The Wall Street Journal did a project piece [a while back](http://projects.wsj.com/waste-lands/) in the _”Waste Lands: America’s Forgotten Nuclear Legacy”_. They dug through [Department of Energy](http://www.lm.doe.gov/default.aspx?id=2602) and [CDC](http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ocas/ocasawe.html) data to provide an overview of the lingering residue of this toxic time in America’s past (somehow, I have to believe the fracking phenomena of our modern era… Continue reading
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52 Vis Week #2 Wrap Up
I’ve been staring at this homeless data set for a few weeks now since I’m using it both here and in the data science class I’m teaching. It’s been one of the most mindful data sets I’ve worked with in a while. Even when reduced to pure numbers in named columns, the names really stick… Continue reading
52 Vis Week 1 Winners!
The response to 52Vis has exceeded expectations and there have been great entries for both weeks. It’s time to award some prizes! ### Week 1 – Send in the Drones I’ll take [this week](https://github.com/52vis/2016-13) in comment submission order (remember, the rules changed to submission via PR in Week 2). NOTE: WordPress seems to have “eaten”… Continue reading