Today’s infographic takes various key words in State of the Union addresses since 2001 and creates size bubbles based on their use. Words and subjects include economy, war, and family. It shows a variety of things, including what is important to the President, and what is important to t[...]
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Economic Crime Around the World
With increasing geekdom, that will be talked about in tomorrow’s blog, comes an increasing ability to spy on each other. Now, I believe that if you don’t have anything to hide, you shouldn’t be afraid of being captured by the camera on the corner, and as far as I know I don&[...]
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Revealing where Photos are Taken in the World
This infographic is a great way of going over recent current events from last year. Current events stay current for about five minutes before they change or something new happens. But, looking back, something that didn’t seem very important at the time, can be realized to be incredibly [...]
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America’s Aging Workforce
Working with people with whom you share very little can be very difficult. There is little to talk about at the water cooler, and when trying to persuade a coworker to see your way, it helps to know them a little better. A place of employment will always have a variety of people in […][...]
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Most College-Educated Counties in America – Education – GOOD
Since 1940, a significantly larger percentage of adults have college degrees. It became more desirable, then more affordable, then more common. Now a mere college degree isn’t as desired. A master’s is now what is desired. This infographic, shared by Good, is a great way of showin[...]
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April 17th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Humanities, STEM, Uncategorized
Comparing population…
There are more people in the world today than ever before. And that doesn’t mean third world countries that don’t have easy access and extra money for birth control. Everyone is contributing to this population boom. People have moved, causing some areas to see a decrease in population, a[...]
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April 16th, 2012 - 1:01 am § in Data Sources, Data Visualizations, featured, Humanities, STEM, Uncategorized
The World’s Largest Online Population [INFOGRAPHIC]
Believe it or not, China has the largest online population by number. But there are several other countries, including the United States who have a greater percentage of online users. Asking how both can be true will be a great opener for this infographic. The infographic goes on to describe China&#[...]
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Oxford Comma
I have seen these on Pinterest, and thought they were funny. The Oxford Comma is a big controversy. Whether or not to add a comma in a list of items before the final and. I was once told, by a teacher, that at one point it was expected, but it is no longer important. I’d […][...]
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American Migration
By clicking on a certain county in the United States, you can see from where people have moved into and out of the county, and you can even select the time period to look into. It is a great infographic for looking into the country over time. Use various political and other topics to [&hellip[...]
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131 – US States Renamed For Countries With Similar GDPs | Strange Maps | Big Think
Most American students, or those who have spent a great deal of time in the country, know something about most other states. They at least know something about the region and can make inferences. Begin teaching this infographic by making inferences about each states GDP (consumption, investments, go[...]
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