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

Child Labour Analysis

Child Labour Analysis (UNICEF Data) The purpose of our project is to examine the detrimental effects of child labor on the well-being, development, and rights of children, their families, and their communities, and to foster a deeper awareness of the issue. We also...

Will Netflix stay afloat in the battle of streaming?

Contributors: Aya Zeini, Baraa Abo Ghouch, Eslam Abo Al Hawa, Layan El Kaissi, Marian Abou Fares, Mhammad Nahle. For the past 25 years, Netflix has always been the largest streaming service in the world as it holds more than 10% of the global internet traffic. New...

Out Of School Children

Meet Denis Mukwege, medicine graduate, founder of the the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, a 2018 Nobel prize winner for his effort “to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.” Now meet Thato Zungy,  a school dropout, grew up to face prison...

Economic Recovery of BRICs Post COVID-19

Not exclusively to BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), the world economy suffered greatly in the years spanning the COVID pandemic. Even though the pandemic is a subject of the past, its consequences generate a ripple effect perceived until this...

2008 Recession

The 2008 financial crisis, also known as the "Global Financial Crisis" or the "Great Recession," was one of the most severe economic downturns since the 1930s Great Depression. Originating in the United States, it rapidly became a global phenomenon that impacted...

Insights for High School Career Guidance Counselors about the Future of Jobs

SDG Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth You are probably aware of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. As a High School College Admissions and Career Guidance Counselor, you can play an important role toward achieving GlobalGoal 8, especially the...

Infant Mortality Rate in China: A Success Story

At the dawn of the 1990s, the People’s Republic of China was a typical developing nation. The majority of its population lived in poverty mainly in rural areas. The country’s GDP per capita was $318 which was almost equal to that of the African nation of Mali ($317)...

The Syrian Refugee Crisis

The Syrian refugee crisis is one of the world’s biggest challenges. The war in Syria destroyed the country, killed and injured thousands of people, and displaced millions into other countries. Asylum countries are suffering from this crisis and facing many challenges....

Is further education improving employment rates?

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. –  Benjamin Franklin Education is the pillar of society. Education is the only way to a good life. Education is the future. But do it smartly.  With every generation coming on, every aspect of life is changing whether...

Where Do We Stand In Gender Wage Gap?

This article aims to assess the world's improvement in implementing the UN's Sustainable Development Goal number 5. A.  This SDG involves equal rights in ownership of economic resources. As the article proceeds, it will show the quantitative side of gender...
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...