2024 retrospective

Last year, the World Economic Forum published an article by Dr. Blake Shaffer (University of Calgary) about key findings related to fuel consumption of…

Welcome to two of my 2020 resolutions: reading (and finishing) books and writing about the experience. A slow and distracted reader, I often neglect…

What do you do when a company has moved into new offices, tripled its staff (!) and is turning six years old? You throw…

In a way, this blog post started over 15 years ago when I studied inequality and the United Nations’ Human Development Index. So, naturally,…

This is the blog post that I wish I would have found when I got invited to speak at a data conference and decided…

While we hold that bar charts should start at zero, there is no such expectation for line charts. But you’ll always find someone on…

Data visualisation is a language for humans. Computers and machines are fine with raw data. On the other hand, humans are often interested in…

Holding my plate, I spotted a participant eating alone. “Thanks for saving me a seat”, I said as I sat with him. As we…

It doesn’t matter if you kick a ball, ride a horse, dance with skates or race down a hill: all sports tell the same…