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Terence Tao has become the unofficial spokesperson for the future of mathematics. Elisabeth Tags: math , New York Times , OpenAI , Terence Tao

Mathematician and Cornell professor Steven Strogatz was a guest on NYTs Daily podcast Tags: math , New York Times , purpose , Steven Strogatz

This week, we switch the chart defaults to non-defaults. Tags: creativity , default

If your electricity provider is an investor-owned company, its likely youre paying more Tags: Bloomberg , cost , electricity

Results from the Survey of Consumer Finances for 2025 were recently released, which means it is time for another rendition of seeing who has a higher net worth. Tags: net worth , wealth

Stephen Follows counted the number of shots in movies, from 1920 through 2025. Tags: movies , shots , Stephen Follows

This is really going to surprise you, but the wealthy people in the Tags: rich , Wall Street Journal , wealth

In reference to the xkcd comic that illustrates the internet as a stack Tags: Internet , open-source , sheets.works

The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery published a Tags: database , Guardian , Legacies of British Slavery , slavery

Data for Progress compared social activities among American adults in 1995 against 2026. Tags: Data for Progress , social

A population pyramid shows the age distribution of a population, usually with counts Tags: Karim Doueb , population , world

This week is about helping data stand out in the land of many points. Tags: attention , contrast

Duncan Bradley made a zine of one-liners from data visualization folks. It is Tags: Duncan Bradley , guide

Over summer break, MIT installed over 500 AI-enabled surveillance cameras around campus. In Tags: camera , MIT , privacy

This week is about finding your way by getting lost in the data. Tags: creativity , process

Jane Wickline impersonated Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for Saturday Night Lives Weekend Update. Tags: Dario Amodei , doom , humor , Jane Wickline , Saturday Night Live

For 404 Media, Jason Koebler collated the dumb emails they receive from dumb Tags: 404 Media , annoying , bot , email

This week, there were a lot of trade-offs between utility and aesthetics. How do you find the balance? Tags: trade-off

Summer 2026 is likely the hottest summer on record since 1895. The NYT Tags: climate change , heat , New York Times

The Colorado River is at risk due to drought and states using more Tags: Colorado River , consumption , drought , Reuters , water

The United Nations voted to support the Equal Area map projection, which more Tags: cartography , Guardian , Japan , world

Riley Walz charted drawing trends on student art portfolio Artsonia. Kids shape culture, Tags: Artsonia , drawing , Riley Walz , trends

This week is about adapting our visualization workflow as the tools change dramatically. Tags: analysis , tools

Mathematician Terence Tao, a 2006 Fields Medal winner and professor at UCLA, discusses Tags: Big Think , math , paradox , Terence Tao

Last year, the African Union pushed for wider adoption of the Equal Area Tags: Africa , area , cartography , Guardian , projections

Due to Covid, Indias census count is overdue by five years. But theyre Tags: Bloomberg , census , India , population

The summer of 2026 will most likely be the hottest summer on record Tags: global warming , temperature , Washington Post

Flock Safety has been getting some hate lately, because as it turns out, Tags: Darth Vader , Flock , privacy

To avoid heavy solar tariffs, China allegedly moved manufacturing to other countries. When Tags: Bloomberg , China , solar , tariff

Multiple bots exploited a vulnerability in OpenAIs security system to gain internet access. Tags: attack , bot , OpenAI