Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Types of Nuclear Weapons
When I was in high school I began to listen to music. To find music. To find artists. A guy who owned and operated the store next to where I worked recommended David Bowie, that guy whose songs I had heard on Philly’s classic rock radio stations. Back in those days we still had record […]
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What to do With All the Nukes
Read on…: What to do With All the NukesAdmittedly today’s piece fails to deliver on the data visualisation and information design spectrum. But I found it hilarious and apropos to this week’s content. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Did North Korea Test a Hydrogen Bomb?
Read on…: Did North Korea Test a Hydrogen Bomb?Yesterday we looked at the sites and timeline of nuclear weapons tests. Today, however, as we learn more about North Korea’s hydrogen bomb test, some are wondering whether it really was a hydrogen bomb or something else. After all, there are different ways to build the bomb. Some suggest North Korea tested an atom bomb […]
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Details in Charts
Read on…: Details in ChartsToday we are looking at a smaller piece from the Washington Post. The graphic fits within an article about US stock prices. What the graphic does is show the total scale, i.e. starting the chart on the 0 axis, and then showing in detail the fluctuations near the maximum end of the scale. And yet […]
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Married Men
Read on…: Married MenSorry for not writing the last few weeks, but I was on a much needed holiday. But I’m back now. And first things first, one of my good mates got engaged whilst I was back in Philadelphia. And so in honour of that we have today’s piece. As the graphic might hint, it’s about marriage. […]
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Trump’s Poll Ratings
Read on…: Trump’s Poll RatingsThe news this morning carried the latest polling data out of Iowa for the Republicans. And in that state, Ted Cruz now polls above Donald Trump. And so I wanted to share this post from the Economist last week that looks at how Trump rises every time he says something ridiculous. Could it just be […]
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More Mass Shootings Than Days in the Year
Read on…: More Mass Shootings Than Days in the YearA week on from the San Bernadino shootings, I want to touch on the frequency of mass shootings in the United States. This chart from the Washington Post’s blog Wonkblog looks at when mass shootings occurred in the States. And as of 2 December, 355 shootings in 336 days. That’s more than one mass shooting […]