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Read data blog posts.
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How Dangerous Is Biking in New York?

Gregory Gundersen

Estimating the probability of a fatal injury occurring during bike commuting to work in New York.

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Are Pop Lyrics Getting More Repetitive?

Colin Morris

A fascinating visual essay that utilizes the Lempel-Ziv algorithm (which powers GIFs, PNGs, and most archive formats) to analyze if pop songs are becoming more repetitive.

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What to consider when using text in data visualizations

Lisa Charlotte Muth

An in-depth explanation on how to use text to enhance the visual appeal and readability of visualizations.

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