About that one-year decline in life expectancy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report that said lifeTags: CDC, coronavirus, life expectancy
Social distancing when we‘re back in the office
For Reuters, Sarah Slobin and Feilding Cage imagine life back at the officeTags: coronavirus, Feilding Cage, Reuters, Sarah Slobin, social distancing, work
Cooling Gulf Stream
This is quite a dive by Moises Velasquez-Manoff and Jeremy White for TheTags: climate, Gulf Stream, Jeremy White, Moises Velasquez-Manoff, New York Times, ocean
Schools should open their windows for ventilation
As schools begin to reopen, The New York Times illustrates why classrooms shouldTags: coronavirus, New York Times, school
500,000 lives lost, an individual scale
The United States passed the half million mark for confirmed Covid-19 deaths. It‘sTags: coronavirus, deaths, Reuters, scale
Scale of the pandemic compared to the past
While we‘re on the topic of scale, The New York Times plotted weeklyTags: coronavirus, deaths, New York Times
Make Bad Charts The Process 128
Everyone‘s a beginner at some point.Tags: beginners, learning
How Much Minimum Wage Changed in Each State
Minimum wage has increased over the years, but by how much depends on where you live.Tags: minimum wage, work
How Spending Changed for Different Income Groups
I compared spending in 1996 against the most recent spending estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Tags: spending
Definition of an algorithm
Oftentimes we see algorithms referenced in various contexts, but the definition of anTags: algorithm, Kristian Lum
How that iceberg would really float
A common depiction of an iceberg is one that has a short headTags: float, iceberg
Introducing a New Course on Mapping Geographic Data in R, with ggplot2
I‘m happy to announce a new course on mapping geographic data in R,Tags: course, ggplot2, R
Bird flight patterns captured through long-exposure photography
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