Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
What that hurricane map means
For The New York Times, Alberto Cairo and Tala Schlossberg explain the cone…
Map shows long-term record of fires around the world
For the NASA Earth Observatory, Adam Voiland describes about two decades of fires:…
Cartogram of where presidential candidates campaign
Presidential candidates campaign harder in some states more than others. National Popular Vote…
Where and why the Amazon rainforest is on fire
For Bloomberg, Mira Rojanasakul and Tatiana Freitas discuss why the Amazon rainforest is…
Detected fires in the Amazon rain forest, monthly
The New York Times goes with monthly small multiples to show detected fires…
How much warmer your city will get
BBC News asks a straightforward question: How much warmer is your city? Enter…
Democratic candidates who Iowa fairgoers could name
In a “radically unscientific survey” Kevin Uhrmacher and Kevin Schaul for The Washington…
Measuring pop music’s falsetto usage
Vox and Matt Daniels delved into falsetto in pop music over the years.…
Predicting whether you are Democrat or Republican
The New York Times is in a quizzy mood lately. Must be all…
Everyday charts book
Add a book to the humorous-charts-documenting-the-everyday genre. Am I Overthinking This? by Michelle…
How an earthquake can trigger others on the opposite side of the world
Speaking of earthquakes, Will Chase looked back at a 2012 earthquake in Sumatra…
Imaging Earth on the daily
Over the past four years, Planet deployed 293 satellites in low orbit to…
Light from the center of the galaxy
This animated interactive explains how a research group is using light to measure…
A quiz to see if you’re rich
In a compare-your-preconceptions-against-reality quiz, The Upshot asks, “Are you rich?” Enter your nearest…
Gerry, a font based on gerrymandered congressional districts
Gerry uses congressional district boundaries as letters. Hahahahaha. Oh wait.…
