Treemap tour of political donations

The Digital Story Innovation Team for ABC News in Australia looked at political donations from the gambling industry. The piece goes all-in with treemaps in a scrollytelling format to show categories and individual donations. It starts with an individual point and...

Visual guide to redistricting

Gerrymandering continues to be an important thread that I think many people still don’t understand, mostly because it’s called gerrymandering. The Guardian provides a visual guide to explain how creative redistricting can lead to favorable votes. If you’re still not...
AI is NOT Science Fiction!

AI is NOT Science Fiction!

This documentary can help you imagine and THINK about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will affect how humans will live in the future. It explores how artificial intelligence is changing life as we know it — from jobs to privacy to a growing rivalry between the U.S....
Tech Leader Senate Hearings

Tech Leader Senate Hearings

Lindsey Graham calls Social Media the Wild Wild West of technology. The government is paying attention to this now because they see the impact technology/social media is having on politics and in reality all of our lives. The real point is we have a bill already...
The Drug War and Addiction go Hand in Hand

The Drug War and Addiction go Hand in Hand

We would be disingenuous to say addiction is not a problem in every community in the United States. What disturbs me is we haven’t changed the way addicts are treated in our communities and our homes. We still advocate the unscientific 12 step programs and feel...
Conspiracy Theories: Call me crazy!

Conspiracy Theories: Call me crazy!

Reality: you may not be crazy and all those touting conspiracy theories might not be either. Typically I do not believe in conspiracy theories but I’ve been coming across several reputable journalists who are sharing their experiences and thoughts on the matter....