to iOS6; was just a matter of time

“challenge is balancing the tension between exploration and presentation”

“What if we started using data, not just to ask what type of movie we wanted but to see but what type of world we want to see?”

Works in Internet Explorer. People still use that browser?

Detailed look at the force required for such a feat

The Guardian process for this impressive interactive