Archive for July, 2010
Map: Wikileaks Afghan Incidents
In: Interactive Maps Politics
26 Jul 2010Interactive map of 300 accidents, friendly fires, civilian casualties, and demonstrations. Drill down to detailed reports.
Map: European Bank Stress Tests
26 Jul 2010
The Truth About Most Artists/Scientists
In: Employment Humor Science
25 Jul 2010I think you could make a nice series of charts like this about most careers.
(note: I couldn’t figure out which version of this was the original. I first saw it here)
Demographics (1950-2050)
25 Jul 2010A very smooth interactive that allows you to compare the population composition of 8 countries over time. You can see some interesting trends by playing with the timeline control at the bottom — like watching the baby boom bulge move through the USA population then disappear, or the holes left in european age groups by WWII.
The Big Mac Index
25 Jul 2010Asia remains the cheapest place to enjoy a burger. China’s recent decision to increase the “flexibility” of the yuan has not made much difference yet. A Big Mac costs $1.95 in China at current exchange rates, against $3.73 in America. [...] In other words the yuan is undervalued by 48%.
Update: NPR’s Toxic Real Estate Asset
24 Jul 2010Planet Money bought a toxic mortgage asset and has been tracking it’s death spiral. It’s now almost completely dead (non-performing). In a recent article they also tried to track down the people who originally took out the mortgages.
We’re Having a Heat Wave
23 Jul 2010My desktop weather app is displaying a cactus – that can’t be a good sign. If it makes anyone feel better, the whole world is burning up this summer.
Washington DC:
Russia is getting it even worse. Reportedly as many as 300 1000 1200+ people have drowned trying to get away from the heat, and shoes are sinking into melted tarmac.
It’s not just our imagination — 2010 has been one of the hottest years on record: 
Tweet Mood Ring Maps
In: Culture Internet/tech Maps
23 Jul 2010Researchers analyzed the words of 300 million tweets for “happiness” content and plotted the changes over time. The findings are kind of cool, but this would have looked a lot better with non-contiguous cartograms.
Update: Economic Indicators Dashboard (July ‘10)
23 Jul 2010A great monthly status board for market and economic indicators. Click on anything – the popup details are great.
Hierarchy of Internet Needs
22 Jul 2010
Is the Tour de France Getting Easier?
20 Jul 2010
26 Infographics on Child Obesity
20 Jul 2010A contest from Good magazine produced a number of different designs. The winner will be announced next week.
Top Secret America
19 Jul 2010Interactive exploration of the 45 Government agencies, 2000+ companies, and 854,000+ people working on government security. Part of the Washington Post’s 3-part series on the growth of national security infrastructure since 9/11.
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