Archive for September, 2009
Who Knew?
30 Sep 2009It turns out the Economist has a series of very well produced explanatory videographics on a variety of economic and political topics:
CO2 Emissions Simulator
In: Environment/weather| Maps
30 Sep 2009Breathing Earth’s “real-time simulation displays the CO2 emissions of every country in the world, as well as their birth and death rates.” Also has good links on climate change info. (via)
Reality vs Perception
30 Sep 2009I read once that emotions result from how well reality corresponds to reality. I guess that explains why so many people get worked up about the issues illustrated below. There is some more discussion of this at Sociological Images and Information is Beautiful. It’s originally by Susanna Hertrich.
People Still Try to Ban Books?
30 Sep 2009A map of cases where people tried to get books removed from libraries or reading lists 2007-2009. Click on the items to drill down to descriptions of the different cases. Scary! Spotted at one of my newest favorite blogs: Sociological Images.
The World According to Ronald Reagan
30 Sep 2009
Airline Delays
In: Culture| Interactive| Maps
30 Sep 2009Juice Analytics has put together two visualizations of air travel.
The first is a treemap where size equals number of flights, and you can filters the color to either indicate number or type of delays.
The second is a map showing the number of flights and the delay statistics. (note, click on “Airport Delay Map” in the title to switch to the map)
Real Competition
30 Sep 2009Good has put together a good data filled map illustrating how little regional competition there is between insurance companies.
No Loans for You
In: Bailout| Finance| Source: NYT
28 Sep 2009
Top 50 Women in World Business
28 Sep 2009From the Financial Times. Click on pictures for roll over details. Filter with the controls on the bottom.
International Housing Indicators
In: Global Economy| Housing| Infographic (clever)| Interactive| Source: Economist| Updated regularly
28 Sep 2009The Economist just released a nice new tool for looking at several housing indicators across major countries. They plan to expand and update it as more information becomes available.
Death of Detroit
In: Culture| Maps| US Economy
25 Sep 2009Half the population has left (since 1950). Unemployment is at 29%. Average price of a house: $15 thousand. Related article. Beautiful horrible photos.
State of the Union
In: Culture| Housing| Maps| US Economy
25 Sep 2009A number of interesting maps: percent of people uninsured (below), percent of people 65+ years old still working (below), median income, homeowners, percent of carpoolers, commute time.
Airline Baggage Hubris
In: Culture| Source: Economist
25 Sep 2009Baggage fee revenue versus baggage complaints. I like it. I would like it even more if the Economist would stop putting distracting photos behind their charts that make it hard to read the data. (also, I’m flying United tomorrow – which doesn’t bode well).
ART Timeline
In: Culture
25 Sep 2009A clear timeline of 20th century art, with some cultural reference points (population, science, politics). The inclusion of “consumer art” is an interesting addition. (via)
Warm August
25 Sep 2009NOAA has a cool animated visualization of the temperature in August compared to the historical average. It would be nice to see this in an interactive toy over time. (via)
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