Cops are using secret cellphone trackers nationwide to collect cellphone data—especially in poor, black neighborhoods.

Forest fires is an important problem that affects both the natural and built environment as well as the inhabitants of these areas in various ways. Forest fires, which can occur as a result of...

The first massive open online course, or MOOC, launched in September 2008 at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Via the web, anyone could attend the class on learning theory, and 2,000 people...

For background color, I chose "red, black, white", which describe "blood, death, angel respectively. Then, the red line in the top of the picture looks like the flow of blood. Most importantly, the...

A look into how we listen to music has changed since the 1970s with the introduction of new music formats.

Studies have shown that the stress associated with particular negative events like divorce, moving, unemployment, big financial loss, major illness/death of a loved one, can have an impact on life...

This is our thinking about the different physique of the medical system. We see the medical system as a capsule of innumerable human social developments. In our view, human beings are bound by...

Created for a Cannes Lions panel—where Adam Bly, Spotify's VP Data, interviewed burlesque performer Dita Von Teese—this visualization shows how your music streaming habits offer a window into who...

This fast-paced, data visualization-themed game consists of 31 cards with 6 chart icons on each. There is one and exactly one identical chart icon on any two cards. It’s up to you to find the...

What role did the neighborhood you grew up in have in shaping your economic opportunities? Author Aaron Williams tells a data story about migration, community, and returning to your roots through...

The US holds only 5% of the world’s population but 25% of the world’s prisoners. Was it the war on drugs? Mandatory minimums? How we got here – the global leader in incarceration – is one of the...

This poster explores the disciplines or professions of creators and theorists who marked the history of data visualization. In the 18th and 19th century, visualizing data is used for thinking...

A visualization showing ages of buildings in Ljubljana on an interactive map. Accompanied by an animation showing the evolution of the same city between years 1500 and 2013.

Are you a figure skater or more of a bobsled-type? Take our quiz to find the best Winter Olympic sport for you.

The 456 characters below all have one thing in common: They're dead. Before the “Game of Thrones” Season 5 premiere, The Washington Post took a look back and noted every on-screen death from the...

Originally held at Olympia in Greece between the 8th century BC and the 4th century AD, the Olympic Games returned in 1896 after a 1500 year hiatus. A few sports have been featured on every...

Mass shootings have increased by 57% in the last 3 years compared over the past 6 years. The US had 7 mass shootings in 2019, 12 in 2018 and 11 in 2017. In 3 years there have been a total of 30...

Video: https://youtu.be/jyLcPbLqZoQ Data: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center. 2009: ETOPO1 1 Arc-Minute Global Relief Model. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Accessed...

After mass shooting events, much debate centers around Americans’ relatively easy access to guns.

The concept behind these two data arts pieces is quite simple. I find it remarkable that we rarely celebrate parenting milestones to the same extent that we celebrate birthdays. For me the journey...

This piece is my re-envisioning of how we visualise humanitarian disasters like COVID-19. Given the rapidly growing nature of India's outbreak, I decided to draw attention to both its magnitude and...

Russian stacking dolls are known in their homeland as matryoshka, which means "little matrons". Here the coaches of each of the World Cup teams are transformed into little matrons to show their...

The special project "ISS: Iconic Service to Science" is the most extensive history of the emergence and development of the International Space Station. You can understand how much the station has...

A beautiful way to visualise which funders are supporting the growth of user-led organisations.

How did candidates spend their money in the 2016 US Election cycle? Data from the FEC

The epidemic of a new coronavirus infection occurred suddenly for the whole world. On March 11, 2020, the WHO Director-General defined the situation with the spread of a new coronavirus infection...

We mapped last month’s #1 songs in 3,000 places. See where songs dominate across the globe

This work is the first visual atlas that offers a wide overview about the phenomena included under the notion of water grabbing. Stealing, limiting, disrupting or interfering local communities...

A record number of women now use contraception. The latest figures from the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs show 64% of married and cohabiting women used modern or traditional...