World Cities by Climate: Average Temperature & Rainfall
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Americans Are Seeking More Help With Adulting: Google Search Volume (2010 – 2025)
Americans Are Seeking More Help With Adulting: Google Trends
Writers – Peak Age of Production (Number of Books Released, by Age and Gender)
Writers' Peak Age of Production - Number of Books Released by Authors of Each Age
Who Americans Spend Their Time With
Who Americans Spend Their Time Withgraph by Avery Koop/Visual Capitalist, slow reveal by Scott Westwell (Slide deck - light color scheme includes notes and questions to elicit discourse)(Slide deck - dark color scheme includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Koop, Avery and Nick Routley. "Visualized: Who Americans… Continue reading Who Americans Spend Their Time With
Gender Stereotypes about STEM Abilities, from a Survey of Six-Year-Olds
Gender Stereotypes about STEM Abilities, from a Survey of Six-Year-Oldsgraph by AIR, slow reveal by Danielle Weliczko (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: American Institute of Research, "By Age Six, Children Think Boys Are Better Than Girls at Computing and Engineering, New American Institutes for… Continue reading Gender Stereotypes about STEM Abilities, from a Survey of Six-Year-Olds
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?
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?
Rounding “Errors”: US Male Height Distribution (Measured vs Self-Reported)
Do men in the US report their height accurately? When are they more (or less) likely to report honestly?
Who Speaks More: Percentage of Dialogue Spoken by Male and Female Characters in Disney Screenplays
Percentage of Dialogue Spoken by Male and Female Characters in Disney Screenplaysgraph from Hannah Anderson and Matt Daniels/The Pudding; slow reveal by Jenna Laib with support for some questions from Dr. B Waid (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: Anderson, Hanah and Matt Daniels. "The Largest… Continue reading Who Speaks More: Percentage of Dialogue Spoken by Male and Female Characters in Disney Screenplays
Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexicograph from NOAA; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: bar graph Visualization Source: NOAA. "What is a dead zone?" National Ocean Service website, https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/deadzone.html, August 2, 2023. Data Source: NOAA and Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium… Continue reading Dead Zones: Bottom-Water Area of Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
Global Plastic Production (with projections, 1950 to 2060)
How much plastic is produced across the world? If we continue with "business as usual," how much plastic will our earth be saddled with by 2060?
Oil Production by Region (in barrels per day)
Where does the world gets its oil from? How much do individual countries impact the numbers of a particular region?
The Highest-Paid Athletes in Seven Professional Sports (2023)
How much do the highest-paid athletes make? Should they make this much?
Comparing Climate in London and Singapore
How do the climates of London and Singapore compare? How do the actual average temperatures compare with the perceived temperatures? When would you want to visit either place?
America’s Nepotism Problem: What fields do fathers pass on the most advantage to their sons?
How big is America's Nepotism? American data scientist and economist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz gathered some data about men born in the mid-20th century and their fathers. It looks like certain professions are more prone to yielding Nepo Babies. Plus a great introduction to log scale!
Americans’ Familiarity with Juneteenth (2021)
It's almost Juneteenth! How many Americans are familiar with the history of Juneteenth? Does it influence whether people think it should be a federal holiday? How does this break down by race?
Comparing Working Hours and Salary in OECD Countries
In different countries, workers might work different numbers of hours for the week. Where do people work the most? And does this correspond to higher pay? Why or why not? What trends do you notice? And who is missing from this data?
The Best European City for McDonald’s According to Google Maps Reviews
What's the best European City for McDonald's? David Abaev from Databar crunched some numbers for us...
Americans overestimate the size of minority groups – scatterplot edition
Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and overestimate the size of majority groups (scatterplot) graph from YouGov; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (@jennalaib) (Slide Deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: scatterplot Visualization Source: Orth, Taylor. "From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans." YouGov:… Continue reading Americans overestimate the size of minority groups – scatterplot edition