Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Shovelling Out of Boston
Boston and the rest of Massachusetts are attempting to dig out of the blizzard that struck them earlier this week. The Boston Globe has provided its readers with a step by step set of directions for how to best extricate people and cars from snowed in homes. Credit for the piece goes to James Abundis […]
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How to Better Alight an Aircraft
Read on…: How to Better Alight an AircraftAlighting an aircraft is a time consuming pain in the arse. Probably number one for me, after security. Anyway, Vox looked at the slow boarding and alighting process and how to improve it. And why, most likely, airlines are not terribly interested in improving it. Hint, follow the money. Credit for the piece goes to Menkes […]
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Snow Accumulation in Boston
Read on…: Snow Accumulation in BostonFor those of you in the Northeast, you already know you are dealing with a little bit of snow. Thankfully the BBC put the amount received in Boston in context…of dogs. Credit for the piece goes to the BBC graphics department.
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Trains, Planes, and Automobiles: A Comparison (Kind of)
Read on…: Trains, Planes, and Automobiles: A Comparison (Kind of)Travelling by plane can often be a hassle because getting from the airport to the destination is not always easy. Suffice it to say your humble author has—on a few occasions—been almost stranded at Philadelphia International because of no way to get where I was going. A lot of that comes down to poor public […]
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Big Dollar Baseball Pitchers
Read on…: Big Dollar Baseball PitchersFor those knowing baseball, Max Scherzer has almost officially signed with the Washington Nationals for lots and lots of cold hard cash. Over $200 millions’ worth. But how do these big dollar contract pitchers compare over the years? Thankfully the Washington Post took a look at that for us. Credit for the piece goes to […]
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Boko Haram Attacks
Read on…: Boko Haram AttacksFor those of you don’t know, there is an Islamist group operating in northeastern Nigeria. And they have been for a few years now. But recently they devastated a town and killed somewhere between 150 and 2000 people. Now they have taken to kidnapping Cameroonians, who live across the border, but whose government has been […]
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All the Goats
Read on…: All the GoatsToday is Friday. And that means it is time for the seriousness. So here you go, folks. Goats. All the goats. The US Agricultural Census recorded all the goats as of 2012. And so people can map that out. Thankfully the Washington Post did it for me. Credit for the piece goes to the Washington Post […]
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Setting the Presidential Primary Field
Read on…: Setting the Presidential Primary FieldThe last week or two have seen some interesting announcement regarding Republican potential presidential candidates. Seems pretty early no? Well, FiveThirtyEight looked at the timing of the announcements and found that it’s quite normal to be announcing this early. The data was summarised in this great dot plot/box chart. Credit for the piece goes to […]
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Five Ring Circus
Read on…: Five Ring CircusToday’s piece comes from Five Thirty Eight and it looks at the increasingly crowded Republican field for 2016. Credit for the piece goes to Nate Silver.
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The Perception vs Reality of Islam in Europe
Read on…: The Perception vs Reality of Islam in EuropeLast week’s terror attacks in Paris highlight the tension in Europe between secular Europe and those believing in Islamist values. The Economist looked at some of the available data and noted the gap between Europe’s perception of Islam and its reality. A quick figure called out for France, French respondents thought 31% of the French […]