Snake Oil Supplements – analysis
We’ve updated our Snake Oil Supplements? interactive with the latest scientific evidence for the health benefits of the 180 most...
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Common MythConceptions – interactive
The world's most contagious falsehoodsOur popular Common MythConceptions piece, now interactive & filterable, with 10 brand new myths and misconceptions. Did we miss any?...
Read moreOut of Your Hands
Which medical conditions are most associated with your gender & descent?Can doctors predict your future health by looking at your fingers? Arms? Legs? Our viz shows the unexpected relationships between body...
Read moreSnake Oil Supplements
Which health supplements are backed by science and which are snake oil? Boosted September 2015 with a revitalising injection of...
Read moreMaking data into art: a short film
My fascination with Excel led to this little film about my work and process, made by the team from #TheNewOffice. » Watch a day in my...
Read moreTowards a Classification of Tech-Induced Mental Disorders
An increasing number of stories about internet addiction and the effect of constant device use on our minds, lives and relationships. From...
Read moreAnnouncing the Information is Beautiful Awards 2015
Announcing our global awards for 2015, celebrating awesomeness in data-visualization and infographics. Now in our fourth year!...
Read moreA Taxonomy of Hipster Coffee Shop Names
The hidden taxonomy of hipster coffee shop names. LDN...
Read moreOil Well
Almond? Olive? Sunflower? Which is the ultimate cooking oil? Our graphic visualizes every single cooking oil and grades each for health...
Read moreWorkshops are Beautiful San Francisco
Information is Beautiful founder David McCandless shares his method & process for great dataviz in San Francisco on Monday July 27th....
Read moreWhat Makes A Good Data Visualization?
I’ve created a lot of data and information visualizations. Around 540 over six years. This graphic visualises the four elements I...
Read moreThe Internet of Things – A Primer
By the year 2020, over 26 billion things – cars, coffee machines, even cows – will be connected to the internet. They’re...
Read moreHow Much Do Musicians Earn Online – 2015 Remix
Are digital music streaming services fair to artists? Taylor Swift thought not, asking that her stuff be removed from Spotify. Now pop...
Read moreWorkshops are Beautiful? Learn our dataviz process
Fancy learning to be a data-viz ninja? I’m planning my first ever public data-visualisation workshops. I’ve published two books...
Read moreWhat is Meditation / Mindfulness good for?
Big buzz about the ancient practices of meditation and mindfulness. Now cited to improve everything from stress & depression to...
Read moreWe’re hiring interns
Exciting year ahead for Information is Beautiful. So we’re on the lookout for a Data Research Intern who’s inquisitive, quick and handy...
Read moreCause Célèbre – Gender Split behind Celebrity Charity Work
At this time of giving and reflection, we wondered what might influence the choice of causes we...
Read moreYour holiday drinks sorted: 78 delicious cocktail recipes, 1 glorious viz
78 classic cocktail recipes from the International Bartender’s Association’s list of drinks every bartender should...
Read moreNon-Fiction Books Everyone Should Read – Interactive
Which books in fiction and non-fiction are an absolute must-read? We scraped data from respected awards, literary supplements & book...
Read moreDiversity in Tech – Visualized
In response to a clarion call for diversity figures, many tech companies have released figures on the gender and ethnicity of their...
Read moreWho Rules the Social Web?
We’ve updated our 2012 chart and data depicting the gender balance of various social networks....
Read moreBest in Show? What’s the top data dog?
If you look at the numbers on intelligence, longevity, congenital ailments and so on, which canine comes out as top data-dog? We visualise...
Read moreInformation is Beautiful Awards 2014 – The Results Are In
Last night’s third annual Information is Beautiful Awards celebrated dataviz at its most dazzling. Hundreds of entries were trimmed...
Read moreWhat Powers the Sudden Legalization of Cannabis in the US?
This week, Oregon, Alaska and Washington D.C. joined Colorado and Washington State on the list of US states to legalize or decriminalize...
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