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22 dates in Portugal’s LGBTQ+ history

To my knowledge, the country that I now call my home doesn’t have a dedicated LGBTQ+ history month. I married my husband João this month…

Feb 26, 2023

22 dates in Portugal’s LGBTQ+ history

Feb 26, 2023

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Towards Data Science

How to create a quick election data visualisation: Portuguese Presidential race 2021 as an example

Elections seem to spit out endless data, but you need to find the right angle and do it at speed, which explains why in this election we…

Jan 31, 2021

Map showing the % of voters in Portuguese Districts that chose the far-right candidate — by Oliver Carrington & Joao Silva

Jan 31, 2021

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Towards Data Science

How Citymapper data highlights the Covid-19 response of different cities

We found out which cities took longer than others to stop commuting in response to the coronavirus pandemic

Apr 16, 2020

Covid-19 / coronavirus data visualization chart using CityMapper data. Created by Oliver Carrington and Joao Silva

Apr 16, 2020

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Towards Data Science

Crunching the data of the Foreign Language Oscar

Parasite makes history winning Best Picture, but it also confirms a new trend in the foreign language category

Feb 10, 2020

Chart / data viz by Oliver Carrington & Joao Silva showing Oscar data for the Foreign Language Award

Feb 10, 2020

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Towards Data Science

3 Wimbledon stories told through data

We created an interactive data viz tool to compare tennis success by country

Jul 10, 2019

3 Wimbledon stories told through data

Jul 10, 2019

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Pride data special: Being an LGBTQ Londoner in 2019

London just celebrated Pride, but what can the data tell us about the different views of heterosexuals and LGBTQ Londoners?

Jul 7, 2019

Pride data special: Being an LGBTQ Londoner in 2019

Jul 7, 2019

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Three charts on the joy of Eurovision

Using data visualisation to take a closer look at voting patterns, strategic voting and LGBTQ rights in Eurovision country

May 18, 2019

Three charts on the joy of Eurovision

May 18, 2019

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Predicting the Oscars with data viz

Films with only strong women do worse and the four nominations that make a Best Picture Oscar more likely.

Feb 24, 2019

Predicting the Oscars with data viz

Feb 24, 2019

Why your next run should be international

On Sunday I’ll run my eleventh marathon outside of my home country — in Sapporo, Japan. It’s a great way to combine running and travel, so…

Aug 22, 2018

Why your next run should be international

Aug 22, 2018

Visiting Vietnam? Three things tourists really should know about the Vietnam War

Unlike other countries which have seen terrible tragedies, little of this history is on show

May 24, 2018

Visiting Vietnam? Three things tourists really should know about the Vietnam War

May 24, 2018

Oliver Carrington

Oliver Carrington

Mostly data visualization. Also travel, mental health, LGBTQ & nonprofits. Freelance evaluation consultant, writer for www.towardsdatascience.com

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