Which planet is closest to Earth?

The BBC’s Sky at Night programme said our nearest neighbour is Mars but one viewer disagreed. Was he right? Let’s find the answer using Python and R

The rise and fall in support for British political parties

How the distribution of the popular vote has been shared between Britain’s main political parties since the 1950s

2017 in review

A look back at last year’s books, podcasts, video games, and more

Access denied: using the Glasgow Subway by wheelchair

The subway can be the quickest way to get around a city. Unless you’re in a wheelchair

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The Age of Greater Reykjavík

The age of buildings in Iceland’s capital city, dating back to the 18th century

Map of child poverty in England, Scotland, and Wales

District-level data from the Campaign to End Child Poverty

Shaded relief map of Iceland

What would Iceland look like if we could only see the shadows of its mountains?

The Counted in southern California

People killed by police and other law enforcement agencies in and around Los Angeles

London: violent crime in 2012

Violent crime recorded in Britain’s capital city throughout the year

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Podcast

North Atlantic Radio was a sixteen-episode podcast on the subject of the Web that ran from May 2009 until September 2010

Travelogue

In 2005 and 2007 I wrote two short accounts of my travels around North and South America

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