For this Geotab piece I wrote scripts to combine data from the US National Elevation Dataset and the US Census’s dataset of every American road, in order to identify the highest section of road in every US state. I also wrote the accompanying copy for the piece.
Coverage included: Yahoo, The Denver Channel, Matador Network
[Piece is now offline due to client merging with another company]
For this piece I used Crimson Hexagon’s Instagram insights tool to analyse popular hashtags to provide data that was then used populate a map of New York with emojis indicating the place and time of day people were instagramming different food and drinks.
Coverage included: Thrillist, foodandwine.com, Patch
What’s the perfect day to get married on? If you live in the USA, I’ve worked it out (maybe).
I crunched data about the typical weather for each calendar date in different US cities, which was then used to power a tool to find the day with closest to ideal weather conditions for a wedding.
https://www.bloomingdales.com/b/best-wedding-dates-united-states/
A blog post for mattress retailer Hyde & Sleep on the evidence that links better sleep with better athletic performance.
https://www.hydeandsleep.com/blog/Can-sleep-really-make-you-fitter/
I put together a bluffer’s guide to whisky for excellent new journalism start-up The Overtake (sponsored by Cooper King, who make whisky and gin).
I compiled the data and wrote the words for this interactive piece about almost everyone on banknotes being a bloke.
I crunched the US traffic data behind this piece for Geotab about the days when the most fatal accidents happen in each state.
I wrote some blog posts for Mendeley Careers attempting to divine productivity advice from the lives and words of notable scientists. N.B. DO NOT SLEEP WITH A JAR OF RADIUM BY YOUR BED, THAT IS NOT GOOD ADVICE.
Inventing the perfect day: daily routines of famous scientists
Think like Tesla, experiment like Edison: Productivity tips from 10 famous scientists
I crunched 10 years of US traffic data to provide the numbers (and copy) behind this piece about road accidents in the US.
I dug into the last 4 decades of theatrical history to help compile an interactive guide to winning an Olivier Award.
