Data Journalism

What does interactive data visualization really achieve? Does it have a real benefit? Or is it mostly an opportunity for designers to show off or have a bit of fun? It’s not difficult for many [...]

Spurious correlations are a trap. An entertaining trap, in some cases. But a trap nonetheless. Take some examples from Tyler Vigen’s Spurious Correlations: Correlation Does Not Equal Causation. [...]

I have attended many academic conferences where ideas, results, and breakthroughs were communicated in incredibly dense scientific jargon. In specialized fields, we often wear very specific and [...]

“So what? Why does that matter?” It’s probably the worst phrase a scientist or researcher can hear. You’ve laboured seemingly endlessly on your work, made what you feel is a significant [...]

One of the very first data science projects I worked on involved the development of an algorithm that could use machine learning to predict the possibility of abuse among children being seen in [...]

The beginning of a new year gives us all the opportunity to wipe the slate clean of bad habits and start fresh. Around the office here, everyone is about self-improvement, in one way or another: [...]