Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Tying Up Time Warner and AT&T
AT&T is attempting to merge with Time Warner in order to have more/better control of a content pipeline. But as this Wall Street Journal article points out, the concept of tie-ups between media and telecoms is not exactly new. Especially since the breakup of the old Bell Telephone company. Credit for the piece goes to […]
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When America Votes by Goat
Read on…: When America Votes by GoatLast week Twitter went a wee bit crazy when Donald Trump’s son posted an image about how the Republican nominee had gained ground. Except that it turns out the image was from FiveThirtyEight and looked only at a demographic split by gender—it was what the map would look if only men voted. Suffice it to […]
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New Neighbours
Read on…: New NeighboursAmong the many, many stories that broke during my month-long radio silence, I got fairly excited about the discovery of a planet orbiting Proxima Centauri. And not just any planet, but a likely rocky planet within the star’s habitable zone. Put that all together and there is the possibility that the planet could host life […]
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Beating Ted Williams
Read on…: Beating Ted WilliamsLast week the Red Sox’s season came to an end after being swept by the Cleveland Indians and with the sweep so too ended David Ortiz’s career. He is one of the best Red Sox hitters of all time, but Ted Williams was the best. And so last week FiveThirtyEight ran a piece on how one manager […]
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Follow the State’s Money
Read on…: Follow the State’s MoneyIn politics, it is really easy and often popular to bash the federal government. Especially when it comes to its penchant for collecting taxes to pay for things. And sometimes those things are in other states than your own. But do you know how much federal money goes back to your own state? Well now […]
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Geese Migration Deployment
Read on…: Geese Migration DeploymentHappy Friday, everyone. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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The Price of Petrol
Read on…: The Price of PetrolHow much does a gallon of milk cost? That, of course, is one of the classic election questions asked of candidates to see how in touch they are with the common man. But the same can be understood by enquiring whether or not they know how much a gallon of petrol or gasoline costs. And […]
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Trump’s Support
Read on…: Trump’s SupportThe debate was Sunday and here we are on Wednesday. The infamous video is, well, still infamous, but not garnering as much attention half-a-week later. On Monday, the Economist published this piece taking a look at how Trump’s support shifted in the hours and days following the video’s release. Credit for the piece goes to […]