Category: Infographic

  • Palestine

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    With Palestine admitted to the United Nations as a non-member observer state, the Middle East tensions between Israel and Palestine have reached a new level. Regardless, Palestine may now have access to international institutions and is closer to being a recognised, sovereign state. Toronto’s National Post published a large infographic looking at the state of…

  • More Evidence on Why You (I) Need a Good Night’s Sleep

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    The Washington Post looks at sleep and how lack thereof may lead to various health problems, including Alzheimers, diabetes, and others. Maybe this means I have a reason to sleep in the mornings now…probably not. Credit for the piece goes to Bonnie Berkowitz and Alberto Cuadra.

  • US Healthcare State Exchanges

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    Later this month the Affordable Care Act mandates states decide on how they wish to implement the state healthcare exchanges. The Guardian’s US interactive team has created this interactive application to track the state decisions. Each state is clickable to provide further details on what has been decided. Credit for the piece goes to the…

  • Taxes

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    Brendan Barry
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    Let’s face it, governments need money to function. If you want a large military, you have to fund it. If you want pension system, you have to fund it. If you want medical care for the old, the sick, and the poor, you have to fund it. If you want to give everyone unicorns made…

  • The Realms of GAFA

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    The Economist often does clear, concise graphics to accompany their articles. And from to time they also do more interactive works  that allow a more in-depth exploration of data. And then sometimes they do awesome maps like this. The realms of GAFA. Credit for the piece goes to David Parkins

  • A Californian Recovery

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    Brendan Barry
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    California is a big state. That means that any recovery from the recession will be uneven. But as the New York Times showed Wednesday, that unevenness falls upon the divide between coastal and inland areas. Credit for the piece goes to Kevin Quealy.

  • Mexico: the Land of Many Countries (or Comparisons Thereto)

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    Brendan Barry
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    On Thanksgiving, the Economist published an interactive map that looked at Mexico across three metrics: murders, murder rates, and population. Mexico is one of the more populated countries in the world, but it is also one of the most dangerous. In the middle of the previous decade, the Mexican government began to crack down on…

  • Flickers of Red in a Deep New York Blue

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    The New York Times breaks down the 2012 presidential election results at the precinct level. It shows that despite the city being a bulwark of Democratic support, areas of deep Republican support still exist.

  • Maps Are Not Silver Bullets

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    Brendan Barry
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    I make a lot of maps in my line of work. Often times, they are not particularly interesting. Mostly because they follow similar patterns to this. More stuff is bought and sold where there are more people. More stuff is bought and sold where more people have more money. Et cetera, et cetera. Maps are…

  • Twinkle, Twinkle, Little—Damn That’s Bright.

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    Brendan Barry
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    We’ve had a lot of the rough and gritty politics of late. So now for some  bright and starry-eyed idealism. Well, maybe less idealism and more stars. Lots of them. Courtesy a Google Chrome experiment.