cornell data journal

offering data-driven perspectives on current events, academics, politics, and beyond.

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Billboard Sentiments

We explore the evolution of music by analyzing the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 songs from 1959 to the present, uncovering trends such as increasing energy, shifts in sentiment, changes in word complexity, evolving genre makeup, and the most popular lyrical themes over time.

Nikhil Chinchalkar Nikhil Chinchalkar Rithya Sriram Rithya Sriram Harriet Kumah Harriet Kumah Stuti Gupta Stuti Gupta Tanvi Bhave Tanvi Bhave Tony Oh Tony Oh Ivan Xie Ivan Xie
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Campaign Trails

Each election cycle, candidates campaign in various states to appeal to voters from all over the country. Does that actually matter?

Nikhil Chinchalkar Nikhil Chinchalkar Ella Sanchez Ella Sanchez Natalie Miller Natalie Miller Shashank Kalyanaraman Shashank Kalyanaraman Vivian Guo Vivian Guo
Geometric Boxes

The Elegant Geometry Behind Rwanda’s COVID-19 Pooled Testing Strategy

Drawing inspiration from multidimensional geometry, scientists from the University of Rwanda have a devised a method to dramatically increase the nation's COVID-19 testing capacity.

Eric Chen Eric Chen Medha Bulumulla Medha Bulumulla Megan Rochlin Megan Rochlin
Artsy Blue Silhouettes of People

On Strangers and Loneliness

We analyze sentiments of loneliness on Reddit and research on the impact of Familiar Strangers as a key aspect of connectedness that we do not even realize we have lost.

Dana Gong Dana Gong Megan Rochlin Megan Rochlin
Dark Map of US

Open Roads & Free Exchange

Through interviews and survey data of New York motorcycle clubs, we take a look at the complexities of motorcycle culture in pandemic America.

Annie Fu Annie Fu Liying Wang Liying Wang
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Odyssee

Back in March, the shiro team invited 50 people from across the world to record their experiences—their activities and their feelings—for 30 days during the (first) peak of the pandemic.

Shiro Team Shiro Team
Under the Sea

Under The Rising Sea

Rising sea temperatures and climate change are disrupting marine ecosystems, threatening species like the North Atlantic Right Whale and coral reefs. Urgent conservation efforts, such as reducing ship speeds and supporting coral adaptation, are crucial, but long-term success depends on global action to mitigate climate change.

Neha Arora Neha Arora Keya Gillenwater Keya Gillenwater Shashank Kalyanaraman Shashank Kalyanaraman Emily Vo Emily Vo Stella Zhang Stella Zhang Kai Wang Kai Wang Jenny Williams Jenny Williams Winston Ni Winston Ni
Wood Thrush Population Map

The Effects of Climate Change on Migratory Birds

Meet the Wood Thrush. Smaller than a Robin, the Wood Thrush makes its home throughout the forests of the Eastern United States. Due to climate change, in recent years, the species has been forced to settle further North than ever before.

Annie Fu Annie Fu Jennifer Russell Jennifer Russell Daniel Sanderson Daniel Sanderson