Visualization

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

Satellite view of the upcoming eclipse’s path

In case you didn’t hear, a solar eclipse is on the way that…

Hotter and hotter summers, extremely hot

Climate scientist James Hansen and team looked at summer temperatures over several decades.…

Why automation is different this time

Since forever, we’ve tried to make jobs easier. More automated. In many cases,…

How many people might lose health insurance

The Urban Institute estimated how many people in each state gained health insurance…

Explaining the evolution of trust with game theory

Nicky Case, who has a knack for making complex topics playfully fun, delves…

Charting bird egg shapes, and why so many varieties

Bird eggs come in all shapes and sizes, and people didn’t really know…

An interactive to explain histograms, for normal people

Histograms require some statistical knowledge to grasp, and without the tidbits, the distribution…

Shazam music recognition maps

Shazam is a service with an app that lets you point your phone…

Boost economy with immigration

Want to increase the GDP? Easy. Let more immigrants in. Lena Groeger for…

Gender representation in comic books

Amanda Shendruk for The Pudding analyzed how genders are represented differently in comic…

Detailed satellite view of iceberg break

Using the thermal signature, NASA provides a detailed view of the break: The…

Hidden oil patterns on bowling lanes

This explainer video by Vox on the oil patterns on bowling lanes was…

Peak times for leisure and sports

The American Time Use Survey asks people what they do during the day.…

Every solar eclipse in your lifetime

The continental United States gets a total solar eclipse on August 21, so…

Infinite Twitter ad campaign, based on data profiles

As you probably know, Twitter (and all social media) collects data about you…

Test how well you can draw the states

Chris Wilson for Time has a fun piece up that tests how well…

Temperature simulation near the Earth’s core

Researchers are building models to simulate the Earth’s core. From CNRS News: Take…

Empty bladder vs. full bladder

I always enjoy the data sketches that Mona Chalabi posts on Instagram. She…