News flash: the House of Representatives is not great at passing laws
This is post 1 of 4 in the series “Congress, the Social Network” News flash: the House of Representatives is not great at passing laws...More
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The Montgomery Burns Index – Using Dodd-Frank to see how much more CEOs make than their employees
By: Patrick W. ZimmermanSo just how fat are those Capitalist oppressors, and how much do some of the biggest companies in the US let that...More
Steam value: What game genre is the best bang for your buck?
This is post 5 of 5 in the series “Hot Steam-ing Dumpster Dives” Hot Steam-ing dumpster dives: Climbing The Tower Hot Steam-ing dumpster dives: GASP-ing...More
Foodie heatmap: Philly
This is post 3 of 3 in the series “Foodie heatmaps” Which San Francisco neighborhood has the best-rated food scene? Foodie heatmap: Seattle Foodie heatmap:...More
No tax reform without representative representation
This is post 1 of 4 in the series “One dollar, one vote” No tax reform without representative representation Booze or women or movies? The...More
Foodie heatmap: Seattle
This is post 2 of 3 in the series “Foodie heatmaps” Which San Francisco neighborhood has the best-rated food scene? Foodie heatmap: Seattle Foodie heatmap:...More
Which San Francisco neighborhood has the best-rated food scene?
This is post 1 of 3 in the series “Foodie heatmaps” Which San Francisco neighborhood has the best-rated food scene? Foodie heatmap: Seattle Foodie heatmap:...More
The history of FEMA emergency declarations is a chart of the real-world cost of climate change
By: Patrick W. ZimmermanThe destruction wrought by Hurricane Harvey in Texas is terrifying and, as has been helpfully pointed out by sources as antagonistic to...More
Mapping the pep rally president
This is post 9 of 18 in the series “Trump Watch” Presenting the Trump Watch (tick…tick…tick..) New Dataset – @realDonaldTrump Tweet corpus Just how oddball...More
The history of the future: Science fiction tells us a lot about our past (but stinks at predicting technological change)
By: Patrick W. ZimmermanFrom its inception, science fiction has exhibited a central tension, between optimists who saw technological change as a way to solve the...More