Titanic: Behind the numbers
Wednesday, April 25th, 02012
100 years ago, the RMS Titanic set of on her maiden voyage only to strike tragedy two days later. If we look at the passenger list, what sort of additional information can be gleaned from the data?
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Monday, December 13th, 02010
There are several algorithms out there to programatically generate a color from text, but this takes it one step further and generates a color based on a physical location.
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Monday, June 28th, 02010
Using geonames’ free data set and a few quick lines of scripting, it was possible to convert a table of boring data in to a sovereign country. Even on a blank page, the borders are distinctly visible without the need to draw them explicitly.
Read more about Geonames MapsAda Lovelace Day: Florence Nightingale
Wednesday, March 24th, 02010
March 24th is Ada Lovelace day with the intent of highlighting the achievements of women in technology. My contribution to this effort is an article about Florence Nightingale and her invention of visualizations and methods to improve the health and lives of everyone.
Read more about Ada Lovelace Day: Florence NightingalePie charts and other circular visualizations
Monday, July 20th, 02009
Pie charts were first created by Scottish polyglot William Playfair in his 01801 publication of “Commercial and Political Atlas and Statistical Breviary”. We’ve come along way in understanding visual complexity, but still the inefficient pie chart continues to be used.
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