Image source: infosthetics.com
Today, one of my favorite data visualization sites, Information is Beautiful, posted its short (and long) list of contenders for the 2014 Awards. This list is definitely worth a look through. A few of my favorites are below.
- Tumourmonger by Mark McClure and Adam Frost: 99 of the things that the Daily Mail thinks cause or cure cancer, using data from a crowd sourced index of Daily Mail articles. The items that are high on both cause and cure (wine, the birth control pill, mammograms, sunscreen, mouthwash, calcium, rice) are especially interesting.
- For the Love of Mountains by Al Boardman: A 2-minute video that represents some statistics from mountains around the World from Everest to Kilimanjaro. Because I do love mountains.
- Creative Routines by RJ Andrews: Visualizes a selection of routines for creatives (composers, painters, writers, scientists, and philosophers). I think I'm of the Thomas Mann schedule.
- Best 401K Plans by Bloomberg Visual Data: An interactive tool that compares 401(K) plans across companies. You can input different information to see how much you would save under each company's plan.
- Beyond Belief by Mark McClure and Adam Frost: A look at irrational beliefs in the UK. It's shocking that 34% of people believe in precognition, 13% in witches, and 39% in ghosts. I also wonder what the overlap is across irrational beliefs (i.e., are people who believe in ghosts more likely to also believe in witches?).
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