This is an opinionated essay about good and bad practices in data visualization. Examples and explanations are below. The Scripts/ directory contains .Rmd files that generate the graphics shown below.

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says the coming weeks offered an “opportunity” to hammer out a diplomatic solution on Iran’s nuclear program, after European powers triggered a 30-day deadline for ...

Dropdowns are useful features that simplify data entry and enforce data validations in spreadsheet software. Creating a dropdown list is easy. And you might have done that already in Excel. But did ...

People with heterochromia have a striking and unique appearance. Are you among them? “Heterochromia is when a person’s irises are different colors,” explains Sidney Gicheru, MD, the medical director ...

The Outlook Calendar is a scheduling component merged with email, contacts, and other features. If you do not like the current background of your Outlook calendar, you can always change the color to a ...

On a breezy winter day in Hawai‘i, a team of researchers from Whale Trust Maui watched as a group of humpback whales cavorted around their boat. The wind-rippled ocean surface distorted the view ...

Deer with the growths have been sighted for decades, officials say (Picture: Keri But D&DH/X/@PetnurseSue) This year has not been too kind to animals in the US. Americans have spotted so-called ...

Abstract: This article introduces an enhanced finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC) technique that allows for reducing common mode voltage (CMV) in a four-level inverter. At the same ...

Munition left from Israel’s war with Iran earlier this year exploded on Tuesday in the Islamic Republic’s west, killing one person, state media says. Official news agency IRNA says that “unexploded ...

The Chargers lost to the Rams, 23-22, in their third preseason game. Despite the outcome, several players boosted their chances of earning a spot on the 53-man roster or practice squad with strong ...