Who is the richest MP?
data / curious
2019.12.11
Hey,
November was a bear of a month, and here we are hurtling towards Christmas again. I just finished the #Codevember challenge yesterday and let me tell you: not for the faint of heart (retrospective coming, at some point).
Now that my daily coding challenge is behind me, I'm ready to get back into more Data Curious sharing. I've been spending a lot of time in p5.js recently, so lookout for some upcoming tutorials / links regarding this fantastic open source library!
For now, onto the links.
- Ben
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How can we avoid misinterpretation of data?
This summary piece “Same Data, Multiple Perspectives” walks through some great examples of how background knowledge affects how different audiences will interpret a graphic. Avoid ambiguity: annotate your charts with the message you want the reader to walk away with.
Where can I publish interactive data stories?
Parametric Press, an online publication devoted to interactive explainer pieces, announced a call for proposals for their second (ever) issue: The Climate Issue. Submissions are due by Jan 17.
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How much did British MPs get paid last year, and by who?
My friends over at Set Reset released this swish interactive story just ahead of the UK general election on Thursday. I love the options provided here: you can scroll through a story or just start filtering the bees warm plots to find your own MP. It also makes fantastic use of personalization. If you live in the UK, you can enter your post code and the scrollable story will highlight your MP among the others as you scroll along.
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How does income inequality look around the world?
The World Income Inequality Database (WIID) presents information on income inequality for developed, developing, and transition countries.
Who is winning the AI arms race?
I don’t like the term “AI” but the article uses it, so whatcha gonna do. Tortoise Media released a new index of countries leading this technology race with 54 countries ranked across seven key indicators.
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What even is a viewBox in SVG?
Never understood the view box, until now. I work a lot with SVGs so this really came in handy. Props to @Wattenberger for revealing the mystery of view boxes on the web.
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