9 Best Articles in 2021
The Washington Post
Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve”
The Washington Post
7 min read · 2020-03-14
The New York Times
How the Virus Got Out
The New York Times
7 min read · 2020-03-22 · We analyzed the movements of hundreds of millions of people to show why the most extensive travel restrictions to stop an outbreak in human history haven’t been enough.
The Pudding
How Bad Is Your Spotify?
The Pudding
2020-12-22 · Our sophisticated A.I. judges your awful taste in music.
MIT Sloan School of Management
Machine learning, explained
MIT Sloan School of Management
~12 min read · Apr 21st · Machine learning is a powerful form of artificial intelligence that is affecting every industry. Here’s what you need to know about its potential and limitations and how it’s being used.
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TNW
Google launches animation tool so you can turn boring data into cool GIFs
TNW
3 min read · From 2017 · Google has launched a new animation tool to help you breathe life into data by turning boring number charts into cool GIF illustrations.
mkorostoff.github.io
Wealth, shown to scale
mkorostoff.github.io
2020-04-28 · Wealth inequality in the United States is out of control. Here we visualize the issue in a unique way.
students.brown.edu
Seeing Theory
students.brown.edu
1 min read · From 2017 · A visual introduction to probability and statistics.
The New York Times
How the Virus Won
The New York Times
3 min read · 2020-06-25 · Invisible outbreaks sprang up everywhere. The United States ignored the warning signs. We reconstructed how the epidemic spun out of control.
The New Yorker
What Data Can’t Do
The New Yorker
8 min read · Mar 22nd · When it comes to people—and policy—numbers are both powerful and perilous.
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The New York Times
Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities?
The New York Times
~13 min read · May 27th · Highways radically reshaped cities, destroying dense downtown neighborhoods. Now, some cities are starting to take them down.
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The New York Times
How Severe Is the Western Drought? See For Yourself.
The New York Times
6 min read · Jun 11th · Maps show that drought conditions are the most widespread and severe in at least 20 years, with reservoirs running dry.
The New York Times
Just How Big Could India’s True Covid Toll Be?
The New York Times
7 min read · May 25th · The country’s official figures grossly understate the pandemic’s true effects. Our estimates, informed by more than a dozen experts’ research, range from very bad to catastrophic.
Nathan Yau
Seeing How Much We Ate Over the Years
Nathan Yau
2 min read · Jun 8th · How long will chicken reign supreme? Who wins between lemon and lime? Is nonfat ice cream really ice cream? Does grapefruit ever make a comeback? Find out in these charts.
The New York Times
Here’s Where Wind and Solar Power Need to Grow in America
The New York Times
7 min read · May 28th · A broad shift toward renewable energy could transform landscapes and coastlines all over the United States.
NPR
There's A Stark Red-Blue Divide When It Comes To States' Vaccination Rates
NPR
2 min read · Jun 9th · All of the states with the highest adult vaccination rates went to President Biden in the 2020 election. But the vaccine divide is not just about politics.
The Verge
Ten years of breaches in one image
The Verge
1 min read · Jun 8th · This is what a broken security model looks like.
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Financial Times
Two vaccine doses needed for strong protection against variant found in India, data show
Financial Times
May 22nd · UK government figures suggest single shot less effective against fast-spreading Covid-19 strain
Financial Times
How serious is Delta Covid variant for UK and do vaccines stop it?
Financial Times
Jun 8th · Greater Manchester and Lancashire to get ‘strengthened’ support to combat spread of virus strain
cedricscherer.com
The Evolution of a ggplot (Ep. 1)
cedricscherer.com
~13 min read · May 25th · In this series of blog posts, I provide step-by-step tutorials explaining how my visualizations have evolved from a typical basic ggplot. In the first episode, I transform a basic boxplot into a…
