Archive for February, 2010
Social Networks
In: Culture
19 Feb 2010
Banking Earnings vs Compensation
19 Feb 2010“Drag the slider to see how staff compensation at these major banks relates to revenue and net income over time and see which bank pays their employees the most on average.”
Job Openings in Congress
In: Politics Source: WSJ
19 Feb 2010
Blog Gender
In: Culture
19 Feb 2010
How We Commute
In: Culture
19 Feb 2010
European Health Care
19 Feb 2010THE private provision of health care comes in several forms across Europe. In Germany and the Netherlands it provides coverage for those not on government schemes; in Britain and Ireland it duplicates state-run systems; and in France it tops up cover from official programmes. . A study by the Boston Consulting Group concludes that countries relying mainly on insurance-such as France, Germany and the Netherlands-provide better care than those, like Britain, Italy and Spain, that are chiefly funded by taxes and which spend less on health care as a proportion of GDP.
Memory
In: Interactive Science
17 Feb 2010Ok, the animations in this one are incredible and slightly freaky. They rotate, color, and pop open your head in 3D to explain in clear detail how we input, process, and forget things. Very nice.
NYC 1782 vs Today
17 Feb 2010Use the blue slider in the lower right to fade between a 1782 map that shows old streams and hills, and a modern map.
Native American Names
In: Culture Interactive Maps
17 Feb 2010A cool interactive map that shows the translation of many US geographic names that have native american origins.
The Secret to Life
17 Feb 2010
Global Climate Dashboard
17 Feb 2010From NOAA. Nice quick display of data and indices.
They also have an interactive Map of weather stations from which you can download raw data:
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Wall Street Grifters
In: Bailout Commentary Finance Stock Market US Economy
19 Feb 2010I don’t post many editorials, but I love Matt Taibbi’s gonzo journalism style and his insights about cracks in the financial system.