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September 27, 2010

Subway Map of Science

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This is so cool.  Crispian Jago has posted an interactive "subway map" of modern science.  It resembles the London Underground map. Mouse over or click on each "stop" to learn about the contributions of a modern scientist.

 

 

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January 6, 2010

Chart Wars - Data Visualization and Politics

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December 24, 2009

2009: The Year in Review

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The Guardian (UK) has an entertaining graphic presentation of the year in review. You can find it here.

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December 5, 2009

The Battle Plan in Afghanistan: Perfectly Clear to Me

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Here is an amazing mind map prepared for the Joint Chiefs of Staff for our new surge in Afghanistan. Now I see how we are going to be able to begin withdrawing troops in 18 months . . . I think.  Richard Engle of NBC News tries to explain, here.

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November 29, 2009

What Did You Eat on Thanksgiving?

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The New York Times ran an interesting interactive infographic that showed state-by-state foods served on Thanksgiving Day. http://bit.ly/6cUQ81

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May 11, 2009

Hans Rosling: 200 Years That Changed the World

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Hans Rosling of Gapminder.org explains 200 years of growth in income and life expectancy in under 5 minutes.
 

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May 5, 2009

The Geography of the 7 Deadly Sins

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The Geography Department at the University of Kansas has mapped the frequency of the 7 Deadly Sins around the country. The methodology and the the maps (click on the maps to move between the sins) are found here: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/26/one-nation-seven-sins/.>

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May 1, 2009

Visualizing the Power Grid

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NPR has an interactive graphic to help explain the power grid in the US. http://www.npr.org/news/graphics/2009/apr/electric-grid/

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April 25, 2009

Tracking the H1N1 Swine Flu

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Here is a link to a Google Mashup showing the spread of the H1N1 Swine Flu in North America. http://tinyurl.com/cywddc

May 2, 2009:  A note on this site says that it is no longer being updated.  It refers you to http://flutracker.rhizalabs.com/, where they are maintaining an updated database.

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April 13, 2009

Live Piracy Map

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The International Chamber of Commerce has a Google mashup that provides details on acts of piracy around the globe.  You can find it by clicking here.

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