Tiger bones, bear bile, and pangolin scales

Tiger bones, bear bile, and pangolin scales

Breaking down traditional Chinese medicine

By | Posted July 1, 2011

Visualizing the Invisible Lines

Visualizing the Invisible Lines

Conservation biologists graphically map interactions between species

By | Posted September 24, 2010

On the Importance of Inflation in Infographics

On the Importance of Inflation in Infographics

Adjust for inflation, even for relatively recent figures

By | Posted June 17, 2010

World’s 500 Fastest Supercomputers in Just 600×300 Pixels

World’s 500 Fastest Supercomputers in Just 600×300 Pixels

The BBC displays 59 pages of supercomputing statistics on one-third of a page.

By | Posted June 1, 2010

John Snow’s Maps of the Broad Street Cholera Outbreak

John Snow’s Maps of the Broad Street Cholera Outbreak

An early example of data visualization’s power

By | Posted May 26, 2010

Supplement This!

Supplement This!

For $23 billion a year, Americans must be getting a lot out of dietary supplements! Right?

By | Posted March 20, 2010

Calling on Statistics

Calling on Statistics

Why we might want to rethink our math education priorities

By | Posted February 12, 2010