Weekly Filet #263: Where the streets have a name. And more.
1. Strassenbilder – Mozart, Marx und ein Diktator (Zeit Online)
Street names are a window to the past and reveal hidden patterns when analysed at scale. Zeit Online has produced a wonderful piece of visual journalism in which literally everything is perfect. Beautiful to look at, insightful and an invitation to go explore. Nerd bonus points for allowing regex in the search field.
2. The Atlas Of Redistricting (FiveThirtyEight)
If you've never heard of gerrymandering or never quite understood what it means, this is the place to start (and it really is an important issue you should be aware of). If you do, however, know what gerrymandering is, this is a great piece to go deep and examine in detail how re-drawing districts in various ways affects long term winning probabilities.
3. The 270 people connected to the Russia probes (Politico)
Probably the most comprehensive overview on this topic to date.
4. How Much Warmer Was Your City in 2017? (The New York Times)
A complex issue, lots of data points, packed into one graphic, making it easy to understand and compelling to explore. I'm impressed.
5. The Demographics of Others (Flowingdata)
Census data is often boring – but only until you make it tangible. A simple interactive visualisation to see how many people are like you, and unlike you.
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