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An ode to the bar chart.

If you can't use a bar chart, the problem is usually that you're trying to show too much.

The Rhythm of Food.

How do we search for food? Google search interest can reveal key food trends over the years. – From the rise and fall of recipes over diets and drinks to cooking trends and regional cuisines.

LEGO Is the Perfect Toy – Even if no one can really agree on what kind of toy it is anymore.

Relevant: The Early Principles That Guided the Makers of LEGO.

The Migration Machine.

Reuters investigates Europe’s migration crisis: Millions of people, billions of dollars – and the struggle to cope.

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Inside The Dark, Dangerous World Of Chemsex.

Exaggerated Relief Map of Southeastern Australia.

No, you’re the puppet!

Reason might be our puppet master but only after emotions tug on the strings.

This short video from Scientific American explores how emotions transformed from nuisances to necessities in the eyes of Western philosophy and science – with puppets!

7 Tips for Getting More Responses to Your Emails (With Data!)

Fun hacks for faster content.

Using iframes and document.write to improve performance of content loading.