1940 Census Individual Records Released

April 3, 2012 – 7:55 am

The 72-year mark has arrived, and the United States Census released individual records from 1940 yesterday. So you can now, for example, - more -

GM Uses LEGOs for Visual Management Tool

April 2, 2012 – 4:39 pm

I thought this was a joke, but it appears GM really is using a "three-dimensional visualization system" called — wait for - more -

8-bit Google Maps, Start Your Quest

March 31, 2012 – 6:55 pm

If you go to Google Maps right now, there's an option in the top right corner for a Quest view. Click on - more -

How Much More Women Pay for Health Insurance

March 30, 2012 – 7:09 am

So the Obama campaign posted this yesterday. Discuss.

Timelines that are Easy to Make and Use

March 29, 2012 – 6:07 pm

As a project of the Knight News Innovation Lab, Timeline by Verite is an open source project that lets you make and share - more -

Rising water levels

March 29, 2012 – 10:54 am

Stamen Design, in collaboration with Climate Central, shows major areas that could be affected by probable rising water levels in the - more -

Rising Water Levels in the Immediate Future

March 29, 2012 – 10:54 am

Stamen Design, in collaboration with Climate Central, shows major areas that could be affected by probable rising water levels in the - more -

Missing Pieces

March 29, 2012 – 7:20 am

Leave it to Robert Krulwich to bring us back to life in the world of personal data. In reference to Stephen Wolfram's dive into emails, keystrokes, meetings, and phone calls: "It's amazing - more -

Live Wind Map Shows Flow Patterns

March 28, 2012 – 7:14 pm

I get kind of giddy whenever I see a tweet from Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viegas. They rarely tweet, but when they - more -

Where Campaign Spending is Going to

March 28, 2012 – 7:39 am

Making use of data from the Federal Election Commission and The New York Times Campaign Finance API, ProPublica takes a closer look at - more -