Visualization

Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.

Seeking dividends over long-term investment

There is a growing trend among investors to put money in places with…

Epstein inbox and a spreadsheet of gifts

Bloomberg gained access to an email cache from Jeffrey Epstein’s Yahoo Mail inbox,…

Aerial view of Charlie Kirk event

This sight is growing too common in the United States. The New York…

Detailed map of a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away

In case you’re trying to navigate from one star to another in the…

Fourier transform history in mathematics

For Quanta Magazine, Shalma Wegsman provides a history of Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier’s transform.…

Out of date Zodiac signs, visually explained

For NYT’s the Upshot, Aatish Bhatia, Francesca Paris, and Rumsey Taylor show how…

Lidar to measure climate disasters

Jon Keegan of Beautiful Public Data highlights researchers who used lidar to estimate…

Pickleball courts take over, seen from the skies

For NYT’s the Upshot, Ethan Singer found the birth of pickleball courts in…

What counts as rude behavior in public, by age group

Pew Research asked U.S. adults if certain behaviors in public, such as cursing…

Atlas of Space

Gordon Hart put together a fun interactive atlas of space. Click on objects,…

Checking TSA PreCheck time savings

TSA PreCheck allows U.S. travelers to skip the part of airport security where…

Counting the reduction of federal health workforce

The U.S. federal government does not release official numbers for the cuts to…

Most American and British words

For WaPo’s Department of Data, Andrew Van Dam goes looking for American and…

Summer getting longer

For the Washington Post, Kasha Patel and Naema Ahmed mapped the change in…

There is no correct map

Speaking of the Correct the Map campaign, Miguel García Álvarez reminds that there…

Moving away from Mercator for maps of the world

For Reuters, Catarina Demony and Ayendeng Bior report on the African Union’s push…

Breaking competitive yo-yo

Soloham is a yo-yo style where there are two yo-yos off the string.…

Deceiving seniors for political fundraising, like a Nigerian prince

Adam Bonica analyzed the age of donors across different groups and politicians. For…