Food infographics

Interesting information
Link: foodandtechconnect

Intelligence vs Social ineptness & Human contribution

Also for Nobel prize winners?
Link: myconfinedspace

Idiagram: Problem solving or Confusion

Interactive chart.
Link: Idiagram

US - Tax alternatives (simple visualisation)

Simple visualisation of the different alternatives
Link: Washington post

Eye candy

Source: Slideshare

Sensory Mapping

An interesting way to map out an experience of positive/negative feelings across all five senses.
Source: Here

311 call in NewYork

What are the most common complaints (311 calls) and when are they made.
Source: Wired

Human Development Index - USA

Interactive map. Data from 2010-2011
Source: HDI-USA

WeatherSpark, Historical climate + forecast

The bottom slider can go back until 1973.

Link: WeatherSpark

Swim places in Europe - Interactive map

Source: The Guardian

Streamgraph

 

Also: Linear or log

Tipping Point for the Spread of Ideas, just 10%

Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found that when just 10 percent of the population holds an unshakable belief, their belief will always be adopted by the majority of the society.

The finding has implications for the study and influence of societal interactions ranging from the spread of innovations to the movement of political ideals. As an example, the ongoing events in Tunisia and Egypt appear to exhibit a similar process, according to Szymanski. "In those countries, dictators who were in power for decades were suddenly overthrown in just a few weeks."

"In general, people do not like to have an unpopular opinion and are always seeking to try locally to come to consensus. each of the individuals in the models "talked" to each other about their opinion. If the listener held the same opinions as the speaker, it reinforced the listener's belief. If the opinion was different, the listener considered it and moved on to talk to another person. If that person also held this new belief, the listener then adopted that belief.

Source: Science Daily

How do you measure wellbeing and happiness

The Office for National Statistics in UK was asked by the Prime Minister David Cameron last November to find out - or at least to work out how to find out.

After a six month-long consultation the wellbeing project came to the conclusion of a crucial difference:

* happiness is one intangible thing.

* wellbeing is - they say - measurable in the same way our economy is.

The project leader said:

It is essential that the set of measures of well-being is relevant and well-based in what matters to people, both as individuals and for the UK as a whole

So, how will they do it? The study has been split into a search for two types of indicators - subjective ones about how we feel and objective measures of things that affect our wellbeing.

On top on 4 extra questions in the Integrated Household Survey (IHS), they plan to investigate four major areas:

* Childhood

* Economy and inequality

* Health

* Work/life balance

The first results are expected back in July 2012.

Source: The Guardian

Google statistics

"I guess Google Correlate [googlelabs.com] is a dream come true for any person appreciating statistics and social science (or just likes to explore which line graphs match up). It is Google's newest addition to its already rich and powerful collection of data tools, which already include Google Data Explorer, Google Trends, Google Insights for Search, Google Fusion Tables, Google Visualization API, Google Chart API, or Google Wonder Wheel."

Link: Infosthetics

Best Expat country

The interactive, geo-located bubble world map is based on a large survey of about 4,000 expats conducted in 2010.
Link: Expat explorer

Microsoft ExcelWebApp - Online Slicer Graph

Source file: ferrero consulting

Also upgrade from Excel 2003 to Excel 2010, with an Excellent free pdf book. Learn a bit more PowerPivot, at powerpivotpro.

Difference in Pay

Does this reflect inequality or not?

24h body clock - groundbreaking discovery

A group of Cambridge scientists have successfully identified the mechanism that drives our internal 24-hour clock, or circadian rhythm. It occurs not only in human cells, but has also been found in other life forms such as algae, and has been dated back millions of years.

"The implications of this for health are manifold. We already know that disrupted clocks – for example, caused by shift-work and jet-lag – are associated with metabolic disorders such as diabetes, mental health problems and even cancer."

A second study identified a similar 24-hour rhythm in marine algae. This groundbreaking research shows that body clocks are ancient mechanisms that have stayed with us through a billion years of evolution.


Source: Gizmag, Ancient body clock discovered that helps to keep all living things on time

Försäkringskassan

Så mycket betalas ut av Försäkringskassan till andra länder. Vore intressant att ställa det i relation till hur mycket som betalas ut inom Sverige.

Källa: DN:Miljarder hamnar utomlands

Recession - Time to recover

This is an intersting graph comparing the time to recover from a recession. I think it would be equally interesting to view the opposite; Boom - Time to turn. Also it would be interesting to see how the stockmarket reacted. Their job is to know what will be known, soon.

Source: NY Times - Comparing recoveries: Job changes
Normal salary: Levels of income