Visualization

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

Greater access to clean water

National Geographic, in collaboration with Bestiario, looks at the improving accessibility to clean…

Simulation shows why polls don’t always match future results

With election season in full swing, as far as the news is concerned…

Basketball shot charts, make your own

Based on data from the NBA stats API and using the visual layout…

Send map tiles to 3-D printer

Mapzen, which offers a vector tile service, made Tile Exporter, so that you…

Hurricane simulations show severe flooding in Houston

In 2008, Hurricane Ike blew just past the Houston Ship Channel, “home to…

Cell reception on the subway, mapped

Daniel Goddemeyer and Dominikus Baur grew interested in cell reception while on the…

Super Tuesday simulation to show uncertainty

As we know, there are various outcomes during election season, with uncertainty in…

Impact of Best Picture Oscar nomination on profit

I think the general assumption is that getting an Oscar nomination for Best…

Possible paths for a Trump nomination loss or win

It pains me to imagine a time when Donald Drumpf earns a Republican…

Code as microorganism

Taking a step beyond 2-D glyphs, Codeology depicts GitHub user activity based on…

How much warmer your city was in 2015

It was hotter in 2015 than any other year ever. K. K. Rebecca…

Social network of Earth’s plants and animals

Plants and animals interact with each other to stay alive, which in turn…

Supreme Court shifts in power

The Upshot has been doing a good bit on the Supreme Court dynamics…

Who marries who, by profession

People with certain professions tend to marry others with a given profession. Adam…

International impact of China’s economic slowdown

China’s economic slowdown means a major decline in imports from other countries, which…

Galaxy of cover songs

A fun one from Interactive Things that shows cover songs with a galaxy…

Taxi ride volume during Super Bowl key moments

A high percentage of Americans are glued to the television or party sample…

Wind prediction and potential power

As we use up current energy resources, it grows more important to look…