FlowingData explores how statisticians, designers, data scientists, and others use analysis, visualization and exploration to understand data & ourselves.

To determine the true F1 "GOAT" we delve into an extensive analysis of historical race data. The data spans 1973 to 2023 and weighs drivers by how much they dominated their contemporaries. This...

The US is in political crisis. Also economic crisis. And health crisis. And climate crisis. And, you know, our foundational racism crisis. Plus the swelling income inequality! What does it mean to...

This is about different types of trees found in MIT Institute of Design, Loni Kalbhor. I collected the data of different trees and plants found around the campus and then visualised it in a single...

If we take the pleasure and abstractness of the senses when we appreciate music in the daytime and use the physical model to image the emotion on the crystal, you will get a great feast. The...

This visual report examines Russia’s growing use of private military companies (PMCs) to increase its influence through irregular means. In recent years, Moscow has expanded its overseas use of...

The multimedia long read ‘Italia. The Airship Crash Chronicle’ by Russian news agency TASS is dedicated to one of the most dramatic episodes in the history of Arctic exploration. It chronicles the...

The primary objective of this project is to visualize the projected growth and population changes in the world's largest cities in a way that communicates both the complexity and interconnectedness...

Processing is a flexible software sketchbook and a language for learning how to code within the context of the visual arts. Since 2001, Processing has promoted software literacy within the visual...

Washington state has a rainy reputation. But let's put that to the test. This visualization uses precipitation data from over 100 weather collection stations for the year 2020 (~30k points), which...

From his early silent films in the UK to his –golden years' at Paramount, Alfred Hitchcock returned to the same motifs and themes time and time again. Here we analyse some of these trademark...

This grid visualises all the possible scenarios for one of the group stages of this summer's World Cup. It was still all to play for as the final set of games began, so this chart helped football...

The visualisation was created to highlight the social impact building up to Kate Middleton's and Prince Williams Royal wedding. The visualisations have a simple, clean and clear style that use...

The aim of the visualization is to drive awareness of what Bridges to Prosperity (B2P) do and the impact they have made specifically with regard to their work carried out in rural Rwanda, as well...

This project is a prototype of a journalistic report. Through engaging visuals and narrative storytelling, it explores the history and development of women’s hockey in Canada, highlighting...

FiveThirtyEight’s CARMELO identifies similar players throughout NBA history and uses them to develop a probabilistic forecast of what a current NBA player’s future might look like.

In this data visualisation, we chart the source material for the highest-grossing film every year since the original blockbuster, –Gone with the Wind' in 1939. Many were inspired by comic books, TV...

Many economists believe the gap between the rich and everyone else is widening. Here's a look at why. Published by The Wall Street...

In January 2022, Insider published a database and analysis of more than a thousand people who work for the Queen’s royal firm. There has never been a full public accounting of the employees and...

Domestic Data Streamers is a team of developers from Barcelona that have taken on the challenge of transforming raw data into interactive systems and experiences. With a background in new media and...

This visualization shows a broad estimate of the amount of mutual intelligibility that is shared among closely related languages across Europe. A short summary of the phylogenetic relationships is...

This infographic explores the border crisis that the US experiences in the current violent climate of South American countries, and especially the plight of unaccompanied children trying to reach...

The Haute Route is the pinnacle of amateur stage riding. Set on closed roads over extremely challenging mountainous routes, it also boasts pro-level timing and support.

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...

Power-to-Trees Converter Button Pack In a place like Kentucky, where coal is deeply rooted in culture and identity, it’s easy to accept it as the norm. But as a generation passionate about...

An interactive map of how new words spread across America

Every second Monday we present a thematic map on the peninsula and its regions. We cover the economy, society, sport, curiosities and much more.

While ozone levels in Clark County, Nevada generally fall into the good to moderate category, they occasionally reach unhealthy to very unhealthy levels between late spring and early autumn,...

Visualization of bike sharing trips for a given time window of a business day to create a snapshot of commuting patterns. Selecting different periods of a day these patterns can be compared to...

Winemakers are some of the most seasoned climate scientists in the world. Agricultural techniques required for harvesting grapes accumulated over decades (sometimes centuries), coupled with precise...