When numbers get into the billions or trillions, they start to lose context. The U.S. national debt is one of those numbers. It currently sits at $19.5 trillion, which is actually such a large...

It is estimated that there are 240 million marijuana smokers in the world. In fact, in less than 5 countries around the world it is legal to consume it. Despite being an ancient plant with...

The project is an animation that illustrates a research where scientists have been able to create a very accurate estimate of the total number of trees in the world. This animation illustrates the...

This business dashboard was created for the Conner High School Boys Bowling Team. It tracks individual performance, team (Bakers) performance, and then analyzes the players' overall performance....

Artwork for BBC Science Focus. The visualization shows the space debris, categorized according to their average distance from Earth and the type of object. For each type, the number of...

How do you visualise musical tastes across the world? That was the challenge we faced working on an article analysing five years of music streamed on Spotify. This project looks at the decline...

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...

How wide is the reach of the United States military? It's a difficult question to answer. In addition to active military operations, such as Afghanistan, the U.S. DoD owns, leases, or has a legal...

Analysis of what makes Serena Williams the best tennis player of all time.

R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. R provides a wide variety of statistical (linear and nonlinear modelling, classical statistical tests, time-series analysis,...

A report from ETH Zurich recently re-published by Harvard economics department, mapping out the various ethnic groups around the world. We were curious how this might compare with modern...

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...

The interactive visualization reveals the global evolution of trade agreements from 1948 until 2009. The tool not only displays the increase in the number of agreements and country connections over...

The modest Leicester City becomes champion of the Premier. How has it been possible? Davids vs Goliaths.

Many of us routinely force our bodies to fight sleep. We drink caffeinated beverages by day to stay alert and alcohol to wind down at night. Some of us work all night and sleep in daylight. Others...

During Russia's centuries‑long history, its ethnic composition has changed repeatedly. At the moment, there are over 190 ethnic groups in Russia who speak 150 languages belonging to 13 language...

With the ‘Cymascope,’ sound can be transformed into an image to visualise the sound of birds like the forest, developing a method for translating the frequency of bird calls into...

The goal of this project is to use data to allow people to explore an average financial situation under a variety of constraints. We often hear comments by politicians or opinion writers that if...

Why some mathematicians argue the economy is designed to create a few super rich people – unless we stop it.

As temperatures rise and oceans warm, regions will face drastic changes and will be increasingly affected by climate hazards.

Data visualization project for Al Majalla magazine, August 2024. Inspired by the design of the euro banknote, this project simulates its texture, colors, and aesthetic while enriching it with key...

This graphic was one piece of an investigative project by Newsy, Reveal and ProPublica that uncovered how dozens of police agencies in America are making rape cases look as if they are solved...

Data visualization project for Al Majalla magazine. This project features two full-page visualizations for the article The Scramble for Africa, published in November 2023. Designed for both English...

This project visualises the power of shade in combating extreme urban heat, blending historical design wisdom with modern innovations. Using data-driven insights, it highlights how trees, canopies,...

At a time when New South Wales Police were already under immense public scrutiny, this story used the police force’s own statistics to question the efficacy and legality of its “proactive policing”...

This is the tenth and final Feltron Annual Report. The world of personal data has changed considerably since the project began in 2005 and this edition attempts to capture its current state. While...

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This interactive data visualization shows all of the 5100 Olympic gold medal winners since the 1st Olympic Games of 1896 (and the current Olympic Records). They are ordered by sport, edition,...

It seems safe to report that dude has supplanted totally as the word most often uttered by American youth, claimed Richard Hill in his 1994 paper on the history of the word dude. That might be...