Haisam Hussein
A Breakdown of Extreme Body Modification
This month's infographic explores the process of body modification, from subdermal horns and lip splitting to scarification and cheek gauges.
A Brief History of Ponzi Schemes
From three-card monte to insurance fraud to more sophisticated financial scams, the goal of a Ponzi scheme is always the same—to make a quick buck.
How Cops Control Crowds
A graphic look into the types of weapons governments use to keep the public at bay.
Infographic: Traditional Medicine Fuels the Mass Slaughter of Wild Animals
Humans are uniquely gifted at driving other animals into extinction.
Infographic: California Hasn't Been This Dry in a Millennium
The drought is fanning literal and figurative flames.
Infographic: A Breakdown of America's Life Behind Bars
When it comes to prisons, the US favors quantity over quality. We lock up millions and then release them ill-equipped to reenter society, hampered by debt from prison fees, and barred from certain forms of government assistance.
Infographic: Fewer Americans Are Seeing the Benefits of Higher Education
Since the 60s, college enrollment has gone up and down, but overall it's risen steadily. We're now once again in a downturn, and it may be due to the healthy economy.
Endless Summer Numbers
Here are a bunch of stats to remind you what summer is in case you've been stuck in the office since May.
Infographic: The Economics of Organ Transplants
A look at the legal and illegal worldwide trade in livers, hearts, lungs, and pancreases.
Infographic: How Africa’s Film Industry Stacks Up to the Rest of the World
Nigeria's Nollywood is the second-largest producer of movies in the world. How does it compare with Hollywood and Bollywood?
A Breakdown of Recent Attacks Against the Press
Journalists everywhere face threats intended to silence them.