Daily number of people aged under 18 detained by ICE: Sept 2023 to Oct 2025
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Right-wing content twice as likely to be shown to new X (twitter) users as left-wing or neutral content
Right-wing content twice as likely to be shown to new X (twitter) users as left-wing or politically neutral content
Extreme Poverty Fell Sharply Worldwide – Even Excluding China
Extreme Poverty Fell Sharply Worldwide - Even Excluding China
Women’s Political Power: Number of Countries that Have Had a Women Head of State or Government
Women's Political Power: Number of Countries that Have Had a Women Head of State or Government
Comparing Oil Production Per Day with Oil Reserves, by Country, 2024
Comparing Oil Production Per Day with Oil Reserves, by Country, 2024
ChatGPT Use Drops Off During Summer Months (2025)
ChatGPT Use Dropped Off in Summer Months. What's caused this summer slump? What does typical usage look like for different points in the year, and what factors might impact that?
Share of US University Degrees Going To Women (1870 – 2020)
Share of US University Degrees Going To Women (1870 - 2020)graph by StaDaFa; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Statistics_Data_Facts, “Share Of University Degrees Going To Women.” StaDaFa.com: January 2023. Data Sources: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Earned Degrees Conferred,… Continue reading Share of US University Degrees Going To Women (1870 – 2020)
Smoking increases the risk of death for many causes
Smoking increases the risk of death for many causesgraph by Saloni Dattani/Our World in Data; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Dattani, Saloni. "Smoking increases the risk of death for many causes." Our World in Data BlueSky: July 2, 2025.Also… Continue reading Smoking increases the risk of death for many causes
Political ideology of US 18 to 29 year olds, by gender
Political ideology of US 18 to 29 year olds, by gendergraph by Carter Sherman/The Guardian; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Sherman, Carter. "Young women are the most progressive group in American history. Young men are checked out." The Guardian:… Continue reading Political ideology of US 18 to 29 year olds, by gender
Canadian Voter Turnout by Province, 2004 – 2021
Canadian Voter Turnout by Province, 2004 - 2021graph by Elections Canada; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (suggested by Aleda Klassen) (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Elections Canada (elections.ca): Turnout by Province and Territory Data Source: Elections Canada (elections.ca): Turnout by Province and Territory Additional… Continue reading Canadian Voter Turnout by Province, 2004 – 2021
U.S. Presidential Election Results as Percentage of Voter-Eligible Population, 1976-2024
[OC] U.S. Presidential Election Results as Percentage of Voter-Eligible Population, 1976-2024graph by Peter Sylwester; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (suggested by Sara Rezvi) (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: stacked bar graph Visualization Source: Sylwester, Peter. "[OC] U.S. Presidential Election Results as Percentage of Voter-Eligible Population, 1976-2024." Reddit: April… Continue reading U.S. Presidential Election Results as Percentage of Voter-Eligible Population, 1976-2024
Extreme Poverty, by region (1990-2017)
Extreme Poverty, by region (1990 - 2017)graph from Patricia Smith/New York Times Upfront, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: stacked area graph Visualization Source: Smith, Patricia and Brooke Ross. "Out of Poverty." Scholastic Junior: May 2022.Smith, Patricia. "Can We End Extreme Poverty?" New York… Continue reading Extreme Poverty, by region (1990-2017)
US Presidential Pardons and Acts of Clemency, 1945-2025
US Presidential Pardons and Acts of Clemency, 1945-2025graph by Mike Wendling/BBC, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: double bar graph Visualization Source: Wendling, Mike. "Freed Capitol riot ringleaders regroup - and vow 'retribution'." BBC News: January 22, 2025. Data Source: US Justice Department and… Continue reading US Presidential Pardons and Acts of Clemency, 1945-2025
Type of Worker (In Person, Hybrid, or Remote) in the US by Education Level
Type of Worker (In Person, Hybrid, or Remote) in the US by Education Levelgraph by Ben Casselman, Emma Goldberg and Ella Koeze/NY Times, slow reveal by Jeremy Knight (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: mosaic plot (infographic), frequency graph Visualization Source: Casselman, Ben, Emma Goldberg, and Ella Koeze. "Who… Continue reading Type of Worker (In Person, Hybrid, or Remote) in the US by Education Level
The Impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on Black Voter Registration in the South
How did the Voting Rights Act of 1986 impact Black voter registration in Southern states?
Mega-Farming in the US (Iowa’s raising more pigs on fewer, bigger farms)
Iowa raises more pigs on commercial farms than any other state in the US. And, increasingly, these pigs are being raised on mega-farms. How does this impact the US?
Homelessness Rate by Country, 2023
How many people experience homelessness at any given time? Why is the problem more visible in some countries than in others?
US States with Stricter Gun Laws Have Fewer Gun Deaths
What is the correlation between gun laws and firearms deaths in US States?
Inflation Across Fast Food Chains from 2014 to 2024
How have fast food prices risen over the last ten years?
At a Global Level, Income Inequality is Estimating to Have Improved Since 2000
Why is income inequality decreasing at a global level, when we have so many new billionaires?