Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Americans Can’t Kick the Auto Habit
After looking this week at the growth of the physical size of cities due to improvements in transport technologies, the increasing density of cities, and then the contribution of automobile (especially personal cars) to carbon dioxide emissions, today we look at a piece from the Transport Politic comparing US and French mass transit ridership to […]
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Auto Emissions Stuck in High Gear
Read on…: Auto Emissions Stuck in High GearThe last two days we looked at densification in cities and how the physical size of cities grew in response to the development of transport technologies, most notably the automobile. Today we look at a New York Times article showing the growth of automobile emissions and the problem they pose for combating the greenhouse gas […]
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Different Paths to Density
Read on…: Different Paths to DensityYesterday we looked at the expansion of city footprints by sprawl, in modern years largely thanks to the automobile. Today, I want to go back to another article I’ve been saving for a wee bit. This one comes from the Economist, though it dates only back to the beginning of October. This article looks at […]
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Mapping the Growth of Cities
Read on…: Mapping the Growth of CitiesThis is an older piece from back in August, but I was waiting for a time when I would have some related articles to post alongside it. To start off the series of posts, we start with this piece from CityLab. As my titles implies, it looks at the growth of cities, but not in […]
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Pub Trivia Scores—The Ryan’s Wedding Version
Read on…: Pub Trivia Scores—The Ryan’s Wedding VersionSo another Wednesday, another pub trivia night. But two weekends ago, I attended the wedding of a good mate of mine down in Austin, Texas. And at his rehearsal/welcome dinner, he and his now wife had a trivia game. How well did their guests know them? Turns out my friends and I, not so much. […]
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Where Is That Pesky Mason–Dixon Line?
Read on…: Where Is That Pesky Mason–Dixon Line?It’s no big secret that genealogy and family history are two of my big interests and hobbies. Consequently, on rainy days I sometimes like to enjoy an episode or two of Who Do You Think You Are (I prefer the UK version, but the American one will do too) or Finding Your Roots. So I […]
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Leaf Peeping
Read on…: Leaf PeepingAutumn arrived this week in Philadelphia. And with the cooler weather came blustery winds blowing yellowing leaves from city trees. The yellows and reds of trees beneath blue skies makes for some great photography. But what is really going on? Thankfully, the Washington Post published an article exploring where and why the leaves change colour (or […]