You’ve probably seen in the news that a volcano erupted in Guatemala recently. But do you really know much about this volcano, or even where it’s located? Hopefully this blog post will get you up to speed on your volcanology! Pictures of a recent volca…
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Keeping track of the oldest people in the world
How old was the oldest person in your family, or the oldest person you personally know? And how do they compare to the oldest people in the world? … Perhaps you can easily make the comparison, with this cool graph! But before we get started, here’s a…
Can you guess which 10 rivers produce 95% of the ocean’s plastic pollution?
Plastic pollution in the oceans is becoming a huge problem. And, as with any problem, finding the solution starts with identifying the source of the problem. A recent study estimated that 95% of the plastic pollution in our oceans comes from 10 rivers – let’s put some visual analytics to […]
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Tracking the reentry of China’s space station
If you grew up as a space-junkie kid like me, then you’ve probably been watching the news for the past few days, wondering when and where China’s Tiangong 1 space station was going to fall out of orbit, and crash to Earth. According to Popular Mechanics (PM), that happened at 8:16pm […]
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Can you name that music media player?
These days, it’s all about music streaming … You sign up for a service, you let them know your music preferences, and they create a virtual “radio station” that plays the songs you probably want to hear. But that just doesn’t compare with going to a …
What to do in Denver, during SAS Global Forum!
Are you going to Denver, Colorado, and wondering what fun/interesting/eclectic things you can do there? Then this is the map for you! For the past couple of years, I’ve made maps of the city SAS Global Forum is in, pointing out some of the attractions …
Gartner’s 2018 Take on Data Science Tools
I’ve just updated The Popularity of Data Science Software to reflect my take on Gartner’s 2018 report, Magic Quadrant for Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms. To save you the trouble of digging though all 40+ pages of my report, … Continue reading →
Examining 200k+ Russian troll tweets
Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably seen news reports that Russian trolls have been posting on social media to allegedly conduct what they called “information warfare against the United States, with the stated goal of spreading distrust towar…