PinnedFrancesco PiccinelliinLead and PaperWhy do wars in Africa displace so many people?A data-driven dive into the terrorist nature of African warfare·6 min read·Apr 19, 2021----
Francesco PiccinelliComunicato della coalizione ‘Sinistra/Insieme’, formazione di estrema sinistra polacca‘Sinistra/Insieme’ ha 44 seggi nel Sejm, il Parlamento polacco·5 min read·Feb 27, 2022----
Francesco PiccinelliinLead and PaperAnger and bots on Twitter are not affecting vaccinations in FranceMisinformation is not preventing French people from getting COVID-vaccinated·5 min read·Aug 3, 2021----
Francesco PiccinelliinLead and PaperEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Democracy * But Were Afraid to AskA data-driven dive into the *mythical* relationship between democracy and development.·6 min read·May 24, 2021----
Francesco PiccinelliinLead and PaperDrowning forbidden: How Europe lets migrants die in North AfricaData suggest that Europe is pushing migrants southwards where they just can’t stop dying.·5 min read·May 3, 2021----
Francesco PiccinelliinLead and PaperHow to visualize COVID-19 fatalities, The New York Times wayAs Italy reaches 100,000 deaths, here a handy tutorial on how the NYT’s data team could have made its standard-setting front page data…·7 min read·Mar 9, 2021----
Francesco PiccinelliinLead and PaperIs there any room for a personal Trump party in the U.S. Congress?A Games Theory application says no.·4 min read·Jan 19, 2021----
Francesco PiccinelliinLead and PaperWhy we can’t have datavizzes in augmented reality yetNotes from a partially successful experiment·2 min read·Jan 13, 2021----
Francesco PiccinelliinLead and PaperThe Sisyphean task of quantifying lockdown effects on the pandemicWe know restrictions are effective but we just don’t know how much·3 min read·Jan 7, 2021----
Francesco PiccinelliinLead and PaperCan we predict deaths in the Mediterranean using the number of war victims?An R exercise offers mixed results.·6 min read·Dec 26, 2020----