Data Visualization

Blog of the Data Visualization & Communication Course at OSB-AUB

This is my favorite part about analytics: Taking boring flat data and bringing it to life through visualization” John Tukey

The fight against unemployment

“I am a failure, I won’t get any job!” Have you ever heard someone saying this? Have you maybe even been that person? Losing employment is one of life’s most stressful experiences. Aside from the obvious financial distress it can cause, losing a job can also take a...

Primary Healthcare Centers in Lebanon

Since I started working in the healthcare sector I've always been interested in knowing more about this industry. As such, while exploring the WDI Data I studied several healthcare indicators and it turns out - Lebanon is doing better than we thought! I was intrigued...

From Feed to Food: Confronting the Global Shift in Unhealthy Eating Habits

TEAM 3 - Full time Houssem Chbichib, Charbel Hanna Daou, Manouella Helou, Chekri Khalife and Adam Salha     We're sure you've heard your mother say this to you "Finish your plate, think of the children in Africa who go to bed hungry." For centuries, the...

Population Clusters and Housing Deficit in Jordan

"Urbanization" is a problem that many countries suffer from. It led to drastic demographic changes that led to negative effects in terms of political , social , and economical aspects. Many governments struggle to solve the issue of high density populated area and...

Reclaiming Women’s Rights in the Arab World

In today's world, where things are moving fast but some old ideas still stick around, let's talk about something hopeful in the Arab world. More women are learning to read and write, which is amazing. But here's the tricky part: even though women go to school a lot,...

Speeding, drunk driving main causes of road accidents in Lebanon.

In every Lebanese driver, there is a hidden Michael Schumacher inside of him/her. Unfortunately with all NGOs providing all possible resources for the promotion of road safety awareness, car accidents numbers are all the way up. The sad part is that drinking and...

From Crisis to Hope: Overcoming Infant Mortality in Lebanon

In a world where infant and neonatal mortality rates remain alarmingly high, We need to highlight this global problem and demand immediate attention specifically in Lebanon. Infant mortality rates are elevated worldwide, stemming from various causes, including...

How Education Can Save Thousands of Women and Babies during Childbirth

Childbirth is considered to be a landmark and joyous moment in any woman's life. And although health experts say that no two childbirth experiences are the same, it is quite astounding that this can, in many cases, reach the extreme of death. According to statistics...

Lebanon Reimagined: Boosting the Economy through Tourism Triumphs

As part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's). Goal 8 is focused on "Promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all". In the city of Beirut, a group of us within the Lebanese...

The real cost of electricity – Insights on CO2 emission & electric power generation mix

Would you imagine our world today without electricity? Electricity has become an integral part of our daily lives, playing a vital role in providing us with the comfort, convenience, and functionality we rely on, which is translated in the increased demand for this...
The psychology behind chess

The psychology behind chess

Introduction: Chess, through history, has been used to determine someone's intelligence; it has been used geopolitically in 1972 when the famous American Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky from the USSR, signaling Western intelligence over Eastern one. Not only...

Student Performance in Exams

Student Performance in Exams

Unveiling Exam Success: Insights into Student Performance   Education shapes futures, but what factors play the most significant role in student success? This project explores student performance through data from a Kaggle dataset and a survey conducted among...

Exposing Thyroid Diseases

Exposing Thyroid Diseases

In the quiet corridors of our family history, a common threat is spreading across generations: thyroid diseases; which are a whispered secret, passed down from mothers to daughters, as if it is a legacy of hormonal imbalances that affect our entire life. But as I...

Air Pollution: A Harsh Breath to Reality

Air Pollution: A Harsh Breath to Reality

My Personal Experience It’s been for 5 years in my life that I live in a country where is located in Mediterranean coast and I felt a paramount difference in quality of life in the sense of what you breathe into your body and lungs. All my life until reach 18 years...

Silent Suffering: Unveiling the Darkness of Bullying

Silent Suffering: Unveiling the Darkness of Bullying

Recognizing the Issue Imagine being a young teenager, just trying to navigate the ups and downs of growing up. Now picture facing daily taunts, threats, and even physical harm from your peers. This is the harsh reality for many adolescents and pre-adolescents who fall...

The Social Media Reality: A Mentally Depressing One?

The Social Media Reality: A Mentally Depressing One?

My Teenage Years Throughout my childhood and teenage years, social media played a pivotal role in my life. It controlled how I think, what I do, and who I am friends with. I felt depressed and did not know why or how to stop it. As a young teenager, I wanted to prove...