Being approved for SS disability benefits can be a long & difficult process. Around 2/3 of applicants that meet the tech requirements are initially denied. Historically, folks that appeal their denial have ~50% chance of approval, but it may take years usafacts.org/data-projects/…

You may have heard that Kia & Hyundai thefts have risen following a TikTok trend last summer. In our latest USAFacts we combine data from 19 cities nationwide and find that while K&H thefts aren't up everywhere, it's a BIG problem for some cities: usafacts.org/data-projects/…

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got. My column: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/75e5e3d… And some utterly damning charts. 1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.

I spent the past five years writing a book. It's called YOU ARE WHAT YOU WATCH and it's published by Workman Publishing. It's out October 24 and you can finally preorder it today!

😅 is anyone else getting sick of chatbots? I wrote down a few thoughts on why chatbots are not the future of interfaces and how we can be more thoughtful: wattenberger.com/thoughts/boo-c…

In March 2023, 1 in every 65 wheelchairs transported in airplane cargo holds were mishandled — either lost, damaged, or delayed. Spirit mishandled 1 in every 16. JetBlue: 1 in every 22. Find out more about the data in the latest: usafacts.org/data-projects/…

I desperately need data and viz folks to listen to me for just a minute. I get asked to do free consultation all the time and 9 times out of 10 it is someone who wants me to either help them pick the "best" overlay or fix the problems with the one they chose. Small thread/

🎉 My first big blog post after my parental leave is out! And yes, it's about color; and how smart data vis designers use it to create smart design hierarchies. Plus, I'll show you one of my fav charts (again): blog.datawrapper.de/emphasize-with…