Linky Friday: Lies, Damn Lies, and Interactive Statistics
[LF1] How Every Member Got to Congress
[LF2] Mueller Report: Washington Post interactive annotated graphic
[LF3] An interactive datagraphic to visualize the numbers surrounding Uber’s high-profile—and somewhat controversial—journey to the public market.
[LF4] The amazing thing of this graphic isn’t just how much Tiger Woods has made, but what a multiplier he has been on everyone else’s earnings in Golf.
[LF5] Worth it just to check out the famous chapel: From the sky to the classroom: Air Force Academy launches virtual tour
[LF6] Really neat: The Human Cost of Construction – A look at the world’s most notable construction projects
[LF7] Good to know: The Democratic Electorate on Twitter Is Not the Actual Democratic Electorate
[LF8] Explore unauthorized immigration by state from Pew Research Center
[LF9] 500 years in 59 seconds: the race to be the world’s largest city
[LF10] A Map of Every Building in America
[LF11] Check out the archaeological discoveries of 2018 in this interactive graphic
[LF12] #MeToo Brought Down 201 Powerful Men. Nearly Half of Their Replacements Are Women.
[LF13] What would happen in a nuclear attack? Interactive graphic shows blast zone in Seattle, other cities
[LF14] What happens when you have a mental health crisis in Louisiana: Interactive
[LF15] The 2019 Am Law 100: By the Numbers: The Am Law 100’s financial results painted a complex picture of success and some disappointment, one that becomes more clear in visual form.
[LF16] The cost of dirty money
[LF17] Here’s How America Uses Its Land
[LF18] America’s colorful immigration history, in one timely interactive graphic
[LF19] Relativity’s Reach: A visualization of recent physics terms affirms the enduring influence of Einstein’s 100-year-old masterpiece. Give it a try
[LF20] Animation: The World’s 10 Largest Economies by GDP (1960-Today)
LF1 – Damn site and that footer bar insisting I subscribe…Report
LF10 — There sure is a lot of empty space.Report
West of 100° longitude, for lots of very real reasons.Report
LF20 – So the USA is WAY ahead of everybody for GDP through the time span. But if you look at the chart that does Top 10 for Lifespan, we never once crack the top ten. Hmmm…Report
LF11 – The last few years have really been producing some amazing finds. Just goes to show there is still a lot out there.Report
This is a real headline, not the Onion:
Trump, Putin discussed Mueller report and agreed no collusion, White House says
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-putin-discussed-mueller-report-agreed-no-collusion-white-house-n1001706
In other news, Tony Soprano and Johnny Sack agreed after some discussion that there is no organized crime influence in the waste management industry in North New Jersey.Report
Just make sure you’re not violating Ginny’s honor.Report
LF4 – interesting that Woods was still making a bit money even during his ‘dry’ years, though clearly not at the rate he was before
I do remember a cover story from back in the day (I think it was around the time ESPN magazine debuted) that posited Tiger would be the first billion dollar athlete (including endorsements and the like). Though according to Forbes, Jordan’s already there, ahead of Woods.Report