Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Modelling the Impact of Not Sheltering in Place or Staying at Home
The administration botched the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Only within the last two weeks have states acted to begin enacting dramatic policies aimed at slowing the spread of the virus through their communities. But what policies the federal government has enacted are now threatened by an administration that prioritises the economy and market […]
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The Spread of COVID-19 in Select States
Read on…: The Spread of COVID-19 in Select StatesBy now we have probably all seen the maps of state coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak. But state level maps only tell part of the story. Not all outbreaks are widespread within states. And so after some requests from family, friends, and colleagues, I’ve been attempting to compile county-level data from the state health departments […]
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The Results from St. Paddy’s Primaries
Read on…: The Results from St. Paddy’s PrimariesOn Tuesday the United States had another round of primaries, this time in Arizona, Florida, and Illinois. Ohio was scheduled to be the fourth, but its governor postponed the vote to some point in the future due to the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic. As my regular readers all know, I thoroughly enjoy election season because we […]
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The Spread of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania
Read on…: The Spread of COVID-19 in PennsylvaniaOver the last several days, along with most of the country, I’ve taken an interest in the spread of the novel coronavirus named COVID-19. Though, to be fair, it’s actually been in the news since early January, though early news reports like this from the Times, simply called it a mysterious new virus. At the […]
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The Mookie Betts Trade
Read on…: The Mookie Betts TradeApologies for the lack of posting the last few months. There are several things going on in my life right now that have prevented me from focusing on Coffee Spoons as much as I would like. I will endeavour to resume posting, but it might not be the daily schedule it had been for at […]
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Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Read on…: Thanksgiving Side DishesAmerican Thanksgiving meals often feature elaborate spreads of side dishes. And everyone has a favourite. A common theme around the holiday is for media outlets to conduct surveys to see which ones are most popular where. In today’s piece we have one such survey from pollster YouGov. In particular, I wanted to focus on a […]