Do 1-year-olds think a magazine is a broken iPad?
My kids can't understand how I did school-work without a computer or the Internet. Their kids may not believe that people used to do their reading on paper.
Contrast your annual salary with a hedge fund legend (and someone who most probably earns a bit more than you). The interactive infographic "You vs. John Paulson" employs a wide array of comparisons, clocks, and sliders to keep you interested in
It was fun to put the numbers in context. For example, if you make $500K per year, according to the infographic, it takes Paulson less than an hour to make that. Or, put in a different way, Paulson can spend $300,000 the way I buy a cup of coffee.
Contrast your annual salary with a hedge fund legend (and someone who most probably earns a bit more than you). The interactive infographic "You vs. John Paulson" employs a wide array of comparisons, clocks, and sliders to keep you interested in
It was fun to put the numbers in context. For example, if you make $500K per year, according to the infographic, it takes Paulson less than an hour to make that. Or, put in a different way, Paulson can spend $300,000 the way I buy a cup of coffee.
NPR solicited the input of its listeners to rank the top science fiction and fantasy books of all time. Over 60,000 people voted for the top picks which were then compiled into a list by their panel of experts.
The result? A list of 100 books with a wide range of styles, little context, and not much help for you to actually choose something to read from it.
The folks at SF Signal have, once again, come to the rescue. This flowchart is designed to help you follow your tastes, provide context, and guide you to the right book for you.
NPR solicited the input of its listeners to rank the top science fiction and fantasy books of all time. Over 60,000 people voted for the top picks which were then compiled into a list by their panel of experts.
The result? A list of 100 books with a wide range of styles, little context, and not much help for you to actually choose something to read from it.
The folks at SF Signal have, once again, come to the rescue. This flowchart is designed to help you follow your tastes, provide context, and guide you to the right book for you.
Imagine being lost deep in the woods, only to hear "Hello" or "What's Happening" come at you from afar. Hikers in Australia have increasingly been surprised to find no one there. Rather than hallucination, the calls have been coming from birds.
"Some chatty pet parrots that have escaped back into the wild have taught wild parrots to talk.
The learned behaviors could be integrated into the flock through generations. 'The evolution of language could well be passed on through the generations, says Ken. "If the parents are talkers and they produce chicks, their chicks are likely to pick up some of that," he says.
This phenomenon is not unique; some lyrebirds in southern Australia still reproduce the sounds of axes and old shutter-box cameras their ancestors once learnt.'"
The story of the 100th Monkey is similar, where island monkeys learned to wash sweet potatoes and supposedly began passing on the skill.
These phenomena remind me of how human Culture becomes codified and spreads. If a wild parrot can learn to talk in the wild, imagine what humans pick up from each other.
The point: maybe it's time to notice what your organization (or team) is learning in the wild and passing-on to each other?
Companies are spending more time, money, and resources analyzing data and creating meaningful visualizations.
With so many more examples, it shouldn't come as a big surprise that there are a lot more crappy infographics on display.
Here is a chart showing the most popular infographics you can find around the web.
Of course, there is also the 'just for fun' infographic. For example, here is one showing what helicopters do in action movies.
Companies are spending more time, money, and resources analyzing data and creating meaningful visualizations.
With so many more examples, it shouldn't come as a big surprise that there are a lot more crappy infographics on display.
Here is a chart showing the most popular infographics you can find around the web.
Of course, there is also the 'just for fun' infographic. For example, here is one showing what helicopters do in action movies.
In case you missed it, Snooki Polizzi launched her own news show this week, and she already has at least one high-profile fan.
CNN host, Anderson Cooper, explains why watching the 'Jersey Shore' star's new newscast is good for you. Don't worry, be happy.
Here is the CNN video.
If you're up for it, you can watch Snookie's entire three-minute newscast here.
In case you missed it, Snooki Polizzi launched her own news show this week, and she already has at least one high-profile fan.
CNN host, Anderson Cooper, explains why watching the 'Jersey Shore' star's new newscast is good for you. Don't worry, be happy.
Here is the CNN video.
If you're up for it, you can watch Snookie's entire three-minute newscast here.