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  • Chinese Nuclear Submarine Navy

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    This weekend the Wall Street Journal published an article that combined my interest in data visualisation with my interest in naval ships. The article looks at the growth of the Chinese nuclear submarine programme. And alongside the article are maps, charts, illustrations, and a narrated video that support the written word. Credit for the piece…

  • Some of the Best Baseball I’ve Ever Seen

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    Was ten years ago this time in October. Boston was on their way to winning their World Series in 86 years. But to get there, they had to go through the New York Yankees. And they did it in dramatic fashion, winning a riveting best-of-seven series. Why riveting? Because it had never been done before.…

  • The UK’s Two-party System Continues to Decline

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    If you missed it, last week the United Kingdom held a few by-elections. For we Americans, those are like special elections for seats in the Senate or the House that are not part of the regular Congressional elections. Anyway, the big news was that the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)—think Tea Party wanting out of…

  • Falling Costs of Medicare

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    Medicare is one of those things that everybody has feared in terms of its impact on our long-term debt and deficit. The New York Times looks at the falling projections over time through a nice, animated line chart. The accompanying article places the cause for these to two factors. First, technical reductions that mean behaviour…

  • Twitch.tv

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    Brendan Barry
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    Twitch.tv is a site where people can go to watch streaming video games. While it is not quite my thing, it is a thing for enough people that Amazon bought the site. The New York Times took a look at Twitch’s popularity. Credit for the piece goes to Gregor Aisch and Tom Giratikanon.

  • Cycling Deaths in Australia

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    Brendan Barry
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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…

  • Farewell, Summer (Jobs)

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    Brendan Barry
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    Sorry (American) folks, but Labour Day just came and went. And for us (Americans) that means summer has “officially” ended. Back in the day, for your humble author, that meant preparing to wrap up my summer employment at the Jersey Shore. The Sidewalk Sale was the great clearing of summer stock and most of us…

  • An Increase in Sexually Transmitted Infections in Boston

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    Brendan Barry
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    Your humble author has returned to Chicago from several days spent in Boston—among other places. So what better way to follow up on yesterday’s post about prostitution than a small piece from the Boston Globe about the increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Boston. The cause? Hook-up apps. Because, technology and young people. Credit for…

  • Looks Do Pay

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    Brendan Barry
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    They say that looks don’t matter. But as the Economist reports, better looks do equate to better pay. At least for prostitutes. Credit for the piece goes to the Economist’s graphics department.

  • Coal vs. the Great Barrier Reef

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    Brendan Barry
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    Your humble author is away this week. But the Great Barrier Reef in Australia is still here. For now. The Guardian takes a look at the growing threat to the World Heritage site from the coal industry in Queensland, Australia. The author takes you through the narrative in a chapter format, using charts and maps…