Tag: heat chart

  • Boston: Sportstown of the 21st Century

    Boston: Sportstown of the 21st Century

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    Brendan Barry
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    Tonight the Boston Celtics play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, one of the most dominant NBA teams over the last several years. But since the start of the new century and the new millennium, more broadly Boston’s four major sports teams have dominated the championship series of those…

  • Sugary Sweet Donut Charts

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    Brendan Barry
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    I know, I know. You probably expect some sort of climate post given the whole Paris thing. But instead, this morning I came across an article where the supporting chart failed to tell the story. So today we redesign it. The BBC has an article about MPs backing a tax on sugary drinks. Within the…

  • Cycling Deaths in Australia

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    Cycling can be quite dangerous. But apparently this summer was quite dangerous over in Australia. So much so that the Guardian did some data reporting on it back in June. Thankfully they included some charts in that reporting, the heat map below being one example. None of the data visualisation in the piece is revolutionary…

  • Bad Film February

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    Did you go to the cinema in February? Well, according to some research done by Slate, what you watched probably sucked. I’m just glad I never went last month. Maybe March will be a little bit better. Credit for the piece goes to Chris Kirk and Kim Thompson.

  • Peyton Manning is a Pretty Good Quarterback

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    On Sunday night the Denver Broncos played the New England Patriots. The contest sported two of the game’s best quarterbacks: Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. This interactive graphic by the Guardian detailed how, in this season alone, Manning is putting up record numbers. Credit for the graphic goes to the Guardian US interactive team.

  • When it Rains…

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    Brendan Barry
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    Today’s interactive piece comes from Axis Philly and it looks at the total amount of rainfall in Philadelphia (1990–2013) to find both which months and what time of day receive the most rainfall. As it turns out, evenings in the summer months receive the most rainfall. And since 1990, the most rain has fallen between…

  • Where in the World is the Secretary of State?

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    On Friday Hillary Clinton steps down as Secretary of State to (likely) be replaced by John Kerry whose confirmation votes will (likely) be later this week. One of the big roles for the Secretary of State is to travel abroad and represent the United States. If secretaries go where the US needs to be represented,…

  • Having Your (Presidential Birthday) Cake and Eating It Too

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    Brendan Barry
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    Presidents’ Day originally celebrated the birthday of George Washington, the first president of the United States. (Though, one could get crazy and say it was actually Samuel Huntington, but I fear I would digress.) Now technically the holiday still does celebrate Washington as the official name of the federal holiday is Washington’s Birthday, but by…