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The Pudding
@puddingviz.bsky.social
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The Pudding is a digital publication that explains ideas debated in culture with visual essays. https://pudding.cool/

Email: sup@pudding.cool
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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.

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November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Ever cry while cutting an onion? Well, now you don’t have to! Building off of chef J. Kenji López-Alt, we found the mathematically optimal way to dice an onion. *Cutting uniform pieces has not been proven to reduce crying, but you do get bragging rights.

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August 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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New project! @yufeng.bsky.social analyzed all of the words found on NYC Streets. The data comes from from 8 million Google Street View images, which yielded 138 million snippets of text:

🔗: pudding.cool/2025/07/stre...
July 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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“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.

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July 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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New project! What happens when strangers have to talk for 30 minutes? @alv9n.com's latest project tracks how their moods change as the conversation progresses.

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June 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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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...
May 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Have you ever bought a bottle of wine based on the label alone? Yeah, us too.

Turns out, if a wine has an animal on the label that can help you predict price and quality. We looked at thousands of labels to help you find the best deals.

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April 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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which can sometimes form an entire family tree!
Family tree of samples for Hit Em Up
April 1, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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We explore various lineages in music.
April 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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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.
April 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Answer this one-question survey, win some free merch!

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A screenshot of a survey form that reads: "In the 1980s, there was a study that produced surprising results about our predictive tendencies. We’re conducting a similar study today. Instructions: Complete the line below. What did the bird do? Your response can be up to three sentences. ...and then the bird said, 'I must go to the river.' Upon arriving," with a blank box for your response.
March 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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English cows go “moo”, while French cows go “meuh”, and Korean cows go “음메”. Our newest project takes a look at how animal sounds translate across languages and cultures.

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March 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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We apologize for accidentally leaving off one of the authors of this project, Reechik Banerjee. His illustrations truly bring this piece to life.

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A drawing of thousands of Indian voters from The Pudding Cup winning project Votes in a Name
December 10, 2024 at 10:01 PM
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WINNER!

Battle of the Chocolate Bars by Surbhi Bhatia

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A Kit-Kat bar chart from The Pudding Cup winning project Battle of the Chocolate Bars
December 10, 2024 at 8:17 PM
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WINNER!

Votes in a Name by Aman Bhargava

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A drawing of thousands of Indian voters from The Pudding Cup winning project Votes in a Name
December 10, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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WINNER!

Here's to the Next 100 Sudokus by Vivek Rao

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A sudoku heatmap from The Pudding Cup winning oroject Here's tot he Next 100 Sudokus
December 10, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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We're doing a crokinole board giveaway with Tracey Boards over on our Instagram.

Details here: www.instagram.com/p/DDKdigixJP...

And check out our crokinole data dive here:
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A custom crokinole board from Tracey Boards with The Pudding’s logo against a rustic wood panel background. The board is light wood with black lines, black logos, and a black rim. Overlaying text reads: “This crokinole board could be yours!” There is a hint to go to the next slide that says “What you get” paired with an arrow, along with Tracey Boards and The Pudding’s logos. A close up shot of 1/4 of the custom crokinole board showing The Pudding’s logo. The board is light wood with black lines, black logos, and a black rim. Overlaying text reads: “The Pudding branded crokinole board.” Text at the bottom keeps track of what your get: “Board.” A close up shot of 1/4 of the custom crokinole board showing The Pudding’s logo and black and white buttons. The board is light wood with black lines, black logos, and a black rim. Overlaying text reads: “2 sets of The Pudding branded crokinole buttons.” Text at the bottom keeps track of what your get: “Board + Buttons.” Overlaying text on a textured black background reads: “1 button baggie, 70g of playing wax, official rule book.” Text at the bottom keeps track of what your get: “Board + Buttons + Extras.”
December 4, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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New project! Using 11 years of relationSHIP data from Archive of Our Own we break down why fanfic is hella gay and goes well beyond the source material. Just like fanfic, it’s told in chapters: 1. Slash, 2. Canon, 3. Real Person Fiction.

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October 9, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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Drum roll please! 🥁

We're excited to announce the 3 members of our inaugural Cohort: Ahmed Bendaly, Vivian Li, and Andrew Park. Let's show them some love!
Text on a black background that reads: “We’re excited to announce our 2024 Cohort, a 10-week summer fellowship for aspiring visual storytellers to author a project on The Pudding.” There are three black and white photos of the Cohort members on the right from top to bottom: Ahmed, Vivian, and Andrew. Text on a black background that reads: “Ahmed Bendaly is a data scientist by profession, a visual designer by passion, and a statistics nerd by confession.” Plus a black and white photo of Ahmed. Text on a black background that reads: “Vivian Li is journalist and design engineer studying at USC’s Iovine and Young Academy.” Plus a black and white photo of Vivian. Text on a black background that reads: “Andrew is a student at Columbia University. He once scored two points in an intramural basketball game.” Plus a black and white photo of Andrew.
March 27, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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🏆 WINNER: Denise Lu for “Pavement 1933–2023” 3/4 🧵

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at left: a dot plot of when the song "stereo" was played by the band pavement during their set. the set opener is at the top and the encore and closers are at the bottom. stereo, denoted by a star is most often played during the middle of the set. text at right reads: "Winner! Pavement 1933–2023, By Denise Lu, The Pudding Cup 2023"
December 11, 2023 at 5:48 PM
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🏆 WINNER: Jess Carr for “Since When Does Vogue Hate Text?” 2/4 🧵

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at left: a strip plot of the average amount of text on vogue magazine covers. the percentage of text is the y axis and the year is the x axis. text coverage peaked around 2005 at 35%. today it is just 10%. text at the right says: "Winner! Since When Does Vogue Hate Text? By Jess Carr The Pudding Cup 2023."
December 11, 2023 at 5:47 PM
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We're excited to announce the winners of the 🏆 2023 Pudding Cup — our picks for the best visual and data-driven stories of the year!

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a gold plated cup of pudding from a snack pack that looks like a trophy on a black circular stage with gold confetti and streamers around it. text reads: announcing the 2023 winners.
December 11, 2023 at 5:46 PM