Archive for September, 2010
We’re All Stupid
23 Sep 2010Actual wealth distribution versus what people think it is. (via)
This reminded me of a survey the Washington Post did a while ago which compared the ethnic distribution of the USA to what different ethnic groups thought it was – everyone got that horribly wrong too. Quick test: what percent of the population is White, Black, and Asian? Highlight the next line for the answer:
White: 75% Black: 12% Asian: 3.6% (2000 Census)
Even When you Own, You’re Really Renting
23 Sep 2010Property taxes nation-wide. Uses “median property tax paid” rather than the actual tax rate, so might be saying more about the size and value of houses in that state rather than the tax differential.
WWI-II Economics and Design
In: Culture Graphic Design (general) History Politics Science
21 Sep 2010
Stay in School
In: Employment
21 Sep 2010It pays to stay in school, even during a recession.
Saturday Morning Cartoons (1966-88)
21 Sep 2010The website is not the prettiest, and they skip a lot of the 80s, but looking at the annotated timeline I can literally remember how I got off the couch and switched channels each year.
Here’s an un-annotated version, covering 1979-1990 – sourced from TV guides:
and one for the 90s.
Your Coming Tax Cut (or not)
20 Sep 2010A very nice analysis from the New York Times – as usual. (via)
Job Happiness Index
19 Sep 2010Interactive ranking of 82 different careers by job satisfaction.
Marijuana Price Map
19 Sep 2010The data is crowdsourced by consumer submissions. Amusing and interesting. (via)
Update: European Economic Weather Map
19 Sep 2010
note: access to some ft.com features requires a subscription.
Topographic Map of the Moon
In: Maps
19 Sep 2010The map was created using data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter that has been circling the moon since June 2009. The orbiter measured the height of the surface by sending billions of laser pulses towards the surface and measuring the time it took for the pulses to return. The method is precise enough it would have been able to detect a small house if there were one
How to Get Bacon at Burning Man
16 Sep 2010A few weeks late. Still amusing.
Tea Party Demographics
16 Sep 2010Who supports the tea party? (entire poll)
I’m not a huge fan of these infographics that are just numbers and clipart, but the name of the blog is ChartPORN — so I suppose I have to post it anyway.
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