Blink and you might have missed it: On July 27, 2017, 10:10AM, Jeff Bezos briefly became the world’s richest person. His stake in Amazon.com Inc. has soared nearly fivefold since the online...
Transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy is a key step in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing climate change. Acknowledging this, a growing number of companies...
The idea for this story came from a discussion we had about our love for instant noodles, and how this love is fervently shared across Asia. As an ode to both a beloved cuisine and cultural...
A world map projection exposing the shortcomings of the time zone system; what would the world look like if time zone divisions were actually accurate?
This is probably the first projection in...
There is a strong belief in South Korea that education is the key to a better future. However, our visualisation of longitudinal survey data reveals that ever since the Asian Financial Crisis...
In the last years, the way people communicate has radically transformed: thanks to digital technologies, and in particular online platforms, new relational possibilities have opened up, together...
Jim Sergent analyzed the results from 24 years of NFL drafts to show how quarterbacks selected in the first round fall short of expectations more often than not.
If you can't see the graphic,...
Flowmap.blue is a free and open source flow map visualization tool. It is designed for representing aggregated numbers of movements between geographic locations. People from different parts of the...
Shelter-me-not is an infographic art installation visualizing the housing issues of Syrian refugees in Lebanon, highlighting the ways in which shelter is tied to the experiences of both personal...
Probe the solar system from Mercury to Pluto with this stellar schematic of space exploration! From the Luna 2 in 1959 to the DSCOVR in 2015, this color-coded chart traces the trajectories of every...
We built an interactive map to look at the various ways that the UK sources its energy. It’s a broad subject with an elaborate system of connecting parts, but the majority of people understandably...
Melbourne provides some of the country’s best food and entertainment, but not everyone has access to it. Over half the buildings in Melbourne CBD alone are not accessible to people in Wheelchairs...
Planet’s goal of imaging the entirety of the Earth every day became achievable with the unprecedented fleet of small satellites, called “doves”. The animation showcases one day in the life of these...
Hudson Yards in NYC has arrived to many mixed reviews, but how it's new art venue The Shed performs remains to be seen. Is it filling a void, or entering a glut? Here's a snapshot of it in context...
This story describes the agricultural implications of a potential nuclear conflict in terms of calories, both the amount that crops might produce and the amount that we might consume under...
For those who have not watched "Parks and Recreation" the TV show, Ben, one of the main characters in the show, has an obsession with calzone (the food).
I obtained the transcripts of the show...
The United States was once viewed as the uncontested global leader in scientific and technological advancements. But America’s position as a top innovator is slipping, and other countries are...
Artwork for Visual Data, the column on "La Lettura", the cultural supplement of "Corriere Della Sera".
The visualization deals with the World worries, showing the results of the survey "What...
The Belgian outdid team GB’s Jessica Ennis-Hill, the defending Olympic champion. Breaking personal best after personal best, she gave the performance of a lifetime to steal the crown from the...
What is a recommendation in the modern age? We explore this question with RecSys, a modern fable that examines through an every day event (a birthday party) the news ways we explore the world...
Chinese traditional roof decoration style, variety, and in the long history through the changes of the complex and the fusion, so in different regions, different nationalities and different...
The authors scanned data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey—which covers 3.5 million households—to find out how people are pairing up.
Effectively communicating climate change is a challenge. The animated climate spiral is a different way to show the observed changes and resonates with a broad audience. The original version...
A 2018 study found that listening to birdsong can boost mental well-being for more than four hours.
This project, intended for sharing on social media, aims to encourage people to engage with...