The Map Scroll

PeteSearch finds some patterns in the ways Facebook users are connected to each other: The colored clumps represent areas within which user...

A new map from Gallup and AHIP (and a continuation of their study of well-being across the states, covered here before ), measures states b...

It occurs to me, regarding incarceration rates, that it would make sense to simply show per capita incarceration rates by state. So here you...

At Criminal Justice , Matt Kelley posts a chart from the Pew Center's report "One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008" (pdf) ...

Or make it a bit better, at least. The Economist has an article this week about using mapping tools for political advocacy. Here, for insta...

Via Andrew Sullivan , Vincos Blog has a world map of social networking sites : With areas of dominance in North America, Latin America, Wes...

This map of methamphetamine use by state is based on data from PBS , who ran a Frontline episode on the meth epidemic a while back. They act...

Or a gatherer, at least. Fallen Fruit is an LA-based organization that is making maps of publicly available fruit and nuts, like this one ...

Yesterday, same-sex marriage in Iowa was rendered legal by that state's Supreme Court (two days after it was made legal in Sweden). The...

The Guardian has an interactive map of religious belief - or the lack thereof - in the UK. The map is based on a survey by the think tank T...

The Atlantic maps a phenomenon of displacement in New Orleans that's wholly unrelated to the aftermath of Katrina. The map shows the re...

A fascinating study (pdf link) by Peter J. Rentfrow, Samuel D. Gosling, and Jeff Potter looks at the geographical variation of "the bi...

Sigh. If the New York times keeps publishing these fantastic interactive maps , I'm going to have to keep posting them. This one depicts...

First, apologies right off the bat for these maps having the ugliest color scheme in the history of the world. (The color spectrum is right ...

A new survey shows that the US is growing less religious; USA Today maps it . It's an interactive map that lets you plot the percentages...

The Digital Atlas of New York City , put together by William A. Bowen of California State University, Northridge, has a bunch of interesting...

The Atlantic has put up a series of interactive maps that let you track the relative economic power and influence of US cities over time. ...

That Mondrianesque image on the right there is, believe it or not, a sort of "map." It comes from some folks at Dartmouth who wer...

Mark Easton has another interesting map this week. This one shows levels of trust and belonging among 15-24 year olds across 22 European co...

In commemoration of the historical event that will be unfolding tomorrow in Washington, DC, it seems like a good time to take a look at some...