A thorough analysis of the biggest breaking news events of 2014, based on how they were covered on Wikipedia. Starts out a little technical, but it’s worth it.

An interesting talk and an even more interesting ranking to explore afterwards: Which country does the most good for the world?

This visualisation of every active satellite orbiting earth from Quartz has been all over social media this week, so you’ve probably seen it already. In case you haven’t, I just wanted to make sure you don’t miss it.

A fascinating insight into the linguistic diversity of London. What language – besides English – are you most likely to hear at any given tube station?

A wonderful article on how small things matter when you want to direct people’s attention and what this has to with Waldo. Also, tons of great examples and a brilliant New Yorker cartoon at the end.

The Scots have decided against independence, but they are far from the only ones seeking their own state in Europe.

Design whizkid and data obsessive Nicholas Felton has released his ninth annual Feltron Report. This time, he visualised his entire communication in 2013, both written and spoken. Beautiful, fascinating insights.

A highly intriguing visualisation: How Americans’ year of birth influenced their politcial views later in life. Would love to see this for other countries.