As many of you may know we have this great big burning ball of gas that we call the sun. However, how much do you really know about? Hopefully today’s infographic will clear up some of your questions. In an ever increasing effort to find a renewable source the sun is becoming more and more [&helli[...]
Archive for April, 2011
April 12th, 2011 - 1:01 am § in Health
Snake Oil?
This is an intriguing interactive infographic developed by superstar David McCandless in the area of health. It represents various dietary supplements as balloons that rise or fall based on the evidence that they actually have positive effects on various and selectable ailments and conditions. McCan[...]
Solar System Scope
Not all infographics can be printed on paper. Some can move and some are interactive, like this project, brought to my attention by Andrew Vande Moere’s in Information Aesthetics. You have a 3D map of the Solar System, that you can flick around, and even zoom in on planets and other astronomic[...]
April 8th, 2011 - 2:01 am § in Miscellaneous
The State of Twitter
Are you on Twitter? After viewing this infographic, you might ask, “Why not?” From the Mashable blog post I got this from, There is no doubt that Twitter has been a runaway success. Add to their rapid growth the recently announced @anywhere platform, and plans for further international e[...]
April 7th, 2011 - 1:01 pm § in Data Sources
UNESCO Institute for Statistics – ..education data from around the world
This is a broad set of data describing education around the world. Example of tables include: Demographic and economic data Enrollment by grade Repeaters by grade Teaching Staff School Life Expectancy ..and much more. There is a somewhat difficult to decode method for customizing your tables, but I [...]
April 5th, 2011 - 1:01 am § in Health
Radiation Dose Chart
There is a lot of discussion these days about radiation links from the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan. Unfortunately, there is little mention of the amount of radiation and it’s danger. This infographic was shared by Randall Monroe through his XKCD blog. From the Source: Ellen, a friend of [...]