The horrific school shooting in Uvalde, Texas two weeks ago that took the lives of 19 children and two teachers has, once again, brought to the foreground the policymaking stalement to address the causes of mass shootings. At this point,…
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With more than 200 guests and eight seasons of episodes, the PolicyViz Podcast is one of the longest-running data visualization podcasts around. You can support the show by downloading and listening, following the work of my guests, and sharing the…
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When journalist Nick Faris wrote last year that if Alexander Ovechkin catches Wayne Gretzy’s lifetime goal-scoring record, it could be credited to his “massive edge in OT goals,” I knew it was a bad take. First off, Ovi’s 24 goals…
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Comparing individual athletes across eras is basically impossible (except for Tom Brady, of course). There are changes in rules and equipment, strategy, player training and nutrition, and more that makes comparing one player’s performance 50 years ago to another player’s…
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If you attended the Data Visualization Society’s (DVS) Outlier conference a couple of weeks ago, you probably heard that they are going to host the Information is Beautiful Awards (IIB) competition going forward. The IIB awards started in 2012 (but…
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A colleague recently asked me for any publicly available, free resources they might use to up their data visualization game. There’s obviously a great big world out there of great resources to help you on your way to being an…
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We all know that color is a very powerful part of the data communicator’s toolkit. As Maureen Stone once wrote, “[c]olor used well can enhance and clarify a presentation. Color used poorly will obscure, muddle and confuse.” There is a…
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Not-so-long time ago, in our own galaxy, programmers, coders, and designers wrestled for dominion over the world of data visualization. They argued over base code and usability, drop-down menus vs coding, and whether they should be based on the desktop…
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A couple of months ago, I served as a judge for one of my daughter’s high school debate tournaments. The tournament was virtual, so it didn’t have quite the same (frenetic) energy that the in-person events have, but it was…
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I saw this really nice tile grid map with slope charts from Philip Bump in the Washington Post a few weeks ago. It shows changes in COVID-19 cases (per 1,000 residents) and deaths (per 100,000 residents) at three points during…
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