Author: Brendan Barry

  • GOP Media Time

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    Well, Super Tuesday is over. And if you spent last night under a rock, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton cleaned almost enough house to brush away their competition. Almost. The political analysis begins…now. But we will leave that for another day. I liked this one particular chart from FiveThirtyEight’s coverage. We have a nice set…

  • Super Tuesday Time

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    Super Tuesday is the first test of an American presidential candidate’s ability to run—and win—a semi-national campaign. Unlike the one-off primaries or caucuses in places like Iowa or New Hampshire, for today, each candidate has had to prepare for votes in 11 states. And these states are as varied as Alabama to Texas to Massachusetts…

  • Fighting Off My Jet Lag

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    As I mentioned earlier this week, I visited London for work for a week and then took some rollover holiday time to stay around London and then visit Dublin. But now I am back. And this week that has meant all the jet lag. And while everybody experiences jet lag and recovers from it differently,…

  • Cramming People Into Tiny Little Tubes

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    I was in London for work two weeks ago and our main office is near Farringdon Station, one of the new hubs of London transport when Crossrail goes live later this decade. Earlier this week, Crossrail’s official name was unveiled: Elizabeth Line. Last year, the Economist had an article about ridership of the London Underground…

  • The Zika Virus Potential in the United States

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    We hear ever more about the Zika virus that currently plagues South America. But the fact is that the mosquito that carries it could inhabit some regions of the United States as well as the South American tropics. Over at the Daily Viz, there was an article about just what the potential numbers could be. The piece is…

  • How Much Warmer Was 2015

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    When I was over in London and Dublin, most days were cool and grey. And a little bit rainy. Not very warm. (Though warmer than Chicago.) But, that is weather—highly variable on a daily basis. Climate is longer-term trends and averages. Years, again, can be highly variable—here’s looking at you kid/El Niño. But, even in…

  • Where People Really Want To Go

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    Sorry for the two-week absence, everybody. I travelled to the UK for work and then stayed there and Ireland on holiday. But I have returned, but with the inevitable jet lag waking me up early this morning, I had no reason not to post something. Late last year, the Washington Post published a small article…

  • Chipmunks

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    Happy Friday, everybody. Just to lighten the mood a wee bit here is a chart about chipmunks from Last Week Tonight. Credit for the piece goes to the Last Week Tonight’s graphics department.

  • Iowa Caucus Results by Demographic Types

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    Back to the Iowa Caucus results for a moment. A lot of the day-of forecasting for elections is done by entrance and exit polls. So in this piece from the Washington Post, we take a look at entrance poll results. This is basically a two-parter. The first is showing each candidate and the group they…

  • T-shirt Sizes

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    It’s Monday, folks. And for most of us that means going back to work. Which means dressing appropriately. And that’s about as far as I’ve got introducing this subject matter, because I wear a dress shirt and tie everyday. Not a t-shirt. But we’re talking t-shirts. Specifically their sizing. Threadbase is a New York startup…