The infographic looks at the rates of obesity, food insecurity (aka hunger), poverty and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) participation. States with high levels of food insecurity also have high levels of obesity. In addition 14 states that have higher than national average for hunger also have higher than the national average for obesity. High levels of SNAP participation does not seem to prevent high levels of obesity and hunger.
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The scaling fallacy is a tendency to assume that a system that works at one scale also works at a larger or smaller scale. Different scales bring with them a new set of challenges that require a new solution.
We often neglect to realize that when on object is scaled, the working stressors on the object do not change at same scale. Like this ant, object at small scales are pushed down upon by a minimal amount of gravity. At larger scale, the load of gravity is at full force. So it is a lot easier for a normal ant to carry 50 times its weight than it is for you and me. by Christopher Jones
A typography experiment animated and designed by graphic artist Sebastian Jaramillo based on the movie Fight Club on the scene "Chemical Burn".
Michigan looks to be the next big play in exploring and producing natural gas from deep shale formations. A single prodigious gas well in Missaukee County, drilled nearly two miles deep in the Collingwood Shale, prompted a record auction in May of state-owned mineral rights to 120,000 acres in 20 counties that netted $178 million.
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Prior to Facebook, people had to use detective work and old fashioned stalker technology to find out what their exes and goofball best friend from third grade was up. Those were hard times. By 2010, Facebook has inundated the earth so thoroughly that you’ll never have to rely on a shady private eye to stalk your friends and enemies again. And here are a few fact about the business behind this incredible website.
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Angela Detanico and Rafael Lain are a pair of young Brazilian artists, working in their home country and in France. Some of their work explores fonts and maps. Typography meets cartography in this little work, entitled ‘The World, Justified’.
It shows the world we live in as only one of four possibilities, the others being a left-aligned, centred and right-aligned world. Our world is a justified one, i.e. aligned with both left and right margins.via bigthink.com
This is a debate that’s been going on for ages and we’re by no means going to make a decision for you.
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When it comes to comic books, few names can claim the kind of dominance over the market like Marvel. Here are a few things you might not know about Marvel Comics.
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What are the most likely places to be bitten by a shark? Plus, 5 things more likely to kill you than a shark.
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