Culture Archive:
Recreational Substance Toxicity
19 May 2010I think I’d have to question some of the sources for this data. 1000 hits of LSD? Related article. (via)
We’re All Number One!!!
19 May 2010Apparently, every country is number one in something.
Washington DC Ticket Prices
17 May 2010
Facebook’s 170 Privacy Options
13 May 2010
Driving Habits vs Gas Prices
12 May 2010Interesting chart and analysis. I question a bit how accurate the underlying data is (does an unweighted mean of gas prices really reflect a year?; how is miles per capita measured?). Still, nicely done. (via)
What We Eat and Drink
12 May 2010Food spending by city, age, income, household. Related article.
The Evolution of Facebook Privacy
In: Culture Internet/tech
9 May 2010I like Facebook, but it needs to change soon or someone’s going to create a replacement.
Why You Should Lie in Your Online Dating Profile
In: Culture
7 May 2010Insightful statistical analysis over at onlinedatingmatchmaker.com. Two take-aways: 9 out of 10 people lie in their dating profiles (but only by a very small amount), and people don’t usually end up dating what they claim they were looking for ahead of time. (via)
History of the Infographic
7 May 2010Flowing Data has written up an interesting 1st hand account of the rise of online infographics (since ~2006).
What You Can Do About Global Warming
In: Culture Environment/weather Graphic Design (general) Science
6 May 2010Some cool “mind-maps” of things you can do about global warming, your health, and connecting with nature. Simplistic, but appealing and effective. (via)
What is Chart Porn?
An addictive collection of beautiful charts, graphs, maps, and interactive data visualization toys -- on topics from around the world.
Categories
- Bailout (118)
- Chartporn Related (3)
- Commentary (21)
- Culture (669)
- Emerging Markets (66)
- Employment (245)
- Environment/weather (133)
- Finance (298)
- Food (92)
- Global Economy (373)
- Graphic Design (bad) (26)
- Graphic Design (general) (183)
- Graphic Tools (23)
- History (158)
- Housing (162)
- Humor (204)
- Innovative (183)
- Interactive (545)
- Internet/tech (97)
- Maps (578)
- News Media (34)
- Politics (329)
- Reference (97)
- Science (331)
- Source: Economist (101)
- Source: FT (92)
- Source: NYT (147)
- Source: Ritholtz (76)
- Source: USA Today (27)
- Source: Washington Post (90)
- Source: WSJ (135)
- Sports (58)
- Stock Market (74)
- Uncategorized (2)
- Updated regularly (76)
- US Economy (553)
- Video (22)
- Aram Korevaar: This chart is now being used as a projection in which countries such as China see themselves as in a [...]
- David: Welcome back Chart Porn! [...]
- J S: Thanks for the great story. Miss reading this blog. Hope to see you more active again. [...]
- jake: I lived in a DC row house for 6 years, and I'm writing this comment from my tiny 1 bedroom apartment [...]
- ronny pettersen: Hilarious and unfortunately accurate... ;-) [...]