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Map: Uranium Storage
In: Science
2 Jun 2010Amounts and contributions towards a solution.
Facebook’s Changing Privacy Policies
In: Internet/tech
2 Jun 2010An interactive timeline from the Financial Times.
BP’s Safety Record
2 Jun 2010Last night’s Daily Show had a great bit about “egregious, willful safety violations” by BP, compared to only 19 by other companies. (starts around minute 9)
Looking around for the original data brought us the below. Note: this is for refineries, not offshore drilling sites:
Maps: Iraq and Afghanistan Casualties
In: Interactive Maps Politics
1 Jun 2010An extremely well designed dual-map interface that shows individual casualties – where they lived and where they were killed. Clicking on any dot brings up a photo and detailed information about the person. You can view coalition deaths by scrolling the map to those countries. There’s even a place to leave notes about each person. (via)
Increasingly Awesome Volcano Names
1 Jun 2010Ok, this one is pretty stupid, but I really admire the art transitions in the sky.
Map: USA’s Dumbest Drivers
In: Culture Interactive Maps
28 May 2010Based on a survey of 5,200 drivers. The filters are entertaining.
Sins and Virtues
In: Culture
28 May 2010I think the sin and corresponding virtue are across from each other?
How Laws are Made
In: Politics
28 May 2010A very nice design – and accurate as far as I can tell. (via)
Abstract Art
26 May 2010Timely, as I’m going to an art festival this weekend.
Tracking Indexes for the Global Economic Recovery (TIGER)
In: Finance Global Economy Interactive Maps Source: FT Updated regularly
26 May 2010Joint effort of the Brookings Institute and the Financial Times. Click on a country to open a PDF with detailed information. Or, you can look at the summary for all countries. Related Brookings post.
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