Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
Flowchart showing the splits, mergers, and acquisitions of the former Bell Telephone Company
Bell System’s monopoly broke up in 1984 leading to independent phone companies, which…
Wimbledon grass patterns
This might surprise you, but the grass at the Wimbledon tennis tournament is…
Focusing on the majority of students not affected by affirmative action
For NYT Opinion, Richard Arum and Mitchell L. Stevens, with graphics by Quoctrung…
xkcd: Real estate analysis
xkcd provides the analysis we all need. I can’t believe Jupiter scored so…
Competitive hot dog eating requirements
Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest, so gross to watch but impossible to…
Password game requires more ridiculous rules as you play
Password rules seem to get more strict and weird over time. Neal Agarwal…
A year of flight paths, for someone with an unlimited pass
United Airlines sold a lifetime unlimited pass in 1990 for $290,000. Tom Stuker…
Map of electric grid required for cleaner energy
To power the United States with more clean energy, you might think it’s…
Friend simulation system, with ChatGPT
Philippe Vandenbroeck and Santiago Ortiz were curious about a system that incorporated knowledge…
To make electric vehicle batteries, China must be involved
For The New York Times, Agnes Chang and Keith Bradsher ask if it’s…
Where people are moving in the U.S.
Based on migration data recently released by the IRS, Nami Sumida for the…
Objectiveness distributions
Putting this joke chart up for posterity, because it deserves it. The earliest…
Using gaps in location data to track illegal fishing
Speaking of non-location in the seas, researchers at the University of California at…
Fake location signals from oil tankers avoiding oversight
The New York Times tracked oil tankers faking their location as they ignore…
Generative AI exaggerates stereotypes
Perhaps to no one’s surprise, generative artificial intelligence models contain bias rooted in…
