Somehow Everything Is More Soothing and Exciting With Graphs
Watching someone slowly turn on a light switch seems like an excruciatingly boring way to spend 30 seconds. But when…
Computer Analysis Reveals the Stunning Complexity of the Star Wars Expanded Universe
The Star Wars expanded universe is huge. Really huge. Like, you just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly…
This Chart Shows How Many People Have Died From Conflicts Since 1400
Oxford University’s Max Roser has meticulously pieced together a chart showing the global death rate from war over the…
Graph: Which Game of Thrones episode corresponds to which book chapter
This is God’s work. Or at the very least, the work of a Grand Maester. Joeltronics made this very useful graph that…
Your Monday Morning Motivation, Graphed
Last night, the world seemed exciting and you felt like you could achieve anything. This morning, all you want to do is…
How This Equation Draws Itself
This rather clunky looking formula—made more clunky by its pixelated nature—is actually rather special. Because the…
A Vintage Chart Of UFO Sightings From Around The World
From the collection of the National Archives UK, this awesomely simple chart was drawn in 1969. Some of them look like…
Charts Show When We're At Our Most Miserable During the Year
Our moods ebb and flow with the seasons. They also change quite dramatically over the course of a single week. These…
Find the Perfect Laptop in This Comprehensive, Interactive Map
There are a lot of laptops out there. A lot. Too many to navigate easily. But this chart thrown together by Marek Gibney
The Top 100 Billboard Songs of All Time, Graphed
You might've thought that music is one thing that can escape the current 'big data' trend of mapping, charting and…
These Simple Tips Will Make Your Science Visualizations Rock
There are so many, many ways to graphically convey scientific data. But depending on how this information is…
The Most (And Least) Obscure Hit Songs Of The Last 114 Years, Graphed
It's not often that you get the chance to say, "You probably won't know this song, it's pretty obscure" about a hit…
Cat-Bird Graph Is the Only Optical Illusion We Need
It's like the rabbit-duck illusion, but with directions. [via Qikipedia]
Why It's So Hard To LIsten To A Song All The Way Through, In Graphs
You're almost exactly as likely to skip a song while streaming music as you are to listen to the whole thing. This…
What's Your Risk Of Being Murdered? Find Out With A Game Of Darts.
The Economist brought interactive datavisualization to its print edition this week with an unsettling infographic on…
Need A Scorecard For All The Game Of Thrones Characters? Here It Is
Struggling to remember the affiliations of all the different characters on Game of Thrones and whether they're still…
Energy Drink Sales Are Insane, But They Won't Crush Coffee. Here's Why.
Here's some news to file under "dystopian future": Energy drink sales are skyrocketing so quickly that analysts are…
Kepler's Latest Exoplanet Hoard, Graphed
Here's some impressive planetary perspective: Last Wednesday, NASA's Kepler mission announced the discovery of 715…
One graph explaining why you should always order a larger pizza
Good news! Mathematics has confirmed what we already suspected: You should most definitely be ordering a larger pizza.
100 Famous Movie Quotes in Chart Form
Nathan Yau over at FlowingData has turned 100 of the most memorable movie quotes ever into chart form — and they are…