Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
Lower socioeconomic status linked to lower education attainment
The Upshot highlights research from the Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis that…
Mapping words to parts of the brain
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, researchers monitored brain activity in seven people while…
Change in the British diet, since 1974
From the Open Data Institute, an interactive looking at diet data made available…
Global shipping in a narrated interactive map
We’ve seen maps for global shipping routes before, but this project — Ship…
Slavery in the United States, by decade
Mapping slavery from a historical perspective is a challenge, because many old maps…
Here’s how a neural network works
Daniel Smilkov and Shan Carter at Google put together this interactive learner for…
“Well that escalated quickly.”
This is the trend line from Google Trends for “Well that escalated quickly.”…
School district spending per student
NPR is running a series on spending and school districts and all its…
Interconnectedness of the galaxies
A group of researchers are studying how all the galaxies in the universe…
Titanic sinking in real-time
Visualization of time is usually about compression so that you can see more…
Stephen Curry 3-point record ridiculousness
Stephen Curry made 402 three-pointers this regular season, which is ridiculous. Gregor Aisch…
Every Kobe Bryant shot charted
In celebration of Kobe Bryant’s final game, the Los Angeles Times charted all…
Rising death rates for white women
Overall life expectancy continues to increase, but looking at it from the other…
US surveillance flight paths for the FBI and Homeland Security
Peter Aldhous and Charles Seife dug into flight path data, specifically looking for…
A visual recreation of the Porsche driving experience
This is beautiful work by digital art and design studio onformative. They recreate…
Flyover Country app tells you about the ground beneath as you fly
Before your next flight, road trip, or hike, download the Flyover Country app…
