In February we released a project Our World in Data had been working on: SDG-Tracker.org, the first (and only, to date) resource where you can track our progress towards the United Nations...

As a Chinese-Canadian, I am always thinking of fun ways to learn Chinese. I have developed a method of learning Chinese characters from songs. The overall learning process can be both fun and...

Over the past 47 years the weather in Hong Kong has become warmer overall, and we now experience more hot and cold extremes every year.

Food safety is a popular issue that people have been paying attention all the time, which the pesticide residues in fruits have directly endangered the survival environment and health of human...

Which terms were most commonly searched for in conjunction with the top candidate of the seven most wanted parties on Google?

Asked to present the historic event in a given folding format, I chose to move away from the stories and give light to the vast scope and numbers of disappearance during the military dictatorship...

While we battle to save Black Rhinos and Mountain Gorillas, what can we learn from those that have already gone? What can the legacy of Schomburgk's Deer, the Paradise Parrot and Lonesome George...

The project gives a new perspective on the world and the »Democracy Index« by The Economist. Usually, we compare countries on a map. This is reasonable as their geographical position and shape is...

A research project exploring the potential of walking to gather environmental data and through multiple walks and visualisations build a rich picture of that area. The project examines creative...

My visualization is showing survey results for the MyWorld survey looking at people’s perception on the successful (or not) achievement of sustainable development goals. As a part of the UN SDG...

Data-driven exploration of game opponents during the 2018 FIFA world cup in Russia. The site allows visitors to explore how two teams compare in terms of historic matches against each other, recent...

Few things are more frustrating than collecting your belongings only to realize that your pants pockets can’t fit them. For wearers of women’s clothes, the struggle is real. Like many things on the...

Each piece of music has a key: the note on which the whole harmonic composition is built.  How can we use this information to visually represent the complexity of a musician's production over...

Science tells us reading is not an innate ability; it takes years to master the art of literacy, which leaves the brain permanently changed. Taking on neuroscience with a dash of educational...

Tibetan Opera is called "Gillam", which means "fairy sister". According to legend, Tibetan opera was first performed by seven sisters, and the contents of the opera were mostly myths and stories in...

For the monthly #SportsVizSunday data visualisation challenge I explore the history of the English Premier League through the medium of colour. Each team's shirt has been visualised, ordered by the...

’Not a Single Origin' tells the story of multicultural Sydney using chocolate. Where its residents came from and where they settled. The project used an edible canvas to ‘visualise’ the Australian...

Almost half of Americans believe that immigrants make crime worse. But the data tells a different story. This visual piece examines the relationship between immigration and crime in American cities...

In 1961, Astronomer Frank Drake came up with an equation to estimate how many detectable extraterrestrial civilizations might exist in our galaxy. Each variable is a crucial factor for the...

A description of who I am. What is obvious to state and what do you tell someone who doesn't know anything about you?

A mounting number of opioid addicts are encountering a deadlier and deadlier supply of drugs. The resulting death toll continues to rise despite years of alarms and efforts to intervene.

The 3D view of the solar system shows how small and precious the Earth is.

How Hong Kong has changed since handover from music to politics, fashion to infrastructure, these graphics explore the evolution of Hong Kong on the 20th anniversary of the city’s handover from...

The project was timed to coincide with the centenary of the execution of Emperor Nicholas II and his family. It focuses on the remaining members of the Romanov dynasty who emigrated after the...

The Newspaper Diversity Survey measures the percentage of women and minorities working in US newsrooms. The results from 2017’s survey are in.

Every square you see here is either a goal, shot on target or shot, Lionel Messi has scored in his illustrious career * * Updated upto the Nigeria vs Argentina game on 26th June 2018.

The year 2018 marks a century since some women in the United Kingdom were awarded the right to vote in and stand for elections. A hundred years later, do we have equal gender representation yet? In...

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...

19,500 people across Europe and beyond died prematurely in 2015 due to coal pollution from EU coal plants. Unless we accelerate the phaseout of coal plants, more people will needlessly suffer...

The number of days we’ve gone this year without a mass shooting. As a nation, our longest streak ends at only five days.