Life after the Arab Spring – the changing lives of Middle Eastern youth, in an infographic.
Life after the Arab Spring – the changing lives of Middle Eastern youth, in an infographic.
Regional variations the generic name for streams in the US. “River” and “creek” are shown in gray.
Graphic: Who was on the Titanic when it sunk … and who got away
On the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking, the National Post graphics department takes a look inside the ship and at the demographics of those who lived and those who went down with the ship.
Related:
Graphic: Follow the Titanic to the bottom of the ocean
Yeah, boy, demographics. 62% of first-class passengers survived, compared to 39% for second-class and only 24% for third-class.
Wait. The average is 0.506? Shouldn’t it be a lot closer to 0.500, even with rounding errors? Or am I missing something? Calling Nate Silver, calling Nate Silver.
Have fun.
I suppose this is a good follow up to my previous post. Or, you can just watch Charles and Ray Eames’s classic Powers of Ten.
How big is space? (Spoiler alert: it’s big.)
In an attempt to illustrate the size of the universe, the BBC has put together an enormous infographic that spans 58,180 vertical pixels (equivalent to 18 letter-sized pages printed at 300 dpi). And, when you get to the bottom…you’ve only reached the end of the Solar System. The graphic estimates that you’d have to keep scrolling for 22 million years to reach the far edges of the known universe. Live long and prosper, friends.
Eat This Map: An Irreverent (and Delicious) Map of the Online Food World
State of the Union 2012: Breaking down the language
The National Post’s graphics team looks at key words and how many times they’ve been used in State of the Union addresses going back to 2001:
The biggest stories of 2011, according to BBC News’s readers. It’s a little Brit-centric, of course, but still shows the worldwide stories with the most impact. I wonder how much of a spike Kim Jong-il’s death would eventually make.
Halloween Candy Hierarchy
Naturally, there are a few problems with this — Junior Mints and Butterfinger should be in Top Tier; Caramellos are overrated; Delicious Dots do not deserve to be lumped in with nasty Runts — but this chart is nonetheless useful.
via last year’s BoingBoing.
What the hell is post-tertiary, and shouldn’t it (the category, not the candies it contains, because those are good) fall below third-tier? Explain some vocabulary to me, please.
