A collection of some of the best links from around the web, manually curated.
A wonderful project I meant to share for months. Every week, Giorgia and Stefanie, two data visualisation experts, agree on a topic and then send each other a postcard with a data visualisation. The latest: What a week with their partner feels like. Love it!
Few people get to choose their citizenship, something that deeply influences our chances in life. This digital art project prompts reflection on identity and the (probably outdated?) concept of citizenship. «Algorithmic Citizenship is a new form of citizenship, one where your citizenship, and therefore both your allegiances and your rights, are constantly being questioned, calculated, and rewritten.» You are what you browse on the internet.
I’m conflicted whether it dehumanises victims or makes a valid point about scale – probably both –, but it sure is a damn impressive piece of data journalism.
I consider this the most impressive journalistic portfolio right now.
Find out why for the past two years, 3.50pm in Hong Kong has been a golden moment in the soaring fortunes of Hanergy Thin Film Power Group, the $35.5bn solar company that has transformed its owner into China’s richest man.
Nate Silver and co. are at their best with this analysis of domestic air travel in the US. Not only does this piece of work provide practical value to travellers attempting to minimise journey time, it also reveals fascinating details about US airlines and airports for the casual observer. As well as the wonderfully crafted interactive visualisation, be sure to check out the methodology section, where Silver delves into the hows, whys and wherefores of the investigation, presented as an engagingly written Q&A.
One of the more stunning facts I’ve come across lately: In major US companies, there are less female CEOs than CEOs named John (also less than CEOs named David, but who doesn’t like Davids?).
A map to explore Africa’s true diversity, the continent that is referred to as one thing more often than any other. While we’re at it: Refresh your memory with this game I made in 2013: You Don’t Know Africa.
Where in your body do you feel anger? Sadness? Pride? That’s what a research team investigated. A GIF-animation nicely illustrates it.
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