A new deadly strain of “bird flu” – coded H7N9 – has broken out in the Shanghai area of China.
Is it more deadly than H5N1? H1N1? H7N7? Or H2N2 even?
We weren’t sure. So we took a look at the data and… well, you can guess the rest.
All the data, complete list of flu strains and extra background information: http://bit.ly/KIB_influenza
As promised, our visualization of the major causes of death in the 20th Century – from disease to murder to mudslides.
Originally a 6m x 2m commission by the Wellcome Collection as a companion piece to the London exhibition: ‘Death: A Self-Portrait – The Richard Harris Collection’ (Nov 2012). The result of several weeks painstaking data-gathering and algorithmic-magic.
Now available online for your inspection.
» Download a free hi-res PDF of this image
» See the data
» See the visualization
Today is One Billion Rising protesting violence against women and rape, world-wide.
There have been a few infographics visualizing the remarkably low conviction rate for rape, compared to other crimes.
We wanted to go a step further and explore the many complex and sensitive reasons why this figure is so low.
Without these reasons, the explanations that circulate are convenient or political. The reality is much more complex.
With Russian and Chinese populace gripped by fear of the 2012 Mayan apocalypse this Friday 21st 2012, we thought it might be time to update our End of The World? infographic exploring evidence from both skeptics and believers.
The recent climate change talks in Doha have emitted a gigaton of graphs, statistics and numerical predictions.
We’ve condensed all the key numbers into a single diagram. It lays out the perils and potential effects of our global fossil fuel habit – and the urgency to balance our “carbon budget”.
» See it on the Guardian Datablog
» Examine the data for yourself: http://bit.ly/CO2gigatons
» Download a free hi-res printable PDF
Psycho-dimensional infographic for navigating the psychotherapeutic conception of the individual self and its defences.
Bad week for mega-corps. GlaxoSmithKline facing a $3 billion settlement for fraud (link) . Barclays hit with a $450 million penalty for manipulating interest rates (link).
But are these punishments proportional to the crime? After all, one company’s million-dollar fine is another corporation’s small change.
We’ve gathered and visualized the biggest corporate fines of the last seven years, not just as raw amounts, but also as a percentage of each company’s profits. That way you can see for yourself if the punishment was painful or puny…
Back in 2010 we calculated there were 74 million more women on social networks than men. We’ve had a fresh look at the data. In the age of Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram, do chicks still rule?
» See the new diagram
» See the old diagram
A brain-blending categorisation and visualisation of errors and manipulations of rhetoric and logical thinking. How many do you use?