📈 Data viz of the month

We’re big fans of Kate Crawford over here, in large part for these immensely detailed visualisations she puts together. This one traces the intertwined evolution of society and technology since all the way back in 1500. It really puts into perspective the social reverberations that certain discoveries had, and reminds us of the link between technology and power that is greater today than ever.

📏 Exhibition of the month 

This artistic exhibition also looks at finding a way to digest an unimaginable length of time and transformation, exploring the horrors of colonialism in Australia. As part of the Venice Biennale 2024, Archie Moore spent two months covering the walls in chalk to scrawl a history lesson, and depict a family tree that goes back 65,000 years. In the centre of the room he stacked towers of coroners reports, detailing the aboriginal people who have died in custody. The result is an immersive and striking piece that puts names and stories to the cold bureaucracy.

📊 Database of the month

It's a fail-safe Hollywood trope: flash the words "based on true events" across the screen, and your viewers will spontaneously empathise with your story. But how can we really gauge the accuracy of these movies? Here's a database that quantifies artistic licence into measurable percentages and offers plenty of juicy trivia along the way.

🎮 Game of the month

It is summer after all, so you’re allowed a bit of silliness. Pit your vocabulary against strangers in an addictive word race, for some mildly intellectual procrastination. And if this is the first you’re hearing about The Pudding then you’re clearly in with the wrong crowd! They are doing some truly inspiring things with online data storytelling, so make sure you take a good look around.

🖼️ Installation of the month

Last up, an enchanting interactive performance installation that steps into the naturally intricate patterns found in flocks of birds or swarms of bees. Sixty autonomously-moving rectangular blocks mimic their motions, informed by data. As visitors join the performance, their actions influence the blocks' choreography, in a dance between human and machine that blurs the lines between natural and artificial.