Why are European heat waves so much deadlier than similar temperatures in the US?
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Crewed (and Uncrewed) Missions to Space by Russia, the US, and China (1961 – 2026)
Crewed (and Uncrewed) Missions to Space by Russia, the US, and China (1961 - 2026)graph from Space Stats Online & Julia Wendling/Jennifer West; slow reveal by Jenna Laib Type of Graph: stacked bar graph Purpose This slow reveal is designed to support analysis and discussion of both the data and the design choices. The questions… Continue reading Crewed (and Uncrewed) Missions to Space by Russia, the US, and China (1961 – 2026)
LeBron James’ Salary By Season (2003-2028)
LeBron James' Salary By Season (2003-2028)graph from Sportico/Lev Akabas; slow reveal by Jenna Laib Type of Graph: bar graph Purpose This slow reveal is designed to support analysis and discussion of both the data and the design choices. The questions in the slide deck invite learners to identify trends, estimate values, and compare values, as… Continue reading LeBron James’ Salary By Season (2003-2028)
Number of World Cup Titles, by Country (updated July 22, 2026)
How many times have different countries won the World Cup?
Billboard Hot 100: Artists With The Most #1s
Billboard Hot 100: Artists With The Most #1s Drake recently surpassed Michael Jackson as the solo male artists with the greatest number of #1 hits. What other artists made the list?
Apple Has Reinvented Its Business Every Decade Since the ’90s (English + Français)
Apple Has Reinvented Its Business Every Decade Since the '90s (English + Français)
Fewer Native Speakers: Mother Tongue among Inuit by Age Group, Nunavut, 2021 (English + Français)
Fewer Native Speakers:Mother Tongue among Inuit by Age Group, Nunavut, 2021 (available in English/Disponible en Français)
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
Which Institutions People Trust in the UK, Germany, and US
Low Stakes, High Trust: Which Institutions People Trust in the UK, Germany, and US
Tallest Roller Coasters
Tallest Roller Coasters (2026)
Countries with the Most Medals in the Winter Olympics (1924 – 2026)
Winners of the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Award in the 21st Century, by Gender (2001-2025)
Winners of the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Award, by Gender (2001-2025)
Winners of the Caldecott Medal and Newbery Award in the 21st Century, by Gender (2001-2025)
Average Lifespan of Some Long-Living Animals (English + Français)
Average Lifespan of Some Long-Living Animals
Countries That Pay Their Olympic Gold Medalists The Most, Paris 2024 (English + Français)
Countries That Pay Their Olympic Gold Medalists The Most (Paris 2024)
Top 10 Largest Free Music Concerts (Worldwide)
Top 10 Largest Free Music Concerts (Worldwide)
Share of Major Hurricanes Over Atlantic Rises
A greater share of hurricanes over the Atlantic are becoming category 3+ storms.
Days Between Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters in the US
Days Between Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters in the USgraph by Climate Central; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Climate Central, “U.S. Billion-Dollar Disasters: 1980-2024.” Climate Central: July 16, 2025. Accessed at https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/billion-dollar-disasters-2025 Data Source: NOAA/NCEI, “Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters.” National… Continue reading Days Between Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters in the US
Immigrants’ Big Share of Nobel Prizes in the Sciences
Immigrants' Big Share of Nobel Prizes in the Sciencesgraph by Katharina Buchholz/Statista; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Buchholz, Katharina. “Immigrants' Big Share of Nobel Prizes in the Sciences.” Statista: October 8, 2020. Accessed at https://www.statista.com/chart/19646/science-nobel-prizes-by-country-and-immigrant-share/ Data Source: Nobel Prize… Continue reading Immigrants’ Big Share of Nobel Prizes in the Sciences
Cost per pound of vehicles compared with per pound of types of cheese
Cost (in USD $) per pound of Vehicles compared with per pound of Types of Cheesegraph by Andrew McCalip/Norma Gordon; slow reveal by Norma Gordon (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Original graph - McCalip, Andrew (@andrewmccalip). “Since we're talking manufacturing this week... I think… Continue reading Cost per pound of vehicles compared with per pound of types of cheese
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