Visualization

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

Rubin Observatory releases first imagery of the night sky at enormous scale

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, jointly funded by the National Science Foundation and…

Depth of bunker-buster bombs

To show how deep bunker-buster bombs penetrate the ground, the New York Times…

Satellite imagery shows avoided nuclear reactors in Iran

Jonathan Tirone, reporting for Bloomberg: Notably absent from the latest International Atomic Energy…

Feelings when strangers talk for 30 minutes

For the Pudding, Alvin Chang uses the CANDOR corpus to explore our feelings…

As temperatures rise, how much turbulence to expect on your flight

With temperatures rising, we must prepare for how everyday life could change, other…

Republican bill’s effects on household income, by income group

The bill proposed by the current administration affects incomes of the poor and…

Seating chart for lone survivor in India plane crash

There was one survivor from Air India flight AI171. He sat in seat…

Asian misrepresentation in American films

For the Pudding, Dorothy Lu and Anna Li examine the match rate between…

Nazi propaganda charts

RJ Andrews and Attila Bátorfy highlight information graphics from Signal, the Nazi propaganda…

Flower blooms to visualize climate change

Annelie Berner used blooming flowers as a visual metaphor to show climate change.…

John Snow probably didn’t use that Broad Street map to reach his conclusions about cholera

Many visualization folks recognize the cholera map as a vital tool that John…

Progressive tax rates in Western Europe

There is always ample discussion about progressive tax rates in the United States.…

Data-driven story on the first vaccine

As we enter a time when people question the usefulness of vaccines, even…

Pay more taxes and receive less

The Congressional Budget Office published a report estimating effects on household income if…

Schools with the most international students

As the administration tries to block international students from attending Harvard University, NYT’s…

Education as an export

The administration is making it more difficult if not impossible for foreign students…

Fading lights in Ukraine mapped

Ukraine has suffered ongoing damage to their power infrastructure since the invasion began.…

Lower science funding so far in 2025

With a circular voronoi diagram, NYT’s the Upshot shows a much slower rate…