Scale of the Universe
In: Interactive Science
22 Oct 2010Use the slider at the bottom to zoom/explore the size of everything in the universe. We’ve seen some other takes on this, but this is the smoothest and most comprehensive of them so far. Thanks to Andrea Bedini for the link.
Why People Drink as They Get Older
In: Humor
22 Oct 2010Should probably have a second line for having children. Thanks to Fred Simonton for passing it on.
Currency Wars Explained
21 Oct 2010The FT has an interactive feature explaining the latest financial mainstream media buzz-word, and tracking individual country actions. Related articles.
note: some FT articles require a subscription.
Balance the UK Budget
In: Interactive Politics
21 Oct 2010A cool interactive treemap tool lets you suggest what programs to cut in each spending category. (kind of like this one from the spring). This type of presentation should be a standard component in all accounting software.
Varieties of Intimate Relationships
In: Culture
21 Oct 2010Some interesting distinctions, from Informationisbeautiful and Franklin Veaux.
Homebuyer Tax Credits
21 Oct 2010Personally, I don’t know why we’re still subsidizing homebuying. (via Ritholtz, who points out per-capita would probably have been more useful)
NBA Schedule 2010
In: Sports
20 Oct 2010An interesting way of displaying home and away schedules.
Alternative Medicine Flowchart
19 Oct 2010More lovely work. Thanks to Torrey McMahon for the link.
Science Subway Map
19 Oct 2010I’m getting pretty sick of subway style maps (when used for anything other than a subway), but this one is actually pretty good.
Some fantastic graphics over at Crispian Jago’s blog. First up, the Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense:
A nice animated/annotated series of charts explaining the output gap and its effects on unemployment.
Obama is a Gay Mexican Gangster Terrorist
In: Politics
15 Oct 2010As evidenced by the below Colorado billboard, the imagery rhetoric is getting a bit ridiculous. I am only surprised that they somehow missed putting a nazi or sickle/hammer in there somewhere. On the other hand, it is a classic demonstration of the strong emotional response that images and design can evoke.
Tea Party Faces, Beefs, and Races
In: Interactive Maps Politics
15 Oct 2010Faces and names, organized loosely by their complaints. Also, a map of where they are running and what the polls are saying.
Our Old Congress
13 Oct 2010See the age of US Congressmen from 1949-today. Would be nice if it somehow marked the incumbents.
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