Blog

Date	Title
11 Mar 2026	Days of Mayo — Affectionate, sentimental data trash — turned into something useful. 11 Mar 2026 — Affectionate, sentimental data trash — turned into something useful.
8 Mar 2026	The City That Rains on Me — Living in Frankfurt had me convinced it rained all the time. DWD data from 34 cities says otherwise. 8 Mar 2026 — Living in Frankfurt had me convinced it rained all the time. DWD data from 34 cities says otherwise.
10 Jan 2025	Do Letters Look Like They Sound? — Two papers on sound symbolism, glyph shapes, and the bouba/kiki effect across writing systems. 10 Jan 2025 — Two papers on sound symbolism, glyph shapes, and the bouba/kiki effect across writing systems.
20 Dec 2021	Rain and Snow in Leipzig, 2021 — 2021 was the wettest year in Leipzig in over a decade — four charts tell the story. 20 Dec 2021 — 2021 was the wettest year in Leipzig in over a decade — four charts tell the story.
19 Dec 2021	The Great Croissant Comparison — 14 Leipzig bakeries. One rating system. A lot of butter. 19 Dec 2021 — 14 Leipzig bakeries. One rating system. A lot of butter.
16 Dec 2021	Optimal Public Holidays in Germany — Why 2021 was the worst year for fixed-date holidays in Saxony. 16 Dec 2021 — Why 2021 was the worst year for fixed-date holidays in Saxony.
1 Aug 2020	My First Scientific Publication — Does where an artist comes from shape how they paint? Style embeddings and demographic data say yes. 1 Aug 2020 — Does where an artist comes from shape how they paint? Style embeddings and demographic data say yes.
9 Sept 2019	The Leipzig Quiz — How well do you know Leipzig? Nine questions based on official city statistics. 9 Sept 2019 — How well do you know Leipzig? Nine questions based on official city statistics.
7 Aug 2019	Retrospective Strength of Schedule in the NBA — Who had the hardest season ever? Opponent strength via Elo ratings, 1977–2019. 7 Aug 2019 — Who had the hardest season ever? Opponent strength via Elo ratings, 1977–2019.
12 Jul 2019	EU Asylum Distribution Key — What if the EU distributed all asylum seekers by a fair quota? An interactive Shiny app. 12 Jul 2019 — What if the EU distributed all asylum seekers by a fair quota? An interactive Shiny app.
6 May 2019	Climate Change in Saxony — Temperature and precipitation trends in Saxony since 1881. 6 May 2019 — Temperature and precipitation trends in Saxony since 1881.
10 Apr 2019	Refugee Distribution in Europe — Asylum applications across Europe in four charts. 10 Apr 2019 — Asylum applications across Europe in four charts.
10 Apr 2019	Supermarket Prices in Western Leipzig — Where can you shop for the cheapest groceries along the Georg-Schwarz-Strasse? 10 Apr 2019 — Where can you shop for the cheapest groceries along the Georg-Schwarz-Strasse?
25 Mar 2019	Leutzsch: A District in Transition — Unemployment, voting behaviour & crime — how Leipzig's Leutzsch district changed over 20 years. 25 Mar 2019 — Unemployment, voting behaviour & crime — how Leipzig's Leutzsch district changed over 20 years.
6 Mar 2019	Data Posters at Rathaus Leutzsch — A public data visualization project on the Georg-Schwarz-Strasse in Leipzig. 6 Mar 2019 — A public data visualization project on the Georg-Schwarz-Strasse in Leipzig.
18 Mar 2018	Statistics Workshop in Numbers — 189 consulting projects — by discipline, software, and thesis type. 18 Mar 2018 — 189 consulting projects — by discipline, software, and thesis type.
1 Jun 2017	Useful Resources for Data Analysis — A curated collection of books and websites for working with data. 1 Jun 2017 — A curated collection of books and websites for working with data.