Visualization can be applied to pretty much any field; it helps to tell stories by curating data into a form that's easier to understand, highlighting any trends and outliers. And there's no place on the internet that is as obsessed with it as r/DataIsBeautiful.
The subreddit runs on a simple mission: to collect visualizations that effectively convey information. But the way its 16 million members go about it is anything but. There are no fake numbers, goofball statistics, and trivial analysis—just legitimate facts, portrayed in aesthetically pleasing ways. Such a delicate balance.
We at Bored Panda have already covered it once but when a community is that big, you know it's gonna keep delivering quality content so we just had to make an update. Enjoy!
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Symptomatic Breakthrough Covid-19 Infections
World Elevation Map, Including Bathymetry (Ocean Floor)
One of the subreddit's moderators, u/PHealthy, took some time out of their day to tell Bored Panda about the latest r/DataIsBeautiful news. "Obviously, these days COVID is a very popular topic, and [our posts] frequently make r/all but really anything topical/trending tends to do well," they explained.
"So for instance, a Nobel prize or school shooting post would probably do well. But a soundly made novel DataViz always tends to do well, e.g. Tyler's recent post. But meta posts can do very well, too. So really it's all about balancing DataViz presentation with the topic being relatable, all the better if it's Reddit-related."
The Massive Decrease In Worldwide Infant Mortality From 1950 To 2020 Is Perhaps One Of Humanity's Greatest Achievements
If you're white in the U.S., your infant mortality rate is 4.8. If you're Black in the U.S., your infant mortality rate is 10.8. Racism in healthcare is real, and not enough people know that.
There Are More Cows Than People In The States Colored Blue
Let's pause and think for a moment. 16 million people is a huge audience. (And I'm not even talking about making it to Reddit's front page). One that many publishers would be proud of. Reaching such a number with just organic growth is proof that people really value r/DataIsBeautiful.
As my colleague Jonas pointed out in his text, the moderator team is purposefully left as a small group of professionals who focus on data visualization at some part of their lives.
Plus, the subreddit treats its original content creators as "first-class citizens," constantly engaging them and making sure they're credited and acknowledged for their work. As always, we provide a link to each post that we feature as well (you can find it under the pictures), so if you're interested in some particular visualization, follow it to its roots — there's usually an interesting discussion in the comments, too.
"We bring a data-centric view of the world to millions of people every day—from important information about the COVID-19 pandemic all the way to a random dude's daily bowel movements—and our community prides itself in that fact. For example, we had community members posting analyses and projections of COVID-19 trends back in January and February 2020—well before anyone in the U.S. was taking the pandemic seriously. r/DataIsBeautiful is THE place to go when you want to see the signal through the noise of hectic daily life,” one of the moderators explained in the earlier Bored Panda piece.
Countries With A Higher Life Expectancy Than The United States (World Health Organization 2019)
Notice that the countries with a higher life expectancy all have universal health care and the US does not.
This Map Shows All Of The Earthquakes With A Magnitude Greater Than 5.0 Over The Last 20 Years
Digital Elevation Model Of Greece
We're not just islands and sea! We also have beautiful mountains! It's a quite diverse country :)
Even with so many members, u/PHealthy believes that r/DataIsBeautiful retains a certain character, "unique to this corner of Reddit in regards to churning out decent DataViz posts. Of course, the creators take center stage with their amazing original content but (not to pat my own back) fairly strict moderation is a big part of keeping the community unique and also keeps the sub from turning into just another garbage re-posting karma farm like a lot of subs on Reddit."
The human brain processes visual information better than it processes text — so the charts, graphs, and other elements found on r/DataIsBeautiful can be very powerful — you understand exactly what they're telling you. Something tells me this isn't the last time we'll feature this awesome subreddit.
The 2020 Election If Only People Under 45 Voted
This means there should be hope for the future…and by this I mean a future without Trump in it.
The Highest-Grossing Media Franchises Of All Time
Each Vertical Band Contains 1% Of The Earth's Population
English Alphabet Organised By Each Letter's Note In Abc Song
I find it rather ironic that only the "G" corosponds to its note. The rest of them is sung on a different note than the letter says.
Average Yearly Sunshine Hours Of Germany
Who Makes More: Teachers Or Cops?
Fascinating! The areas with the better paid teachers (comparatively) have some of the lowest graduation rates... They also have some of the highest police brutality rates.
Google Searches For Different Emotions During Each Hour Of The Day And Night
Ugh, morning people aren't only annoying, they're happy about it, too?!
"What Is One Country That You Will Never Visit Again?" Answers From R/Askreddit
This is somewhat misleading, as the very worst countries are ones no one visited in the first place.
World Leaders By Age
Comparing Emissions Sources - How To Shrink Your Carbon Footprint More Effectively
35% Of "Entry-Level" Jobs On Linkedin Require 3+ Years Of Experience
It's fine if your job isn't an entry-level job, but then it shouldn't be paying entry-level wages.
Where Are The World's Airports? This Map Shows Locations Of The Worlds Airports And Heliports
This map doesn't check out. There are not this many designated airports in the US, and some countries that aren't very populous are showing dense airport locations. While it's true that many aircraft can land outside airports, the spots on this map is not showing where those places are ample. I don't believe this map, as someone studying US airport directory maps as a student pilot.
Where Can You Afford To Live On The Minimum Wage In The United States?
So, there is not one state in which you can afford to live on the minimum wage?
That was my immediate takeaway too. It's even worse if you think about whether wages meet the average cost of living in the area where the job is located. I work in a super affluent town at a job where almost none of the 400 employees (except a few at the top) could afford rent or a mortgage in the town where we work. Most of us drive at least 20-40 min to get to work each day.
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No way this is accurate. Minimum wage is nowhere near the cost required to live on your own in CA. They must be averaging costs across the state. Minimum wage in silicon valley has way less spending power than minimum wage in sacramento or even further north.
Ditto for New York. There are probably a lot of "upstate" towns where $15 an hour could rent you a room or studio apartment, but Metro NYC and Long Island are absolutely NOT anywhere near affordable on that wage.
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Not true. The original purpose of the minimum wage was to ensure that a working father could care for his wife and children as the sole "breadwinner" of the household.
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I fell like this map is dated. In the last year, everything is up. It's like they see that the federal minimum wage may go to $15/hr so everything from food to house is increasing. It may be we should just skip the whole $15 and go straight to $25/hr.
Yeah, the unfortunate reality of the #fightfor15 is that it started over a decade ago. It's kind of an outdated movement at this point. I read a few years ago that, adjusted for inflation, the fight for 15 should actually be the fight for 21. And, that's certainly gone up since then. So, yeah, $25 is about right.
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Uh, no. Just no. Virginia's minimum wage is the federal minimum wage ($7.25), and the cost of living is close to the highest in the nation.
I don’t think minimum wage was meant to be lived on…Even as a 15 year old bagging groceries I was making more than minimum wage. If you’re making minimum wage, it’s time to have a conversation with the boss or find a new job
It's literally called minimum wage because it's the minimum you can make to survive. You know, "cost of living"? Apparently, a LOT of people forgot that.
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The only place you can afford to live if you're working in the USA on minimum wage is outside of the USA....
Minimum wage is under $8 an hour (but lets up it to $8 for the sake of this demonstration) or $1,386.66 a month at 40 hours a week, and the average studio apartment in Denver is $1,114. To be able to afford food (ballpark $300), auto, renters and health insurance (ballpark $75 with a perfect driving record, about $50 for HO6, and about $200 for health), a car (super cheap car about $150), medical expenses (Let's say $100 in copays, RX and things like bandaids and advil), a phone (ballpark $45), any type of entertainment (let's say HULU with ads at $8 a month) ($2042 altogether), you'd have to work 255.25 hours a month instead of the standard full time 173.33 hours a month or a little over 58 hours a week for a single person to survive somewhat comfortably in a 400sqft studio apartment. so I call bullshit!
Um, no, minimum wage is 110% the cost to live in cities in Cal. 40 hrs per wk at $14/hr after taxes will give you maybe $2000 - if you can get a full 40 hrs, and have minimal deductions and don't pay for a portion of medical insurance. The rent for a studio in a horrid part of town is $1400 in general L.A. Utilities will run as much as $250 a month on average, more in summer when you run the a/c or die. (A few apartments will pay trash and water charges, but none pay electrical charges!) Public transit - good luck finding a bus to take you to a running subway - $122 per month. Car? Mandatory Insurance at least $50, gas is $4/gal, so minimum of $40 per month to keep something in the tank. Payment at least $150, or mechanic costs. Cable/phone/internet $150 unless you find a deal. Food for 1 about $250 per month. Cell phone could be as low as $100 per month if you are paying on a device. Mandatory health insurance is at minimum $50, unless you need more visits or specialists, then it's about $400 a month thru the state. No Starbucks, eating out, shopping spree unless you get a 2nd job or get a raise!
This map isn't federal minimim wage, it's local minimum wage.
This argument is stupid. The minimum wage should not be raised to support someone.
The big myth is that there are a lot of minimum wage workers in the US. Less than 250,000 people earn only the minimum wage.
... and the people living there, at least a very vocal fraction of them, believe this is the greatest place ever to have existed, God's own nation, the best country in the world, ... ? Why would they? You can be ruined for life, financially, by an accident that doesn't even include the slightest bit of failure on your part, too, there. All that patriotic gibberish the ruling and possessing class employs to get people to support this fug dub system seems to work just fine. Sad? Of course. I wouldn't even consider moving there if staying in europe would mean I'd have a foot amputated. And I would even less consider having a foot amputated in the USA - I'm not a millionaire, I can't afford that.
Then don't bitch when stores/restaurants close because people are leaving minimum wage jobs in droves to seek higher pay.
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I'm not a chess player, but why would you put your knight at the corner? Considering how it moves, corner is the worst place.
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California Is The World's 5th Largest Economy. Here Are The Top 5
Maps Showing Water Shortages During May Have Become Increasingly Extreme In California
Yearly Road Deaths Per Million People Across The US And The EU. This Calculation Includes Drivers, Passengers, And Pedestrians Who Died In Car, Motorcycle, Bus, And Bicycle Accidents. 2018-2019 Data
Capitol Insurrection Arrests Per Million People By State
Wordcloud Of Angela Merkel From Her Speeches Of Last 4 Years
If All 533 Million Compromised Facebook Accounts Were A Country
What If You Bought $100 Worth Of X A Year Ago?
Movies With The Greatest Difference Between Rotten Tomatoes Critic And Audience Ratings
I'm pretty sure that Captain Marvel was review bombed before the movie was even released, which explains the audience rating....
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I hope the next generation or rather the current generation would make decisions based on data, rather than how they "feel". Especially the ones that would have major impact in their lives. A lot of times, how you feel does not really reflect reality. This is why marketing and political campaigns work.
I hope the next generation or rather the current generation would make decisions based on data, rather than how they "feel". Especially the ones that would have major impact in their lives. A lot of times, how you feel does not really reflect reality. This is why marketing and political campaigns work.
