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History’s 100 Geniuses of Language and Literature, Visualized
History’s 100 Geniuses of Language and Literature, Visualized

“Genius, in its writings, is our best path for reaching wisdom … the true use of literature for life.”

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The Dogs of NYC: An Interactive Watercolor Map of the City’s Canine Caucus
The Dogs of NYC: An Interactive Watercolor Map of the City’s Canine Caucus

Visualizing the geography of common breeds and names.

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100 Diagrams That Changed the World
100 Diagrams That Changed the World

A visual history of human sensemaking, from cave paintings to the world wide web.

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A Visual Timeline of the Future Based on Famous Fiction
A Visual Timeline of the Future Based on Famous Fiction

Proof that in the year 802701, the world will still exist.

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Lessons in Conveying Complex Ideas with Simple Graphics from the World’s Best Information Designers
Lessons in Conveying Complex Ideas with Simple Graphics from the World’s Best Information Designers

What Frank Zappa’s life has to do with e-waste, whale songs, and the black market for body parts.

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A Visualization of Global “Brain Drain” in Science Inspired by Abstract Art
A Visualization of Global “Brain Drain” in Science Inspired by Abstract Art

Mapping the global flow of scientific talent by way of Mondrian and Kandinsky.

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David Byrne’s Hand-Drawn Pencil Diagrams of the Human Condition
David Byrne’s Hand-Drawn Pencil Diagrams of the Human Condition

“Science’s job is to map our ignorance.”

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A Visual History of Nobel Prizes and Notable Laureates, 1901-2012
A Visual History of Nobel Prizes and Notable Laureates, 1901-2012

Mapping the greatest cultural and scientific advances in modern history with inspiration from John Cage’s music.

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Graphing Jane Austen: Using Science to Extrapolate the Human Condition from Classical Literature
Graphing Jane Austen: Using Science to Extrapolate the Human Condition from Classical Literature

What literary Darwinism reveals about universal values.

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NYTimes Data Artist Jer Thorp on Humanized Data at the Intersection of Science, Art, and Design
NYTimes Data Artist Jer Thorp on Humanized Data at the Intersection of Science, Art, and Design

On the poetics of probability, or what the architecture of the social web has to do with landing in Hawaii.

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