Choose your colours and thresholds wisely
When creating a visualisation of data, the colour choices and classes that your assigned too can change the message you're trying to present. In a world of fast…
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Vega-Lite: producing complex visualisations with minimal amount of code
Here is an interesting visualisation library released just a few days ago from the University Washington Interactive Data Lab. Vega-Lite is a high-level visualization grammar. It provides a…
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Adobe Post: Easily create social media/blog graphics on your iPhone
Adobe continues its release of free/freemium mobile apps. Adobe Post makes it easy for anyone to turn their photos and text into “beautifully designed graphics,” the company says,…
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Your free 2015 fitness infographic
If you're a Strava user, VeloViewer will create a visual overview of your running and/or cycling. VeloViewer seems like an interesting service: VeloViewer Tour Notes (Restricted to 25…
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Don't forget to be happy!
Happiness makes people more productive at work, according to the latest research from the University of Warwick. Economists carried out a number of experiments to test the idea…
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Year in review, 2015: Sony Pictures
It's the time for yearly reviews and resolutions. In 2015 I was mostly shooting with my iPhone, with the Sony NEX-5R being used during vacations. Still, even most…
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Journalists are slamming into scientific studies, exposing a key flaw in media
I was writing a few days ago about science reporting in media. Well here's a bit more on this. Just as Robert Scoble was writing yesterday about the…
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Resistance is how we protect ourselves from taking risks
"This is going to kill your children" - Jamie Oliver is making a point about cooking junk food for your kids. The quote and screenshot above is from…
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What You Believe Affects What You Achieve
Our genes influence our intelligence and talents, but these qualities are not fixed at birth. If you mistakenly believe that your capabilities derive from DNA and destiny, rather…
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Tired? Think again
Science says your mind gives up before your body. Marcora believes that this limit is probably never truly reached—that fatigue is simply a balance between effort and motivation,…
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