Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Cramming People Into Tiny Little Tubes
Read on…: Cramming People Into Tiny Little TubesI 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 and how cramped it is.…
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The Zika Virus Potential in the United States
Read on…: The Zika Virus Potential in the United StatesWe 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 a nice reminder that not…
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Where People Really Want To Go
Read on…: Where People Really Want To GoSorry 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 examining trends in US migration…
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Chipmunks
Read on…: ChipmunksHappy 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.
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Iowa Caucus Results by Demographic Types
Read on…: Iowa Caucus Results by Demographic TypesBack 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 won and a number indicates…
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Watching the Iowa Caucus Results
Read on…: Watching the Iowa Caucus ResultsLast night I watched the caucuses from my dinner table via the internets. And I used this handy piece from the Washington Post. The screenshot is from early in the evening before most of the results had arrived. What is really nice is that the site refreshed every thirty seconds. Sometimes nothing happens in a county. But if something did, they…
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The Iowa Caucuses
Read on…: The Iowa CaucusesIf you did not realise it, today is the first day of the second phase of the American presidential election process. Phase 1 was all the posturing and getting-to-know-me stuff from every candidate. A few dropped out, but now the first votes will be placed in the cold and later tonight snowy town centres of Iowa. The big story for Iowa…