Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
See wind data on Mars through tele-present wind
With the art installation tele-present wind, David Bowen displays data collected by NASA's Perseverance rover mission.
Federal programs under review
A spreadsheet of 2,600 grant and loan programs circulated to federal agencies, alongside…
Overrated NBA all-star votes
NBA all-star voting is mostly for the fans, which means some players can…
Fastest-growing and most destructive fires
Using satellite data, researchers analyzed the growth rate of 60,000 fires in the…
Astoria, not the single-parent capital of America
In Kindergarten Cop, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s greatest works, a mother welcomes the…
Private school demographics
Private schools cost extra. So as you might imagine, the demographics, often tied…
Tracker for freezing temperatures
The forecast for the contiguous United States this week is cold, and below…
Young and alone
John Burn-Murdoch, for Financial Times (paywalled), breaks down data from the American Time…
Where you would feel richer and poorer
New to me, Bloomberg has an interactive by Claire Ballentine and Charlie Wells…
Wildfire risk for buildings in Los Angeles
As we have learned in recent weeks, even when homes seem far away…
Expectations of adulthood as a child vs. actual adulthood
xkcd charted topics that seemed like they’d come up often with grown ups…
Imagining a multiparty system in the US
In the United States, a two-party system means that candidates, who are supposed…
Distribution of days that were hotter than average
BBC went with the gradient-filled frequency trails to show the distribution of daily…
Earth was hotter than ever, again
This is some good step charting by Mira Rojanasakul for the New York…
Fighting fire from the sky
For Reuters, Simon Scarr, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, and Sudev Kiyada use flight data…
Visual guide to the wildfire damage
The Guardian provides a visual guide to the damage in Los Angeles with…
Phases of the Moon, visually explained
Bartosz Ciechanowski used his style of interactive essay, with many sliders, graphics, and…