Melissa was the strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica, and the country was…Tags: Bloomberg, Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica, satellite imagery | Continue reading
For the New York Tiems, Jacqueline Gu and Cade Metz break down the…Tags: finance, New York Times, OpenAI | Continue reading
From Bloomberg: China’s exports unexpectedly contracted in October as global demand failed to…Tags: Bloomberg, China, export, trade | Continue reading
Jer Thorp visualized 10,151 species of birds as feathers, with colors based on…Tags: birds, color, Jer Thorp | Continue reading
At the beginning of this year, most people probably had little awareness or…Tags: New York Times, tariff, trade | Continue reading
The U.S. is buying a lot less from China this year, but China…Tags: China, export, tariff, trading | Continue reading
This week is about highlighting differences and visualizing characteristics over the data itself.Tags: characteristics, difference, focus | Continue reading
The administration aims to make it harder to claim disability insurance. Eli Hager,…Tags: health, insurance, ProPublica | Continue reading
In May, NOAA’s disaster database was canceled because it is related to climate.…Tags: Climate Central, database, Grist, NOAA | Continue reading
Women and men tend to spend their days differently in the United States. Varying responsibilities and priorities will do that.Tags: time use | Continue reading
Peter Oppenheimer, the chief global equity strategist for Goldman Sachs, points to the…Tags: bubbles, Financial Times, Goldman Sachs, investments, stocks | Continue reading
For the Washington Post, Travis M. Andrews, Jeremy B. Merrill, and Shelly Tan…Tags: Kennedy Center, sales, tickets, Washington Post | Continue reading
During the Camp Mystic flooding, radio communication issues may have contributed to the…Tags: Camp Mystic, coverage, Motorola, New York Times | Continue reading
The Community Geography Lab in Ohio organized a mapping project for Kent residents…Tags: history, Kent | Continue reading
Based on estimates from health research group KFF, Margot Sanger-Katz and Alicia Parlapiano,…Tags: cost, government, healthcare, shutdown | Continue reading
For Bloomberg, Jarrell Dillard and Michael Sasso report on the effects of the…Tags: Bloomberg, Bureau of Labor Statistics, government, shutdown, uncertainty | Continue reading
Todd Feathers, for Wired, reports on Alpha School, an education system for children…Tags: education, optimization, Wired | Continue reading
This is the good stuff for October.Tags: roundup | Continue reading
Alina Birjuk collected croissants around the city: I got a push into starting…Tags: Alina Birjuk, collection, croissant, food | Continue reading
NBA basketball players, most notably Terry Rozier, were arrested for illegal sports betting.…Tags: cheating, gambling, sports, USA Today | Continue reading
Science Friday had mathematician Paulina Rowińska as guest to talk maps. It’s easy…Tags: geography, Paulina Rowińska, projections, Science Friday | Continue reading
Various shields are designed to block specific forces or mechanisms. For example, armor…Tags: humor, matrix, shields, xkcd | Continue reading
As fashion changes, so do the colors used each season. Sarah Constantin likes…Tags: clothes, color, fashion, Sarah Constantin, Vogue | Continue reading
Emanuel Maiberg for 404 Media: Miller said that in May 2025 Wikipedia noticed…Tags: 404 Media, bot, Internet, Wikipedia | Continue reading
For those who can’t get enough of bird migrations, the Guardian shows the…Tags: birds, flight, Guardian, migration | Continue reading
Here is how middle-income varies across the states and the country overall, by household size.Tags: income, middle class | Continue reading
The federal government is stuck and noise is currently beating signal. It's confusing. The two are usually flipped around these parts.Tags: noise, signal | Continue reading
Declarations have been made, but there’s not enough data yet to make such…Tags: estimation, inflation, Washington Post | Continue reading
For the Washington Post’s Department of Data, Andrew Van Dam looks at historical…Tags: cost, Department of Data, house, inflation | Continue reading
While the government shutdown pauses data about the United States, other countries feel…Tags: government, Reuters, shutdown, uncertainty | Continue reading
It’s very easy to ignore what happens before and behind-the-scenes when you enter…Tags: generative, human, system | Continue reading
For Governing, Jule Pattison-Gordon on how librarians are handling the slop trying to…Tags: Governing, library, slop | Continue reading
From WikiProject AI Cleanup, a guide on spotting fake writing on Wikipedia. This…Tags: fake, Wikipedia, writing | Continue reading
The rapper Curtis Jackson became 50 Cent a couple of decades ago, but…Tags: 50 Cent, Brian Moore, humor, inflation | Continue reading
Om Malik interviewed Rodney Brooks, the founder of iRobot and former director of…Tags: future, iRobot, Om Malik, robot, Rodney Brooks | Continue reading
The cost of living varies across the United States, depending on what you're buying. See the differences in this chart.Tags: cost, spending | Continue reading
This week we sort the dots and look closer at the things we can control.Tags: interaction, sorting | Continue reading
There’s been a lot going on and we almost forget that the federal…Tags: funding, government, New York Times, shutdown | Continue reading
For the Washington Post, Craig Whitlock, Lisa Rein, and Caitlin Gilbert examine court…Tags: disability, fraud, Veterans Affairs, Washington Post | Continue reading
When there is an excess of solar energy during the day, it can…Tags: batteries, energy, Financial Times, solar | Continue reading
The cost of driving an electric vehicle varies by where you charge and…Tags: cost, electric vehicle, Francesca Paris, Upshot | Continue reading
The big AI companies are making deals with each other, promising and distributing…Tags: Bloomberg, business, funding | Continue reading
Everyone loves reading about millionaires who don’t have enough liquidity to buy things,…Tags: Bloomberg, income, millionaire, spending | Continue reading
Parlays in sports betting are booming and people are losing billions of dollars…Tags: betting, parlay, sports, uncertainty, Washington Post | Continue reading
Kurzgesagt, popular for illustrative explainer videos on YouTube, describes the current situation with…Tags: Internet, Kurzgesagt, misinformation | Continue reading
Hi everyone. Nathan here. I write to you from the United States, where…Tags: Ben Shneiderman, details, patterns | Continue reading
Our World in Data compared causes of death in the United States against…Tags: mortality, news, Our World in Data | Continue reading
Matthew Inman, the cartoonist who illustrates The Oatmeal, breaks down his feelings towards…Tags: art, Oatmeal | Continue reading