Roughly 2.2 million people are locked up in prison or jail; 7 million are under correctional control, which includes parole and probation; and more than $80 billion is spent on corrections...
Among top-grossing films, which received the absolute worst reviews, relative to the amount of money it made? And where does Batman v Superman fall on this spectrum?
As the tallest side at the Euros, expect Sweden to be a big threat at set-pieces. It is likely that Martin O’Neill will place an extra emphasis on defending dead balls before their opener against...
Shrinking glaciers, a changing economy and environmental worries are forcing the Bhutanese to question whether their dependence on hydropower is the realistic way forward. This is a story of a...
The US government has wasted billions of dollars in Afghanistan, and until now, no one has added it all up. Project after project blundered ahead ignoring history, culture and warnings of...
Choosing a university is an issue that every Russian family finds itself facing at some point. This analysis of the higher education landscape over the past few years might be helpful in making...
Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness in the world, impairing the vision of around 2.2 million people, of whom 1.2 million are irreversibly blind. It is a health problem in around...
While there are more people than ever on the NHS’s donor register, there are some body parts that people find it difficult to part with – even after death.
Risk assessment tools -- tests that are supposed to measure a prisoners risk of recidivism -- are coming into increasing use. These tools can reduce the size of prison populations and avoid...
How do we read pie charts? Do they differ from the even more reviled donut charts? What about common pie chart designs like exploded pies? In two papers to be presented at EuroVis next week,...
Although the Force is vague and entirely fictitious, this infographic identifies, measures, and categorises use of the Force of the first 6 Star Wars movies.
A century ago The Netherlands counted 6.5 million inhabitants. On March 21st of this year that number officially reached a total of no less than 17 million. That same day we published a combination...
Comments allow readers to respond to an article instantly, asking questions, pointing out errors, giving new leads. At their best, comment threads are thoughtful, enlightening, funny: online...
By analysing a huge amount of data, this project shows a statistical analysis of more than 2 million chess games and throws light onto the most common openings, winning moves and interesting...
This is the average day of 1,000 Americans. Using data from the American Time Use Survey, I modeled a day as a time-varying Markov chain and simulated their time to the minute. The animated...
Rock 'n Poll is polls explained with interactive graphics.
Politicians as well as journalists take political polls very seriously. Losses and gains of a few percentage points are overly analysed...
What are investors looking for in companies and founders? The data looks at 890 U.S. startups that were founded from 2009-2015 and received at least $20 million in VC and other equity funding.
With the Australian federal election drawing near, we set out to explain why Australians had varying levels of influence on the outcome.
We included various factors which could effectively...
After Amelia and Oliver have yet again topped the list of most popular baby names in England and Wales, we look at how other names are faring.
While Mia and Ella were gaining fans, there were...
This investigation of scientific p-values is anchored by an interactive graphic where users can give "p-hacking" a try on their own. These are tricky statistical concepts, made accessible to all...
This is a map showing over five years of drought data (285 weeks, combined into a single view) in the United States.
The dots are proportionally sized by the amount of time over the past five...
A look at the history of Batman & Superman in the context of the changes in American culture, politics and economics over the last century. The aim was to try and understand how these...
After a bitterly contested Australian election, the returned Government of Malcolm Turnbull faces the prospect of negotiating with various blocs of other parties in order to pass its agenda through...
Since 2008 I create network visualizations to better understand how communities work. In this article I take a look at how verified Twitter users are connected and who they are.