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51 posts

What AI Generated Bird Photos Can Teach Us About Database Pollution

What AI Generated Bird Photos Can Teach Us About Database Pollution

AUGUST 3, 2026

The Most Meaningless Stories in America Are About Lawsuits

The Most Meaningless Stories in America Are About Lawsuits

JUNE 25, 2026

America's Data Blind Spot Is Real … and Getting Worse

America's Data Blind Spot Is Real … and Getting Worse

JANUARY 19, 2026

The Next Generation of Political Polling Is Asking AI to Simulate Human Voters

The Next Generation of Political Polling Is Asking AI to Simulate Human Voters

JUNE 26, 2024

How To Put Numbers in Context During an Election Year

How To Put Numbers in Context During an Election Year

JANUARY 31, 2024

The Most Positive and Uplifting News From 2023 … in an Infographic

The Most Positive and Uplifting News From 2023 … in an Infographic

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Behind Netflix's First-Ever Big Data Release and What We Watched In 2023

Behind Netflix's First-Ever Big Data Release and What We Watched In 2023

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Binge Blanket and More Of The Year's Best Data Visualizations

The Binge Blanket and More Of The Year's Best Data Visualizations

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Extreme Pride in Being American Remains Near Record Low

Extreme Pride in Being American Remains Near Record Low

JULY 4, 2023

Amazon Wants To Pay You $2 For Your Data. Here's Why You Should Say No.

Amazon Wants To Pay You $2 For Your Data. Here's Why You Should Say No.

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Insights From Google's 2021 Year In Search Retrospective Report

Insights From Google's 2021 Year In Search Retrospective Report

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Visualizations Don't Always Work, Especially If You Forget To Tell A Story

Visualizations Don't Always Work, Especially If You Forget To Tell A Story

OCTOBER 12, 2021

What If Your Shared Data Did Not Last Forever Online ... and Got Deleted?

What If Your Shared Data Did Not Last Forever Online ... and Got Deleted?

JULY 20, 2021

How To Separate Meaningful Data From Quantified Bullshit

How To Separate Meaningful Data From Quantified Bullshit

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Why Netflix Uses Taste Communities Instead of Demographics

Why Netflix Uses Taste Communities Instead of Demographics

AUGUST 12, 2018

How Big Data Can Help The Public Good

How Big Data Can Help The Public Good

MAY 18, 2018

What A List Of The Most Streamed Star Trek Episodes Means

What A List Of The Most Streamed Star Trek Episodes Means

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

6 Shifts In How Data Is Transforming Healthcare

6 Shifts In How Data Is Transforming Healthcare

AUGUST 4, 2017

What To Do When Someone Angrily Challenges Your Data

What To Do When Someone Angrily Challenges Your Data

APRIL 13, 2017

How Netflix Predicts Watching Habits, Awful Magazine Covers & The World's Spiciest Tortilla Chip

How Netflix Predicts Watching Habits, Awful Magazine Covers & The World's Spiciest Tortilla Chip

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

How Netflix Will Predict Your TV Choices

How Netflix Will Predict Your TV Choices

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Cancer Cures Could Already Exist In Big Data

Cancer Cures Could Already Exist In Big Data

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

How To Earn Airline Miles By Sharing Your Location

How To Earn Airline Miles By Sharing Your Location

AUGUST 22, 2016

The Hot New Startup That Lets You Sell Your Own Data (And Other Non-Obvious Insights)

The Hot New Startup That Lets You Sell Your Own Data (And Other Non-Obvious Insights)

JUNE 24, 2016

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