9 Best Articles in 2020
The Washington Post
Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve”
The Washington Post
7 min read · 1274 saves · Mar 14th
The New York Times
How the Virus Got Out
The New York Times
7 min read · 903 saves · Mar 22nd · We analyzed the movements of hundreds of millions of people to show why the most extensive travel restrictions to stop an outbreak in human history haven’t been enough.
TNW
Google launches animation tool so you can turn boring data into cool GIFs
TNW
2 min read · 553 saves · From 2017 · Google has launched a new animation tool to help you breathe life into data by turning boring number charts into cool GIF illustrations.
students.brown.edu
Seeing Theory
students.brown.edu
520 saves · From 2017 · A visual introduction to probability and statistics.
mkorostoff.github.io
Wealth, shown to scale
mkorostoff.github.io
518 saves · Apr 28th · Wealth inequality in the United States is out of control. Here we visualize the issue in a unique way.
The New York Times
How the Virus Won
The New York Times
3 min read · 514 saves · Jun 25th · Invisible outbreaks sprang up everywhere. The United States ignored the warning signs. We reconstructed how the epidemic spun out of control.
medium.com
39 studies about human perception in 30 minutes — Medium
medium.com
20+ min read · 421 saves · From 2016 · These are my speaker notes from a talk I gave at OpenVis in April 2016. Originally this talk was supposed to be called “Everything we know…
FiveThirtyEight
2020 Election Forecast
FiveThirtyEight
~14 min read · 415 saves · Aug 12th · Latest forecast of the 2020 presidential election between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden by Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight
Nicky Case
What Happens Next? COVID-19 Futures, Explained With Playable Simulations
Nicky Case
~17 min read · 407 saves · May 1st · an interactive guide
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Our World in Data
4 min read · 179 saves · Dec 11th · Who we spend time with evolves across our lifetimes. In adolescence we spend the most time with our parents, siblings, and friends; as we enter adulthood we spend more time with our co-workers,…
Vox
2020 in 20 charts
Vox
9 min read · 147 saves · Dec 15th · Rani Molla · From voting to vaccines and from protests to pets, a look at 2020’s biggest trends.
The New York Times
Who Gets to Breathe Clean Air in New Delhi?
The New York Times
~14 min read · 135 saves · Dec 17th · We measured how much air pollution two children, Monu and Aamya, breathed for a day to see how much inequality makes a difference.
Our World in Data
The world’s energy problem: Without cheap, safe, low-carbon energy sources at scale we are stuck between the…
Our World in Data
~12 min read · 112 saves · Dec 10th · The world faces two energy problems: most of our energy production still produces greenhouse gas emissions, and hundreds of millions lack access to energy entirely.
Maarten Lambrechts
The list of 2020 visualization lists
Maarten Lambrechts
1 min read · 108 saves · Dec 21st · The year in visual stories, graphics maps and satellite images
The New York Times
How the Economy Is Actually Doing, in 9 Charts
The New York Times
7 min read · 104 saves · Dec 17th · Ella Koeze · The unemployment rate doesn't tell the whole story. We talked to a panel of economists to find out what other measures can shed light on whether we're in a short-term crisis — or the start of a long…
The New York Times
Opinion | Why Is Publishing So White?
The New York Times
9 min read · 82 saves · Dec 11th · New data shows the extent of the book industry’s race problem.
XKCD Comic
2020 Election Map
XKCD Comic
78 saves · Dec 16th · This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. This means you're free to copy and share these comics (but not to sell them). More details.
FiveThirtyEight
The 40 Weirdest (And Best) Charts We Made In This Long, Strange Year
FiveThirtyEight
2 min read · 73 saves · Dec 21st · Over the course of 2020, FiveThirtyEight’s visual journalists covered a historic election, an unprecedented year in sports, a raging pandemic and an economy in …
Our World in Data
How do people across the world spend their time and what does this tell us about living…
Our World in Data
5 min read · 58 saves · Dec 8th · Just how similar are the daily activities of people across the world?Differences in the way we spend time give us meaningful perspectives on living conditions, economic opportunities and general well…
