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Deforestation and increased risk of outbreaks

For ProPublica, Al Shaw, Irena Hwang, and Caroline Chen explain the increased risk of spreading disease when there are fewer trees and physical barriers in between people: The implications of…

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✚ Narrow Audience

Welcome to issue #231 of The Process, where we look closer at how the charts get made. I’m Nathan Yau, and this week I’m thinking about communicating data to as…

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What Are ChatGPT and Its Friends?

ChatGPT, or something built on ChatGPT, or something that’s like ChatGPT, has been in the news almost constantly since ChatGPT was opened to the public in November 2022. What is…

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Single Parents

In the 1950s, less than 10% of families with children were single-parent. In 2022, among families with children, 31% were single-parent — more than three times as common. Read More…

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Fake sugars in your food

For The Washington Post, Anahad O’Connor, Aaron Steckelberg, and Laura Reiley visually describe the use of artificial sweeteners in so-called healthy foods. Like with their piece on coffee versus tea,…

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Explore new capabilities in Microsoft Power BI at the Microsoft Business Applications Launch Event

Businesses today are constantly facing new and bigger challenges. Technology is diversifying and evolving faster than ever to address these issues, giving industries across the board a growing number of…

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Curiously timed stock trades by ultra-wealthy

Continuing an analysis of IRS records, Robert Faturechi and Ellis Simani for ProPublica delve into the timing of executives trading stock in partners and competitors: The Medpace executive is among…

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Power BI Metrics: Hierarchies performance tips

Top 5 tips for improving performance of hierarchies in Power BI Metrics Source: PowerBI

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Past and present California drought severity

It’s been raining a lot here in California, which is helpful, because most of the state has been in severe drought for the past few years. However, the current aging…

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On-premises data gateway March release

Welcome to March! We have an updated version of the on-premises data gateway, compatible with the March version of PBI Desktop. Source: PowerBI