Mapping the Nations Well-Being

 

For the last three years, Gallup has called 1,000 randomly selected American adults each day and asked them about indicators of their quality of life. Responses are converted to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. Here are the 2010 results, sorted by Congressional districts.

via www.nytimes.com
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Jeopardy, IBM versus Wolfram|Alpha

Stephen Wolfram, the creator of Wolfram|Alpha explains the relation between Wolfram|Alpha and the IBM Jeopardy project. Contrast of IBM's language processing system for question answering on Jeopardy versus Wolfram|Alpha's approach using computable knowledge to derive answers.

via blog.stephenwolfram.com

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Our Planet in Ecological Debt

This above map compares each country's total consumption Footprint with the biocapacity available within its own borders. It is created by ChartsBin.com for The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) visualizing the value of nature challenge.

via www.visualizing.org
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Method of Tracking a Foods Expiration Date

Design studio To-Genkyo proposes a new method of tracking a foods expiration date by using a universally recognizable visual. The new design keeps people honest by changing colours based on the level of ammonia the food emits as it ages. After it has passed its expiration date the bar-code is no longer readable, making it impossible to sell.


via www.swiss-miss.com

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Record Melting in Greenland During 2010

2010 was an exceptional year for Greenland’s ice cap. Melting started early and stretched later in the year than usual. Little snow fell to replenish the losses. By the end of the season, much of southern Greenland had set a new record, with melting that lasted 50 days longer than average.


Above image was assembled from microwave data from the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) of the Defense Meteorological Satellites Program.

via earthobservatory.nasa.gov

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The Countries Facebook Has Left to Conquer

In most countries today, Facebook is either the most popular, or second or third most popular website. The social network has reached such widespread popularity that it can these days only really be compared to Google, the only other company that can brag about a similar reach.

But Facebook isn’t in the top everywhere. There are still several countries where Facebook hasn’t been able to reach a dominant position. Which countries?

via royal.pingdom.com
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Rising Seas Will Affect Major US Coastal Cities by 2100

Rising sea levels could threaten an average of 9 percent of the land within 180 U.S. coastal cities by 2100, according to new research led by University of Arizona scientists.


This map shows where increases in sea level could affect the southern and Gulf coasts of the US. The colors indicate areas along the coast that are elevations of 1 meter or less (russet) or 6 meters or less (yellow) and have connectivity to the sea. Credit: Jeremy Weiss, University of Arizona.


This map shows where increases in sea level could affect New Orleans, Virginia Beach, Va., Miami, Tampa, Fla., New York and Washington, D.C. The colors indicate areas along the coast that are elevations of 1 meter or less (russet) or 6 meters or less (yellow) and have connectivity to the sea. Credit: Jeremy Weiss, University of Arizona.

via www.physorg.com
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