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Launching a telescope to explore the Big Bang

Infographics / Los Angeles Times, NASA, space, telescope

NASA is launching the James Webb Space Telescope on December 22, 2021 with…
Rockhounding in California

Infographics / Los Angeles Times, rockhounding

Any outdoor activity sounds amazing at this point. Andrea Roberson and Casey Miller…
California wildfires map

Maps / California, Los Angeles Times, wildfire

Los Angeles Times provides a California-specific map of the current wildfires to stay…
Tracking who’s wearing masks correctly

Social Data Analysis / coronavirus, Los Angeles Times, mask

For The Los Angeles Times, Casey Miller went hyperlocal to track mask wearing…
Warped shape of the galaxy

Maps / galaxy, Los Angeles Times, space

Dorota M. Skowron et al. made the first 3-D map of the galaxy.…
Does the first to 100 points usually win in the NBA?

Statistics / basketball, Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Clippers commentator Ralph Lawler has a saying: “First to 100 wins.…
Census data downloader to reformat for humans

Data Sources / census, formatting, Los Angeles Times

There is a lot of Census data. You can grab most of the…
French fry power rankings

Infographics / fast food, french fries, Los Angeles Times

Lucas Kwan Peterson for the Los Angeles Times ranked fast food french fries.…
Where Camp fire destroyed homes

Maps / Los Angeles Times, wildfire

The Camp fire death toll rose to 63 and 631 missing as of…
Every Kobe Bryant shot charted

Maps / basketball, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Times

In celebration of Kobe Bryant’s final game, the Los Angeles Times charted all…
Drought report cards for California water districts

Infographics / California, drought, Los Angeles Times, water

Thomas Suh Lauder for the Los Angeles Times provides you with a way…
Gallons of water to produce foods

Statistical Visualization / drought, Los Angeles Times

With all the talk recently about how much water it takes to grow…
Unclaimed remains

Data Sources / death, Los Angeles Times, mortuary

People die, and for various reasons many bodies go unclaimed. In Los Angeles…
Map shows street quality in Los Angeles

Maps / Los Angeles Times, streets

Nevermind the horrible traffic in Los Angeles, where it takes a several hours…
Los Angeles Fire Department response times

Maps / emergency, Los Angeles Times, traffic

Ben Welsh, Robert Lopez, and Kate Linthicum for the Los Angeles Times analyzed…
Data on decades of Boy Scout expulsions released

Data Sources / Boy Scouts, Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times released nearly 5,000 records of allegations from the Boy…