Data visualization

Fewer people are using public transportation. Here’s why that’s trouble in the long run.

Five months after the United States first went into lockdown for the pandemic, people are walking and driving more but using public transportation nearly half as much as in January, according to data from Apple. Eschewing public transportation in the long run could have serious health consequences down the road, says Sara Jensen Carr, assistant professor of architecture.

by Tyler Machado and Molly Callahan August 13, 2020

There’s been a 23,000 percent jump in fireworks complaints in some parts of the US this summer. You read that right.

You may have noticed that fireworks are going off in your neighborhood more than ever. Whether the sudden abundance of bombs bursting in air can be traced to canceled July 4th celebrations, societal unrest, or simply months of lockdown boredom, cities, such as New York, Boston, and Charlotte are seeing jumps in pyrotechnics complaints so large they look like typos.

by Tyler Machado July 1, 2020

How many city dwellers across the US have access to parks and green space?

Now that restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus are being lifted and people in the U.S. are going outside more, it can be hard to find space to get fresh air and at the same time maintain safe physical distance from others.

by Tyler Machado June 15, 2020

Here’s how COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill

Photos of barren streets and empty subway trains have become regular images of the COVID-19 pandemic, and data newly made public by Apple Maps gives us a glimpse at how people around the world have stopped going out.

by Tyler Machado April 29, 2020

Here’s where you can dive into da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus

For the next month, the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex at Northeastern will host a digital installation of Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus, a 12-volume bound set of drawings and writings covering a variety of topics, such as weaponry and botany.

by Khalida Sarwari November 21, 2019

A guide to construction on the Boston campus

Classroom renovations, a new residence hall, and a state-of-the-art computer lab: These are among the construction projects designed to enhance teaching, research, and student life across campus. Explore this interactive map to learn more.

by Tyler Machado and Irvin Zhang September 11, 2019

Here are the 147 flags you’ll see students waving at Commencement this year

Students in the Class of 2019 will wave flags from more than 140 countries on Friday at Commencement in honor of the nations that have had a profound effect on their personal and professional lives. Take a look at our interactive map to find out which flags they will be flying on the big day.

by Tyler Machado May 1, 2019

The Game of Thrones social network

The final season of HBO megahit Game of Thrones kicks off Sunday, April 14. See how characters, houses, and allegiances have evolved as kings and queens gain and lose power, opposing sides do battle, and characters meet one another across the show’s vast geographical map.

by Lia Petronio April 11, 2019

Westeros and Beyond

We’re just about to start the eighth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, and sometimes it’s difficult to keep track of where exactly everyone has been.

by Lia Petronio April 10, 2019

The United States isn’t quite a melting pot, this data visualization artist says. It’s more like a tree.

Pedro Cruz thinks of the United States as a tree. Specifically, as a tree trunk, with its concentric rings demarking growth throughout the years. As the Northeastern professor imagines it, each ring, instead of being formed by the birth and death of new plant cells, is formed by the flow of new immigrants arriving to the country.

by Molly Callahan December 12, 2018