Archive for December, 2009
True Odds of Airborne Terror
29 Dec 2009Some things I just don’t worry about. apparently with good reason. (via Gizmodo and C. Nguyen – Thanks!)
Causality
In: Culture| Humor| Infographic (clever)
28 Dec 2009I think the TSA should be sent this chart – or maybe Fox.
Thanks to Jonathan for sending me the link.
Health Reform
In: Interactive| Politics| Source: NYT
28 Dec 2009Comparison of the House and Senate versions, broken down by issue.
USA Today Economic Outlook Index (Dec 2009 version)
In: Employment| Finance| Housing| Interactive| Source: USA Today| US Economy
28 Dec 2009The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”.
Housing Recovery?
28 Dec 2009Note that the last 3 years below are forecasts.
China’s Demographic Problem
28 Dec 2009The one-child policy might start to impact growth.
2010 Social Unrest
In: Global Economy| Maps| Politics
28 Dec 2009Risk of potential problems according to the Economist.
12 Days of Christmas cost $21,465.56
In: Culture| Humor| Interactive
23 Dec 2009The annual adding up of all those gifts in the song. (5 golden rings, 4 calling birds, etc).
Economic Recovery Dashboard (Dec 09 ver)
In: Employment| Finance| Global Economy| Housing| Interactive| US Economy
22 Dec 2009December update of one of my favorite summaries of economic indicators. If you normally find this stuff confusing you should check it out – click on any of the “historical details” to see what each indicator means and why it’s important.
2009 Deaths
In: Culture| Interactive
22 Dec 2009I always like the new year’s montage videos of the year in pictures & video. This is a good one of who we’ve lost this year. You can click on any picture to see a small obit.
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