World Exports
14 Aug 2009A mixed story on trade – I think people are still reaching pretty hard for green shoot, especially in this data. Related article.
Greenhouse Gases
14 Aug 2009The Guardian’s DataBlog brings us some environmental infographics on greenhouse gases.
Sources: (from the World Resources Institute)
CO2 emission map, with interactive country drill-downs:
Day n Nite
14 Aug 2009NYC’s population: daytime versus night. Via Gizmodo.
Life is a Series of Months
12 Aug 2009The average persons life in months, with some milestone achievements colored in. I like the idea of the presentation. but could use more work. Spotted at DataViz. originally(?) from SubversiveInfluence.
Kennedy Family Tree
12 Aug 2009Nice piece of genealogy from the Washington Post. Related article.
Job Losses by County, 1/07-6/09
11 Aug 2009year on year changes over time (not seasonally adjusted). Has roll-overs for county specific data.
Cash 4 Clunkers
In: US Economy
11 Aug 2009What people have been trading in – and what they have been buying. Personally I think it’s stupid to trash cars that are still in good shape. it’s basically another subsidy to the car industry.
Drug Venn
In: Culture Innovative
10 Aug 2009
Unhealthy Lobbying
6 Aug 2009Another presentation of data on lobbying from the health-care industry. The roll-overs almost save this from being a pointless chart (it needs a much longer time period).
Home Available for Sale
6 Aug 2009Two parts from the WSJ on home listings in major cities. First tab: bar charts showing number of homes for sale, percent who have reduced price, and change month-to-month.
Second tab: Line chart of inventories over the past 18 months.
Fun With Infectious Diseases
In: Global Economy Innovative Interactive Maps Science Source: FT
6 Aug 2009A morbid tool from the FT. Click on any traveler on the map to make him sick, then watch the disease spread. Modify the infection rate, mortality rates, and other factors to see how they affect the simulation.
UNEP Atlas of Environmental Impact
6 Aug 2009Click on any item on the map, then on “Story”. Spotted over at Kelso’s Corner.
Changing British Meals
6 Aug 2009Cool interactive presentation of the changing composition of British eating since 1974, by food group. I’d love to see this for the USA. Spotted by FlowingData.
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