1. Geography by Ptolemy, AD 150 Claudius Ptolemy a Greek scientist, developed a treatise on cartography, containing detailed, innovative maps of the world based on the knowledge accumulated in the Roman Empire. It was highly influential on later works in cartography and the geographical knowledge in Europe and the Middle East as well as modern cartography. … Continue reading 10 most influential data visualizations of all times
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Visualizing the elections: a deeper look at polls data
This is not an attempt to predict the outcome of the elections the world's eyes are on right now. I have been proven wrong before and abandoned this endeavor since. But I could not walk by publicly available data from a national poll and not mine it for more insights. The reports in the media … Continue reading Visualizing the elections: a deeper look at polls data
Gendered: Girls’ life vs Boys’ life magazines
"Gendered" is a new series of posts which look at gender stereotypes with data. The goal is to expose the stereotypes and equip people with tools that will help recognize them in everyday life. Because they are everywhere. Really. A few months ago a friend posted a picture that was traversing the internets a couple … Continue reading Gendered: Girls’ life vs Boys’ life magazines
Why is Florida doing better than New York? The factors affecting the spread of COVID-19
Many people are wondering why New York is taking such a heavy hit while in states like Florida or California COVID-19 spreads much slower. After all California has as much tourism and immigration and in Florida the population is older and the quarantine was announced later. What is going on? What really affects the spread … Continue reading Why is Florida doing better than New York? The factors affecting the spread of COVID-19
Are we good at sheltering in place? And is it working? A deeper look at new data from Google
Recently, Google released Mobility reports based on Google maps data, that show changes in different types of activities such as shopping and park visits during shelter-in-place. This data provided an opportunity to understand how we are doing and if what we are doing is working. Below, I describe a combined analysis of two data sources: … Continue reading Are we good at sheltering in place? And is it working? A deeper look at new data from Google
Coronavirus crystal ball: predicting the effects of the pandemic
Coronavirus crystal ball is not about modelling the progression of the disease, there are many models already out there, but rather guesstimating what social and economic changes we will experience a year from now as a consequence of the pandemic. And it's not really based on data (gasp), ok maybe some data, but mostly rooted … Continue reading Coronavirus crystal ball: predicting the effects of the pandemic
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