#data-viz

[coryobrien]

A Very Simple Animation Demonstrating That The Mercator Projection Is A Lie

The Mercator projection makes landmasses near the poles look way, way bigger than they actually are. If you don't believe us, just spend a few seconds contemplating this GIF.

The Mercator Projection Is A Lie!

[oviliandpaint-blog]

How to visualize with 10,000,000 data in a Web page?

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[lorca411]

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a gyre of 160 million pounds of floating plastic trash situated between Hawaii and California, continues to grow. But how can we visualize the scale of this problem?

[lorca411]

The word "sugar" is said to originate from the Sanskrit word "sarkara," and it's amazing how many different languages have words that are closely linked to it.

[buffleheadcabin]

Where People Don't Get Enough Sleep, Mapped

A large swathe of the country doesn't have the luxury of seven hours of sleep at night.

[tsantosdesalles-blog]

This Real-Time Depiction Of How Fast The Amazon Is Being Deforested Is Deeply Distressing

According to new data, Amazon deforestation is up 60% in June 2019 compared to June 2018. The scale of it all can be tough to wrap your head around, but this visualization breaks it down in depressing terms.

Esta é a velocidade da devastação da floresta amazônica em tempo real, segundo os produtores do infográfico

[wellofcoursenot]

The Eerie Link Between A Map Of Alabama During The Cretaceous Period And How It Voted In The 2016 Election

It's fascinating to see how geological formations from 100 million years ago can hold effect on the politics of today.

[mirthe]

The global population pyramid: How global demography has changed and what we can expect for the 21st century

This blog post draws on data and research discussed in our entry on World Population Growth and Future Population Growth.