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Illustration of 30 WNBA seasons

Celebrating 30 seasons of the WNBA, ESPN has a fun piece on the Tags: basketball , ESPN , WNBA

24 Sep 2026 5:18 pm
24 Sep 2026 4:34 pm
Biggest political donors so far

Using data from the Federal Election Commission, the Washington Post called out the Tags: donors , election , politics , Washington Post

23 Sep 2026 3:27 pm
Music generated through live freeway traffic feed

A live Caltrans feed of the southbound 101 highway in California is translated Tags: highway , music , traffic

22 Sep 2026 2:42 pm
Income and spending inequality

Continuing the four-part series on wealth inequality in America, the most recent video Tags: income , inequality , politizane

21 Sep 2026 2:57 pm
When the economy seems good in numbers but feels bad in reality

When you think about how the economy is doing these days, it can Tags: economy , perspective , Reuters

18 Sep 2026 3:51 pm
Annoying agents that ruin the internet

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

17 Sep 2026 6:54 pm
When the visual trade-offs are worth it

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

17 Sep 2026 6:36 pm
Hotter days and more of them

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

15 Sep 2026 3:17 pm
Consuming more than the Colorado River provides

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

15 Sep 2026 1:06 pm
Japan requests revision to UN-supported map

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

14 Sep 2026 9:43 pm
9/11 in Realtime

9/11 in Realtime, developed by Robbie Byrd, replays the news on the day Tags: 9/11 , news , real-time , Robbie Byrd

11 Sep 2026 10:49 pm
Wealth inequality in America, updated for 2026

In 2013, a video on U.S. wealth inequality was posted to YouTube by Tags: politizane , wealth

11 Sep 2026 3:16 pm
Cultural trends through kid drawings

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

10 Sep 2026 6:41 pm
Application of charts and data

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

10 Sep 2026 6:36 pm
Terence Tao on the paradox of solving mathematical problems

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

9 Sep 2026 1:12 pm
UN votes to support map projection that accurately shows the size of Africa

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

8 Sep 2026 1:18 pm
Form a curve, make a pot

Imagine a pottery wheel that turns clay on an axis. A potter forms Tags: curve , Karim Doueb , pottery

4 Sep 2026 12:14 am
Making a bunch of line charts

This week, I describe the many small choices one must make while working on a set of charts. Tags: behind the scenes

3 Sep 2026 6:36 pm
Logistics of fueling aircraft and feeding sailors with a limited supply chain

There are thousands of crew members aboard U.S. warships in the Middle East. Tags: Iran , logistics , New York Times , war

3 Sep 2026 3:38 pm
Observable notebooks get a rewrite

Observable, known for visualization-centric notebooks to share code, restarted fresh to adjust for Tags: notebook , Observable

2 Sep 2026 11:51 pm
India enlists 3 million people to count the full population

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

2 Sep 2026 12:52 pm
Cooling down less in the evening

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

1 Sep 2026 11:18 pm
Map of flood in Nepal

For the New York Times, Pablo Robles, Leanne Abraham, and Josh Holder mapped Tags: flood , Nepal , New York Times

31 Aug 2026 11:16 pm
Darth Vader makes the case for Flock cameras

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

31 Aug 2026 2:36 pm
A third of new webpages written with AI

It is trivial to generate bodies of text on infinite topics, so of Tags: Internet , Pew Research , writing

28 Aug 2026 3:21 pm
Visualization tools, datasets, and resources August 2026 roundup

Here is what happened in August. Tags: roundup

27 Aug 2026 6:36 pm
When politicians turned against data centers

For the Washington Post, Jeremy B. Merrill analyzed newsletters and social media posts Tags: data center , politics , Washington Post

27 Aug 2026 1:18 pm
Mathematical rivers

There is a simple law from John Hack that says the length of Tags: drainage , Quanta , rivers

26 Aug 2026 4:11 pm
Who is not working and why

Older people are working later in life and younger people are not entering the labor force as early. Tags: labor force , work

25 Aug 2026 4:35 pm
Trustworthy data visualization

Kieran Healy, a professor of sociology at Duke University, gives an enjoyable lecture Tags: Kieran Healy , trust

24 Aug 2026 4:39 pm
Steep rise in electric vehicle sales

For the New York Times, Mira Rojanasakul and Brad Plumer report on the Tags: electric vehicle , New York Times

21 Aug 2026 9:23 pm
How the U.S. national debt got to $40 trillion

When you spend more than you make, you get debt. For the Washington Tags: debt , government , revenue , spending , Washington Post

20 Aug 2026 6:46 pm
Seeing data from different perspectives

This week is about changing perspectives so we can find and visualize new insights. Tags: perspective

20 Aug 2026 6:36 pm
Google buys Spirit Airlines data in bankruptcy sale

Spirit Airlines went bankrupt for real this time, and Google bought the data. Tags: Gizmodo , Google , Spirit Airlines , training

19 Aug 2026 9:51 pm
Trillions of dollars in AI spending not in the balance sheet yet

For the Wall Street Journal, Peter Rudegeair and Peter Santilli report on the Tags: spending , technology , Wall Street Journal

19 Aug 2026 3:28 pm
Amazon buying rare books in bulk for training

Suspecting that an anonymous order of 1,000 books was headed to an AI Tags: 404 Media , Amazon , tracking , training

18 Aug 2026 1:21 pm
Tariff avoidance in solar manufacturing from China

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

17 Aug 2026 3:34 pm
Emoji usage and age generations

For NYTs the Upshot, Eve Washington, Larry Buchanan, and Claire Cain Miller examined Tags: emoji , New York Times

14 Aug 2026 2:34 pm
OpenAI accidentally makes attack bots

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

13 Aug 2026 11:11 pm
Set expectations and verify

This week, we talk flimsy results and how to work on things that build trust over content. Tags: Large Language Model , mistakes , trust

13 Aug 2026 6:36 pm
Origins of American city names

In the early 1900s, Henry Gannett cataloged the origins of city names in Tags: cities , Henry Gannett , history , names , Wall Street Journal

13 Aug 2026 2:39 pm
Where to see the total solar eclipse in Europe

The last total solar eclipse over Europe was in 1999. One will be Tags: eclipse , Europe , Reuters

12 Aug 2026 5:32 am
Eclipse path in Europe

A total eclipse path is passing through Europe this week. The New York Tags: eclipse , Europe , New York Times

11 Aug 2026 12:47 pm
Flock wanted to tap dashcams in rideshare vechicles to add to surveillance data

To augment its network of license plate readers, surveillance company Flock drew up Tags: 404 Media , Flock , privacy , rideshare

10 Aug 2026 2:47 pm
Mapping rooftops after an earthquake

For sheets.works, Akash Wadhwani visualized the mapping efforts of volunteers after an earthquake Tags: Akash Wadhwani , buildings , earthquake , OpenStreetMap

7 Aug 2026 12:44 pm
Flowing into the future

This is issue No. 400 of the Process. Four hundred. It only took me eight years. Tags: future , past , present

7 Aug 2026 1:50 am