iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 05/08/2026

Over 30,000 people have mowed our digital lawn so far, but only 16% found the perfect path. How close will you get to the optimal solution? Go ahead, touch grass. pudding.cool/2026/06/mow/ #dataviz #datascience #data

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 27/07/2026

New project! Two influential word lists made by language researchers define an "essential English vocabulary" for learners: one from 1953 and another from 2023. In this essay, Jasmine Nackash examines the differences between them and what that says about us. link: pudding.cool/2026/07/esse...

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 02/07/2026

25 years of NBA champions. Only 5 “ethical” rings. We crunched the playoff injury data to see which titles actually hold up without an asterisk. Let us know how mad you are in the comments. Remember, we don’t make the rules, the data does. #nba #dataviz pudding.cool/2026/06/ethi...

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Ethical NBA Championships, Ranked

Which teams don’t need asterisks by their title?

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 18/06/2026

Have you ever thought about how you mow a lawn? We have. (A lot.) We partnered with Citizen Codex on a research project — and this is where it starts. Give it a go, drop your score in the comments, and follow along for the full story in a few weeks. #dataviz pudding.cool/2026/06/mow/...

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Lawn Mowing Experiment

Mow a series of lawns as efficiently as you can. We will publish the analysis in a few weeks.

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 10/06/2026

Happily ever afters often get thrown in our face, but rarely do we talk honestly about the hard work it takes to sustain a relationship. We tracked 1,000+ people over the course of 5 years + a pandemic. #lovestory #dataviz #thepudding pudding.cool/2026/06/love...

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 22/05/2026

As Minji and Eunice grew up, so did K-pop. From the suburbs of Michigan, to LA’s Koreatown, to pochas in NYC. This is the soundtrack (and dataset) to their lives. #kpop #dataviz #thepudding pudding.cool/2026/05/kpop...

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Growing Up With K-Pop

A story of two friends growing up together alongside K-pop.

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 05/05/2026

Similes are all around us. But, if you haven’t considered this figure of speech since grade school this visual essay is for you: pudding.cool/2026/05/simi...

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 18/03/2026

Many women who’ve done IVF call themselves warriors. @lamthuyvo.bsky.social is one of them. Follow her interactive journey through infertility, told from two perspectives: parent & child. pudding.cool/2026/03/ivf/

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 26/02/2026

The world feels quite precarious right now—and sometimes we forget what it feels like to pursue happiness. @alv9n.com digs into a study that asked more than 10,000 people to share their joy. From personal growth to friends and family, here’s our happiness mapped. pudding.cool/2026/02/happ...

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 18/02/2026

Few life experiences feel as universal, across generations, as the pains and frustrations of trying to find clothes that fit. In our newest project we dive into the data about women's sizing chaos. pudding.cool/2026/02/wome...

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Jan Diehm @jadiehm.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

When you comment “drop the merch” and Nike and Paige Bueckers deliver.

A 38-year-old white women with short brown and gray hair showing off a shirt that reads “This was only her first rodeo” with Dallas Wings’ Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers riding a bucking bronco.

A framed photo of an Instagram post with a country western style belt buckle featuring WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers along with a comment that reads “drop the merch.” The frame is surrounded by Nike stickers, pins, and a lanyard on a wooden table.

A shirt that reads “This was only her first rodeo” with Dallas Wings’ Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers riding a bucking bronco.

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 15/12/2025

We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Pudding Cup! Our entry pool was the strongest ever with close to 100 submissions. Show our 3 winners some love 🫶 on this thread, and check out the full details and honorable mentions at the link: pudding.cool/pudding-cup/

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The Pudding Cup

The Pudding's annual picks for the best visual and data-driven stories

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 13/11/2025

The Pudding Cup is back for 2025! We want to see your best non-commercial visual and data-driven projects! 🗓️ Deadline: Friday, December 5, 2025 (free entry) 📢 Winners announced: the week of December 9, 2025 💸 Up to 3 winners each get $1,500 pudding.cool/pudding-cup/

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 04/11/2025

How much does Congress talk about democracy? How often do they worry that democracy is eroding? @alv9n.com's latest project analyzes every congressional speech in the last 145 years. pudding.cool/2025/11/demo...

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 07/07/2025

“Look at Mr. Frog! He’s so grumpy.” Wait, why are so many frogs boys? @mellymeldubs.bsky.social explores how we gender animals in kids’ stories—and why it matters. pudding.cool/2025/07/kids...

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Jan Diehm @jadiehm.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

As a lifelong fan of the @wnba.com I’m stoked to see teams get added in Detroit, Philly, & Cleveland. But as a queer southerner, I wish expansion was happening here too! More LGBTQ+ people live in the South than any other U. S. region. HUGE fan base, but regressive politics keep teams/players away.

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 05/06/2025

New video on YouTube (an animated version of one of @alv9n.com's greatest hits): The Loneliness Epidemic, in Data: Who Americans Spend Time With www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7w3...

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The Loneliness Epidemic, in Data: Who Americans Spend Time With

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 29/05/2025

New project: From stereotypes to breakthroughs, Hollywood's history with Asian and Asian American characters is complicated. This AAPI Heritage Month, dive into the data that reveals whether that's changed: pudding.cool/2025/05/aapi...

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Jan Diehm @jadiehm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

New project out today! We used ChatGPT vision to help us identify animals on wine labels so we could find the best animal for your price point. Follow along here for more details: 🧵

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 01/04/2025

New project (with 🔊🎵!) : @luriethereal.bsky.social explores legacies of music dna, such as a 2pac bassline being a sample of sample: two generations of music created by a James Brown riff.

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Jan Diehm @jadiehm.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

One of our cats Ichabod (aka Icky, aka Blickus, you know how cat names devolve) LOVES to watch CatTV videos on our Google hub, but sometimes he gets so excited he frantically swipes away & accidentally plays songs. This is his playlist: Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”

A black and white cat getting chin scratched on a concrete countertop. The cat has swiped the screen on a Google Hub to play Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 03/03/2025

Do you think middle school sucks? You’re not alone. @alv9n.com uses a survey of millions of students to show how our brains and our sense of belonging change in middle school. 💻 pudding.cool/2025/02/midd... 📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4zL...

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The Middle Ages

Follow hundreds of kids as they navigate their treacherous middle school years.

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Jan Diehm @jadiehm.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Just updated my morphing #wnba kicks project with A'Ja's new shoe. pudding.cool/2022/09/wnba... Because I'm so stoked about the A'Ones, I'm giving out 5 posters (the-pudding.printify.me/product/8358...). Comment if you want one! Random winners picked by end of week. Must have US mailing address.

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Jan Diehm @jadiehm.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

At @puddingviz.bsky.social we get a lot of questions about what tools we use. There’s initial excitement, but when we answer w/ something like “ it’s coded from scratch,” you can feel the creative spark dim. So, I made tutorials recreating our charts without code. Now you can make them too!

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 24/01/2025

Listen to authors David Mora and Michelle Jia talk more about their recent project, "Is the love song dying?", on @npr.org's All Things Considered. www.npr.org/2025/01/24/n...

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Is the love song dying? Here's what the data says

Is the love song dying? NPR's Juana Summers speaks David Mora and Michelle Jia about their recent essay in The Pudding, which set out to answer that question.

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 10/12/2024

We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Pudding Cup! Show them some love 🫶 on this thread 🧵, and check out all of the winners and honorable mentions here: pudding.cool/pudding-cup/

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The Pudding's annual picks for the best visual and data-driven stories

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Jan Diehm @jadiehm.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I’m holding out hope that there’s more to this identity, but my first impression was mass transit.

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 29/11/2024

Just 2 days (today & tomorrow) left to enter The Pudding Cup! Get your data/visual submissions in!!! pudding.cool/pudding-cup/

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The Pudding's annual picks for the best visual and data-driven stories

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 22/11/2024

Just one week left to enter The Pudding Cup, where we crown our favorite data visual passion projects of 2024. Get your submissions in by Nov. 30! pudding.cool/pudding-cup/

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The Pudding's annual picks for the best visual and data-driven stories

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 21/11/2024

The US workforce can be divided into “sitters” (like programmers and lawyers) and “standers” (like servers and construction workers). In our newest piece, @alv9n.com looks at what we can learn from this labor split. 💻: pudding.cool/2024/11/sitt... 📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE_E...

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Sitters and Standers

The American worker divide: Those who sit, and those who stand

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 11/11/2024

New project! Is love dead in pop music? 💕📉 We checked all 5,141 Top 10 hits since 1958 to see how much has *actually* changed. (Spoiler: it's not what most people think) pudding.cool/2024/11/love...

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Is the Love Song Dying?

We categorized songs in the Billboard Top 10 to see if love songs are on the decline.

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 08/11/2024

It's baccckkkk! We're excited to announce the 8th annual Pudding Cup where we pick the best visual and data-driven stories of 2024. 📅 Deadline: Saturday, Nov. 30 📢 Winners announced: the week of Dec. 9 💸 Up to 3 winners each get $1,500 pudding.cool/pudding-cup/

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The Pudding's annual picks for the best visual and data-driven stories

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Jan Diehm @jadiehm.bsky.social · 30/11/2023

So… where are all my Bozeman gays? 💁🏻🏳️‍🌈

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Jan Diehm @jadiehm.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

5 years after this project published & I’m still soaking up being called a “pockets expert.” Hear me talk about getting kicked out of a store + my love of cargo pants on the Data is Plural podcast. 👖 Project: pudding.cool/2018/08/pock... 🎧 Podcast: podcast.data-is-plural.com/2159594/1401...

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 15/11/2023

It's baccckkkk! We're excited to announce the 7th annual Pudding Cup where we pick the best visual and data-driven stories of 2023. 🗓️ Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 30 📣 Winners announced: the week of Dec. 11 🏆💸 Three winners will each get $1,500 Enter here! pudding.cool/pudding-cup/

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Jan Diehm @jadiehm.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

This is the first year in 12 years that a woman (Lainey Wilson) was named the #CMAawards entertainer of the year. Since 1967, only 16% of the winners have been women. Kinda hard for women to win when country radio avoids playing them back-to-back. pudding.cool/2023/05/coun...

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They Won't Play a Lady-O on Country Radio: Examining Back-to-Back Plays by Gender, Race, & Sexual Or...

We looked at 29 radio stations across the US to see how often they played back-to-back songs by women.

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Jan Diehm @jadiehm.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

Since 1967, only 20% of #CMAawards single of the year winners have been women or women-only ensembles — though props to Luke Combs for immediately shouting out Tracy Chapman. Kinda hard for women to win when country radio avoids playing them back-to-back. pudding.cool/2023/05/coun...

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They Won't Play a Lady-O on Country Radio: Examining Back-to-Back Plays by Gender, Race, & Sexual Or...

We looked at 29 radio stations across the US to see how often they played back-to-back songs by women.

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