Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Gerrymandering Pennsylvania
Here in Pennsylvania this week, the state Supreme Court will hear arguments on the legality of congressional districts drawn by Republicans in 2010. The state is rather evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, e.g. Donald Trump won by less than one percentage point or less than 45,000 votes. But 13 of its 18 congressional districts […]
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The NHS Winter Crisis
Read on…: The NHS Winter CrisisIn the United Kingdom, the month of January has been less than stellar for the National Health Service, the NHS, as surgeries have been cancelled or delayed, patients left waiting in corridors, and a shortage of staff to cope with higher-than-usual demand. But another problem is the shortage of hospital beds, which compounds problems elsewhere in […]
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The Internationalism in Sport
Read on…: The Internationalism in SportWhilst away, I came upon this piece in the following of my offseason baseball news. The New York Times published it between Christmas and New Years and the piece looks at the origins of sports persons in European football leagues compared to several American sports leagues, including American football, baseball, and basketball. The piece features […]
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Airport Codes
Read on…: Airport CodesI managed to find myself in a handful of airports over the last few weeks. Consequently I brushed up on my airport codes, the three-letter abbreviations you often find on boarding passes and data displays. Well, if only I had seen this particular reference from xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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The Sinking of the Vasa
Read on…: The Sinking of the VasaIn 1628, Sweden launched one of its largest and most powerful warships not just in Sweden, but in all of Europe. She was to participate in the wars with Poland and Lithuania as Sweden sought to expand her growing empire. After two years of construction in Stockholm’s naval yard she set sail into a calm […]
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Below Stockholm’s Streets
Read on…: Below Stockholm’s StreetsI survived my holidays and hopefully you did as well. My holiday included a two-week trip to Stockholm, Copenhagen, London, and York. Over the next few weeks, you can expect to see posts with graphics and diagrams that I captured whilst on holiday. Today’s post is about a rather large piece from the Medieval Museum […]