Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Exporting the Sun
Read on…: Exporting the SunPlans are afoot to harness the power of the sun in the deserts across northern Africa. The electricity generated in Morocco is planned to turn on light switches in Madrid and throughout the rest of Europe. The Guardian created a map to show how the solar facilities could be connected to each other and to […]
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They Start Earlier and Earlier Every Year…
Read on…: They Start Earlier and Earlier Every Year…so bah humbug. (via XKCD) Just sayin’…
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The Bottom of the Ocean (and the World)
Read on…: The Bottom of the Ocean (and the World)There have been a lot of interesting maps of late that map out continents and planets, but today is one for the sea—the bottom of which we know less about than the surface of the Moon. According to a story covered by the BBC, the US State Department backed an exploration of the Mariana Trench, […]
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Returning to Fukushima. Someday.
Read on…: Returning to Fukushima. Someday.Earlier this year, the earthquake and tsunami that damaged Japan also brought about failures in a nuclear plant at Fukushima. As we near the end of the year, the New York Times reports on how it might take many years for those who had to—or chose to—move away to return to a safe Fukushima.
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Technology Today
Read on…: Technology TodayTechnology changes and changes rapidly. The United States led the way with cabled phone networks. Now, countries in Africa are skipping landlines and moving straight to mobile phones. The New York Times has an piece on the changes in technology and accompanies that piece with small multiples of choropleth maps that showcase different technologies and […]
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We Want to (Quell a) Riot (with Military Grade Hardware)
Read on…: We Want to (Quell a) Riot (with Military Grade Hardware)The New York Times had a piece in the Sunday paper asking whether American police have gone military, especially in the wake of the images of the police response to Occupy Oakland and Occupy Wall Street with police/troops deployed in tactical body armour, armoured vehicles, &c. The Times piece was accompanied by an Op-Art piece […]
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China’s Secret Nuclear Missile Tunnel System
Read on…: China’s Secret Nuclear Missile Tunnel SystemI do not often get the chance to post illustrative works. But, the Washington Post reported on the work of Georgetown students that shows how China has tunneled thousands of miles of, well, tunnels to create a secret labyrinth for their nuclear weapons programme. The result is that instead of the few dozen warheads that […]