Archive for March, 2010
Sea Ice in Retreat?
In: Environment/weather Interactive Maps Science Source: NYT
25 Mar 2010I really liked the below NYT feature until I realized it was from 2007.
Looking around, I found this quicktime movie that shows 1979-2009:
So 2007 was a bad year, but now it’s rebounding? Well, not really.
So is it melting or not? I recommend watching the below:
Life Expectancy in America
25 Mar 2010Interesting. But 2005 data?
USA Today Economic Outlook Index (Mar ‘10 ver)
In: Employment Finance Housing Interactive Source: USA Today Updated regularly US Economy
24 Mar 2010The best part is the lower chart showing the latest data for each of the 11 “leading indicators”.
Periodic Table of Periodic Tables
24 Mar 2010Roll-over popups include descriptions and links to other periodic tables.
How America Spends its Money
In: Culture Food Housing US Economy
24 Mar 2010From Bundle.com based on data from Citi.
US Booms and Busts (1775-1943)
24 Mar 2010Fascinating time-line of US economic cycles. Someone should make a wall chart out of this – I would buy a copy. (via St Louis Fed and The Big Picture)
A nice companion piece perhaps is Irving Fisher’s 1932 “Booms and Depressions: Some First Principles“:
World Bank Data Visualizer
23 Mar 201049 Indicators for about 209 countries, accessible through a gapminder type interface.
US Job Growth: Where will it Come From?
In: Employment US Economy
23 Mar 2010From Time magazine.
China: International Investment (2004-08)
23 Mar 2010View FDI and exports (% and volume) to China.
Health Care Reform: What When (Part II)
In: Innovative Politics
23 Mar 2010Ok, I’d like to think they were inspired by my earlier post — but probably not.
Banks at Risk
23 Mar 2010The site has a good methodological explanation of how they came up with the list.
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