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Death in America
2 Oct 2009Great: Washington DC has the lowest life expectancy in the country. Thanks to FlowingData for depressing me on a Friday. Interestingly, today’s Guardian says that babies born today are likely to live to be 100 years old.
Reality vs Perception
In: Culture Innovative
30 Sep 2009I read once that emotions result from how well reality corresponds to reality. I guess that explains why so many people get worked up about the issues illustrated below. There is some more discussion of this at Sociological Images and Information is Beautiful. It’s originally by Susanna Hertrich.
People Still Try to Ban Books?
30 Sep 2009A map of cases where people tried to get books removed from libraries or reading lists 2007-2009. Click on the items to drill down to descriptions of the different cases. Scary! Spotted at one of my newest favorite blogs: Sociological Images.
The World According to Ronald Reagan
30 Sep 2009An oldie but a goodie, dug up by Kelso’s Corner.
Airline Delays
In: Culture Interactive Maps
30 Sep 2009Juice Analytics has put together two visualizations of air travel.
The first is a treemap where size equals number of flights, and you can filters the color to either indicate number or type of delays.
The second is a map showing the number of flights and the delay statistics. (note, click on “Airport Delay Map” in the title to switch to the map)
Real Competition
30 Sep 2009Good has put together a good data filled map illustrating how little regional competition there is between insurance companies.
Top 50 Women in World Business
28 Sep 2009From the Financial Times. Click on pictures for roll over details. Filter with the controls on the bottom.
Death of Detroit
In: Culture Maps US Economy
25 Sep 2009Half the population has left (since 1950). Unemployment is at 29%. Average price of a house: $15 thousand. Related article. Beautiful horrible photos.
State of the Union
In: Culture Housing Maps US Economy
25 Sep 2009A number of interesting maps: percent of people uninsured (below), percent of people 65+ years old still working (below), median income, homeowners, percent of carpoolers, commute time.
Airline Baggage Hubris
25 Sep 2009Baggage fee revenue versus baggage complaints. I like it. I would like it even more if the Economist would stop putting distracting photos behind their charts that make it hard to read the data. (also, I’m flying United tomorrow – which doesn’t bode well).
ART Timeline
In: Culture
25 Sep 2009A clear timeline of 20th century art, with some cultural reference points (population, science, politics). The inclusion of “consumer art” is an interesting addition. (via)
Death is a Risk
25 Sep 2009Fatality rates for a number of diseases, and fatality rate vs survival time outside the body (why you should wash your hands). Designed and researched beautifully by Information is Beautiful.
Student Loans
In: Culture
25 Sep 2009A look at the numbers (yes, students and parents are still getting screwed by overpriced education), originally by WallStats.
This has got to be one of the silliest and content-lacking infographics I’ve seen in a while. The pie charts are almost useless, most of the icons indecipherable, and placing them over the faces of schoolchildren?!?
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