HALO is a 3-dimensional object that maps complex data flows into an aggregate, and intuitive data picture. It is an intelligent digital object who’s colour, form and behavioural characteristics...
Migration has great potential to bring benefits to developing countries.
worldwide migrant remittances are three times as large as the official development money: More than 400 billion USD.
they...
As anyone who has recently taken a road trip can attest, there are a lot of places in the United States with very distinctive names. Many of us at Fathom are fascinated by geography and the subtle...
The Washington Post weighted the style of facial hair, or lack thereof, of all active ballplayers on a scale of 0 to 8 — zero being clean shaven, eight being the grizzliest — then calculated...
For many of us in Western developed countries, the internet is ubiquitous and part of almost everything we do. What about in emerging countries? We picked 8 major emerging countries to show the...
Using somewhat subjective definitions of "at war" -- Korea counts but Kosovo doesn't in our analysis, for example -- we endeavored to figure out how much of each person's life has been spent with...
For the Dutch version of the Deloitte Global Mobile Consumer Survey, Deloitte asked 2000 residents of the Netherlands about their mobile phone behaviour. The respondents gave information about...
When Formula One began in 1950, cars were designed purely for speed and crash helmets were not compulsory. The sport was both new, and deadly, with 11 driver fatalities in the first...
Being a journalist can be dangerous. One journalist is killed a week on average for doing their job of bringing news and information to the public. Many more suffer other kinds of attacks, threats,...
New York City's urban forest provides numerous environmental and social benefits, and street trees compose roughly one quarter of that canopy. This map shows the distribution and biodiversity of...
Infographics are commonly mistaken as a modern invention, but they’ve actually been used to captivate and educate minds throughout history. This motion video reviews the past and present status of...
This interactive tool lets the user compare different large scale objects to the size of the blue whale to better grasp the scale of this majestic animal. Other visualisations include the whale's...
Asia is the world’s fastest-growing aviation market. But experts worry the continent is ill-equipped to handle the increasing traffic. Here are the major risks, illustrated through the course of a...
The increasing amount of data overloading us on a daily basis requires us to be more selective in how we divide our attention. Being able to quickly assess what information is relevant to you...
FlowingData explores how statisticians, designers, data scientists, and others use analysis, visualization, and exploration to understand data and ourselves.
As for me, I'm Nathan Yau and I have...
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In today’s era, collecting data is in many ways, the easy part. Making sense of data in a business context seems like a harder task. Business leaders are still anxious...
With the merging of AB InBev and SABMiller creates a brewing giant, more than one third of all beer worldwide will be produced by just one company. This interactive graphic lets the reader...
Overall, the US is relying less on coal for power. In 40 states, use of coal as a power source (as a share of all power sources) has dropped since 2004. Many of these states are increasingly...
IN PIECES IS AN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION-TURNED-STUDY INTO 30 OF THE WORLD’S MOST INTERESTING BUT UNFORTUNATELY ENDANGERED SPECIES — THEIR SURVIVAL LAYING LITERALLY, IN PIECES.