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"Boston Squared" takes all of the major squares in metro Boston and maps out their literal physical extents, showcasing how inaccurate our geometric "square" is in the face of cultural spaces in the metro area, more often no more than intersections.

Visualisation of personal data

This visualization captures my walking patterns around Cambridge (it does not include driving, running, cycling, etc). The data was collected in Moves (an iphone app) and "put on the map" using move-o-scope (move-o-scope.halftone.co). The data set…

After my father lost his battle with cancer in 2008 and my mother defeated cancer in 2006 (both of whom, like many Poles, attributed their cancers to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, not genetics), I decided to undergo genetic testing to check for…

Smartphone application Grindr Smartphone hacked, exposing and making vulnerable its users to the public