Patrick James
If you have a spare hour, then feast your eyes on Geoff McGhee's video documentary "Journalism in the Age of Data," which explores the exciting potential and occasional pitfalls of modern data visualization.
(Spoiler warning, our Vampire Energy collaboration with Nigel Holmes makes an appearance early on.)
Thanks, Peter!
Tim Berners-Lee believes data is the future of journalism. It might also be the future of the humanities. Reading (code) just became fundamental.
See excellent infographics from 2010 on the Gulf oil spill, America's changing driving habits, and the evolution of privacy on Facebook.
The designer Leonardo Aranda drew up this colorful chart showing how teams advanced through the NCAA basketball tournament between 1985 and...
In order to explain data visualization, Ffunction created this truly meta, complex venn diagram. Our hats are off to them.
The founder of fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot, has died. His work allows us to measure things like clouds, and to make some kick ass art!
The smartphone has facilitated connections with people around the world—and complicated our relationships with people sitting right in front of us.
A massive six-volume culinary opus makes a strong case for a little science to go with your cooking.
Colony explores the plight of bees through one family and a cast of beekeepers. Watch the trailer.
The image above features one full issue from every five years of Popular Science's publication, from 1882 to 2007.
Last month we held a contest asking people to design an infographic about the earthquake in Haiti. The results were astounding. After the contest...
“But Claire killed Steven yesterday,” said the pastor at the 200-year-old church. The oldest operational church in the state of...
In "An Affair to Remember," Slate writer Melinda Henneberger chronicles the tragic and harrowing love story of an 82 year-old woman and a 95...
This is the first entry in a new series exploring filmmaking for social good. Still frame above from October Country. The films October Country...
Using new technology and social media sites like Twitter and YouTube, a group of documentarians is creating a history of the revolutions.
While acknowledging the discrepancy between the populism of the movie-going public and the elitism of most movie-reviewing critics, Erik...
This is part eight of Stiv Wilson's tour to better understand how plastic ends up in the ocean. Read the previous installments here. I’m...
Last week, the city of New York launched "A software application competition to make New York City more transparent and accountable, and an easier...
The conservative pundit Michelle Malkin, who had previously joked about a countdown to a print media bailout, is currently cringing in response to...
