2000 Years of Economic Growth
29 Mar 2010ok, maybe the scale needs work, but it’s interesting nonetheless – as is the accompanying article.
They are planning to stop buying them (or maybe not). Updated 3/25.
Could You Cope Without the Internet?
In: Culture
29 Mar 2010
Tracking the Global Economy
29 Mar 2010The St. Louis Fed is maintaining a nice compendium of economic indicators on the G7 & OECD, including comparisons with previous recessions and expansions.
Movie Cars
In: Culture
28 Mar 2010Not much charting here, but it does have some interesting design elements.
Measurements
In: Science
28 Mar 2010You know, I might actually remember them correctly after seeing this.
The Music Industry Pie
In: Culture
28 Mar 2010I couldn’t find the original, so I’m not sure about these stats. Perhaps the related reddit discussion would be of interest to some. (via)
March Madness Twitter Feed
28 Mar 2010Select a team to follow the tweets of it’s coaches, players, and notable observers.
US Unemployment (updated 3/26/10)
28 Mar 2010
Unemployment Heatmap (Mar ‘10 ver)
25 Mar 2010
Sea Ice in Retreat?
In: Environment/weather Interactive Maps Science Source: NYT
25 Mar 2010I really liked the below NYT feature until I realized it was from 2007.
Looking around, I found this quicktime movie that shows 1979-2009:
So 2007 was a bad year, but now it’s rebounding? Well, not really.
So is it melting or not? I recommend watching the below:
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