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By the wind sailors

This post first appeared in March 2023. I can’t wait to go to the beach again. W...

Oh Wow: An Exercise in Certainty

Key:* = Pretty darn sure** = Scientists are making some educated guesses here Hu...

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All original art by the author. This post originally appeared September 13, 2024

Science Metaphors (cont.): Touchstone

Last Friday, Sarah used “touchstone” as a metaphor. I think she uses the metapho...

Introducing the Information is Beautiful Print Store

Our new online store where you can buy high-quality art prints and canvases of o...

Dataviz of the Month – Nov 24

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Tech predictions made 15 years ago – how many stand up?

We made this graphical timeline back in 2009 for our book Information is Beautif...

Most Beautiful News of the Year 2024

Ending the year on a positive note, our picks of positive trends and admirable g...

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Magnetic fields boost chemo for breast cancer

A new magnetic-assisted approach addresses one of the biggest challenges of chem...

Sustainable wall coverings cut humidity indoors

Researchers have developed a new building component that can be used to dehumidi...

Kidney disease hampers immune response to the flu

A new study reveals that kidney disease compromises the survival of infection-fi...

AI could help stop train wrecks

A new way to use artificial intelligence and guided ultrasonic waves for detecti...

Social media users are more likely to buy crypto

A new study finds that that about half of social media users surveyed have inves...

Bezos' Huge New Rocket Launch Shut Down Minutes Before ...

Anti-Climactic Blue Origin scrubbed the launch of its enormous flagship rocket r...

CEO of Song-Generating AI App Says People "Don't Enjoy"...

  AI companies continue to reach for agonizingly harebrained reasons to justify ...

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