Wonders of Google Street View
You know those funny or weird screenshots from Google Street View that enter your feed every now and then? Sometimes there’s an odd-looking building or a person in a puzzling…
✚ Eggtastic Graph
Welcome to issue #224 of The Process, where we look closer at how the charts get made. I’m Nathan Yau, and this week I’m reminded to not treat every data…
Sankey diagrams to show change in opinion
For Bloomberg, Joe Mayes, Andre Tartar, and Demetrios Pogkas show shifts in public opinion in the UK, based on Bloomberg UK’s Levelling Up Scorecard. I’m into the gradients to show…
Shifts in time on the Doomsday Clock
The Doomsday Clock is a metaphorical clock that symbolizes a catastrophic end to the planet due to human self-destruction. Midnight represents an event and the time represents the “minutes” away…
Power BI Datamart – January 2023 Feature Summary
Welcome to the January 2023 updates on Power BI Datamarts. This month, we’ve added a variety of new features based on your votes on ideas.powerbi.com. There’s more to explore, as…
Evolution of George Santos’ biography
George Santos, currently a U.S. representative, seems to lie about his background and qualifications. Someone will look into the details, show that they’re questionable, and the Santos story changes. For…
Stripper earnings tracked over four years
Reddit user nerdydancing tracked her earnings on each shift for four years. If any dataset promised stories behind each data point, it is probably this one. Tags: income, stripper Source:…
Battling plant extinction
In a story about how scientists are using drones to fight plant extinction, Reuters Graphics uses a blend of video, illustration, and statistical graphics. I like the part in the…
Generating music from text
Researchers at Google built a model that generates music based on brief text descriptions: We introduce MusicLM, a model generating high-fidelity music from text descriptions such as “a calming violin…