Visualization

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

Tucker Carlson word usage and patterns

Tucker Carlson hosts a nightly show viewed by millions. The New York Times…

A test for a potentially flawed study on randomness and age

In 2017, a study posited that human behavior complexity peaks at age 25…

Nuclear energy rebrand

Nuclear energy has bad memories linked to it, which tends to draw fear…

How much rent increased where you live

Rent increased pretty much everywhere in the United States over the past year.…

Earth Reviews

Given our love for making our opinions heard for products on the internets,…

Wildfires and floods, a geographic before and after

In 2021, a large portion of North America was stuck in a heat…

Redrafting the NBA, based on past player performance

With the NBA playoffs underway, it can be fun to watch the best…

Tonga shockwave around the world

Earlier this year, an underwater volcano erupted in the island nation of Tonga.…

Comparing rich people incomes and the taxes they pay

Based on leaked IRS data for the 400 wealthiest Americans, ProPublica provides a…

When people eat dinner in Europe

This map by @loverofgeography shows the usual dinner times for countries in Europe.…

Jeff Bezos wealth to scale

Jeff Bezos’ wealth is difficult to understand conceptually, because the scale is just…

More gender-neutral names

Georgios Karamanis plotted the ratio of girls-to-boys over time for all the names…

Working the triple peak

Microsoft researchers analyzed keystrokes by time of day, for a sample of Microsoft…

Oscar outfits as public health graphs

The 2022 Oscars came and went, and it was like all anyone could…

Ukraine’s defense in Kyiv

The New York Times shows how Russia has tried to take over and…

Russia’s logistics problems

For The Washington Post, Bonnie Berkowitz and Artur Galocha report on several facets…

Climate spiral to show temperature change

Say what you will about circular visualization, but the spiral plays. This one…

Most people think their employers don’t care about their well-being

Based on polls by Gallup, almost half of U.S. employees thought their employers…