Science Archive:
US Energy Production
In: Interactive Science
16 Aug 2011“More than half of the energy produced in the U.S. isn’t put to use.” A lovely interactive sankey diagram of energy production and waste. As you rollover the diagram it highlights different flows. (via)
Lifespan Calculator
In: Science
12 Aug 2011Answer a series of questions about your health and lifestyle choices and see how long you’ve got to live.
There’s also a slightly more entertaining version called the Longevity Game:
Scientific Process Flowchart
10 Aug 2011
Satellites in Google Earth
In: Interactive Maps Science
25 Jul 2011Real-time mapping of ~13,000 satellite in Google Earth (updated every 30 seconds). Completely ridiculous.
Bloodstain Analysis
In: Science
21 Jul 2011
Belief in Evolution vs GDP
15 Jul 2011USA is an outlier. Hahaha! USA! USA! USA!
Why is it so hard to believe we’re just a bunch of monkeys?
David McCandless and his team over at Information is Beautiful did a ton of research into sunscreen and threw it all into one massive infographic. It’s rather overwhelming and I’m not sure it turned out that great – and it’s kind of blurry for some reason (the excerpt over at the Guardian looks fine).
Topically speaking, I can’t help but agree with Lewis Black that it’s odd that we’ve all assimilated the idea that smearing chemicals on our skin is the healthy thing to do. Being in the sun isn’t unhealthy – not going in the sun until July and then burning to a crisp is what’s unhealthy.
Thanks to Caryn Sykes for sending in the link!
We’re Having a Heat Wave…
12 Jul 2011Most of the US is quite warm today. This map is from NOAA which maintains the Environmental Visualization Laboratory, which is chock full of cool maps and data and worth exploring.
Space Shuttle Histories
7 Jul 2011An assortment of cool graphics charting the history of the space shuttle. I watched a launch in person back in 1989 – it was awesome.
Bonus: HD video compilation of launches from different angles:
Dwindling Food Variety
28 Jun 2011a study conducted in 1983 by the Rural Advancement Foundation International … compared USDA listings of seed varieties sold by commercial U.S. seed houses in 1903 with those in the U.S. National Seed Storage Laboratory in 1983. The survey, which included 66 crops, found that about 93 percent of the varieties had gone extinct.
Life Expectancy
In: Culture Interactive Maps Science Source: Washington Post
15 Jun 2011Average life expectancy varies a lot by location, gender, and race. International comparisons done by the original study conclude that the US is falling behind the rest of the industrialized world.
From a design point of view, take a look at the below version of the map from the original study — the use of a higher contrast color scheme and non-linear legend ranges results in a more striking view of the results. I’m not sure which one I like better. The top one is more information rich and cleaner – but the bottom one slaps you in the face with meaning.
Global Energy
8 Jun 2011A structured sankey diagram showing 2005 energy production and consumption, broken down several different ways.
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
23 May 2011Carstations.com lets you search for local charging sites, add new ones, and read reviews/comments about each. Personally, I was surprised there were this many out there.
Updated: Snake Oil Supplements
21 May 2011Information is Beautiful has updated their interactive visualization of the effectiveness of various health supplements, based on scientific research. You can also view the raw research data they dug up to draw your own conclusions.
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