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The Change In Carbon EmissionsAnother beautiful viz from Good Magazine. This time by Spanish viz supremo Lamosca. Twinned with Kyoto Targets.
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The Visual Miscellaneum
Would you consider pre-ordering my book? That way I can get it into more bookshops. And we can spread the good news about the amazing ALL-GRAPHIC FUTURE OF CIVILISATION THAT AWAITS US!
Read moreLeft vs Right
NEW: Limited edition signed prints of this image now available the Left vs Right political spectrum. A collaboration between David McCandless and information artist Stefanie Posavec, taken from my book The Visual Miscellaneum (out Nov 10th).
Read moreHow Safe is the HPV vaccine?
I’ve been reading a lot about the HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine and the risk of serious side effects and even death. I thought I would seek out the numbers and put them in context. Especially given headlines claiming the HPV jab is “as deadly as the cancer” it seeks to prevent.
Read moreWho Rules The Social Web?
Thanks to data gathering by Brian Solis. My data here.
Read moreKyoto: Who’s On Target?
There’s a lot of talk of a new world climate agreement in Copenhagen in December to succeed Kyoto. I wondered how the signatories of the first one were doing. Make up your own mind.
Read moreGreat Visualizers: Michael Paukner
I’m really loving this guy’s visualization style. And the esoteric subjects too. I’ve got a bunch of esoteria visualized in my book. Sadly, for me, I think Michael does a better job.
Read moreFatal Infection
A few people asked for this. And I was curious about it too. So here it is. Case fatality rates for well-known diseases.
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How To Get Replies Online DatingDating site OKCupid examined which words in an opening email to women increased or decreased the chances of a reply. Hilarious and revealing.
Read moreWhat Does Your Soul Look Like?
I’m trying to create a piece of interactive art. Can you help by drawing something? It should only take 5 minutes.
Read moreThe Hierarchy Of Digital Distractions
The Hierarchy of Digital Distractions
Read moreSurface Area Required To Solar Power The World
According to the United Nations 170,000 square kilometers of forest is destroyed each year. If we constructed solar farms at the same rate, we would be finished in 3 years.
Read moreGreat Visualizers: Good Magazine
Good Magazine is good. It’s a non-profit mag with a powerful eco-sustainability-we-can-do-this-together vibe. And when you subscribe, they give your money to charity!
Read moreSwine Flu Latest: Visualized!
With the help of the excellent Guardian Datastore, we’ve been tracking Swine Flu (“novel H1N1 virus”) as it creeps across the globe and starts to feeds into the autumnal ‘flu season. There are some surprising results.
Read moreTimelines: time travel in popular film & tv
Here’s a visualisation of time travel plots in various films and TV programs. I had a lot of fun doing this!
Read moreMore Truth About Twitter
Revisited If Twitter Was 100 People with some interesting new data
Read moreThe Billion Dollar Gram
Billions spent on this. Billions spent on that. What does it all look like? Hopefully The Billion Dollar Gram will help.
Read moreWalled World
Mind-opening viz from Td Architects in Holland. I didn’t know about the Schengen ‘Wall’.
Read morePatterns in the Group Mind
I’ve been playing with Google Insights. It’s a great toy. It measures ‘search intensity’. The number of searches being made for a certain term.
Read moreMountains Out Of Molehills
Watch out! A timeline of global media scare stories.
Read moreThe Death Of The Music Industry
Very good infographic from the New York Times conveys the dwindling death knells of the music industry. Analysts give it 10 years.
Read moreCaffeine and Calories
How much will your Double Frozen FrapMochaChino add to both your bulge and your buzz?
Read moreWON! The Guardian’s Visualisation Contest
Volte face! I take back every moan I’ve emitted about The Guardian’s treatment of data. Especially now the Reduce Your Chances Of Dying In A Plane Crash image won their visualisation competition.
Read moreMovie Monster Comparison Chart
Sizes of movie monsters compared. I thought they missed out The Blob though. The Blob got pretty big towards the end.
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