Right-wing content twice as likely to be shown to new X (twitter) users as left-wing or politically neutral content
Tag: technology
Which Institutions People Trust in the UK, Germany, and US
Low Stakes, High Trust: Which Institutions People Trust in the UK, Germany, and US
Flying Has Never Been Safer: Global Aviation Fatalities per 1 million passengers
Flying Has Never Been Safer: Global Aviation Fatalities per 1 million passengers
Extreme Poverty Fell Sharply Worldwide – Even Excluding China
Extreme Poverty Fell Sharply Worldwide - Even Excluding China
Older Americans Spend Longer On Their Mobiles Than Younger Ones (2026)
Older Americans Spend Longer On Their Mobiles Than Younger Ones (2026)
A Human on a Bicycle is Among the Most Efficient Forms of Travel
A Human on a Bicycle is Among the Most Efficient Forms of Travel in the Animal Kingdom (update on a classic 'Scientific American' graph)
ChatGPT Use Drops Off During Summer Months (2025)
ChatGPT Use Dropped Off in Summer Months. What's caused this summer slump? What does typical usage look like for different points in the year, and what factors might impact that?
How Couples Meet in the US
How Couples Meet in the USgraph by worldlyweb; slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: "How Heterosexual Couples Meet," by user/worldlyweb on reddit: r/dataisbeautiful Data Source: "How Couples Meet and Stay Together," a long-running national US phone survey by M. J.… Continue reading How Couples Meet in the US
Amazon vs eBay was a close competition — until it wasn’t
Amazon vs eBay was a close competition -- until it wasn'tgraph by Hyunsoo Rim and David Crowther/Chartr, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Rim, Hyunsoo and David Crowther (2025). "eBay battled tech giants like Amazon and Meta for years. Now… Continue reading Amazon vs eBay was a close competition — until it wasn’t
The History of Book Production in Western Europe: Innovation & Economic Growth
The History of Book Production in Western Europe: Innovation & Economic Growthgraph by Max Roser/Our World in Data, slow reveal by Jenna Laib (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: Max Roser (2021) - “What is economic growth? And why is it so important?” Published online… Continue reading The History of Book Production in Western Europe: Innovation & Economic Growth
Number of People Per Representative in the US (1789-2017)
Number of People Per Representative in the US (since nation's founding)graph by Drew DeSilver/Pew Research, slow reveal by Aristotle Ou (Slide deck includes notes and questions to elicit discourse) Type of Graph: line graph Visualization Source: DeSilver, Drew (2018). "U.S. population keeps growing, but House of Representatives is same size as in Taft era." Pew Research Center: May 31, 2018. Data Source: Pew Research Center"Decennial census (for years… Continue reading Number of People Per Representative in the US (1789-2017)
Number of Websites Online from 1991 to 2021
Do you know someone named "Alexa"? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
US Babies Named Alexa Compared with Amazon’s Echo (“Alexa!”) Sales
Do you know someone named "Alexa"? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Music Revenue by Format in the USA 1973-2020
How do Americans listen to (and pay for) music? How has technology changed over the years? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.
Music Industry: 40 Years of Sales by Platform
How has the music industry made its money over the last 40 years? How has it changed? Click to access the slide deck, and learn more about math & content connections.