Last month I talked about how the initial high of being able to capture and manipulate large volumes of data is fading and that we are collectively looking toward what is coming next. A significant ...

When sketched quickly over coffee, genetic mutations are often drawn as a linear string of nucleotides, and one pen stroke alters one or several of those nucleotides. An epigenomic quick-sketch is ...

Visualizing time series data is often the first step in observing trends that can guide time series modeling and analysis. As time series data analysis becomes more essential in applications across ...

Overview: Fair scales, readable colours, and simple layouts help audiences understand information quickly.Clean data and ...

Data visualization is the front line of data analysis. It involves presenting data in a way that is understandable and useful. In this article, we delve into one of the most potent tools for data ...

Healthcare institutions have access to large amounts of patient data, but oftentimes it is so complex and disorganized that they spend more time managing their data than analyzing and actually using ...

When an engineering colleague of mine (95% of my immediate surroundings) emailed me a link this past week, I thought for sure it was for a YouTube video. This link was different though, in that it ...

Geoff McGhee is a journalist and data visualizer at Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the American West. Data Points is a new series where we explore the world of data visualization, ...

Developed by MIT Media Lab and Deloitte, Data USA delivers interactive JavaScript visualizations of thousands of public data sets on jobs, income, education, and health If you hadn’t noticed, this is ...