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[http://www.gapminder.org/videos/roslings-world-a-documentary-about-hans-rosling/ Hans Rosling], creator of [http://www.gapminder.org/ Gapminder.org], a fantastic tool, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w introduced at TED] , a later talk on [http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_on_global_population_growth.html global population growth] TEDtalk and more [http://www.gapminder.org/videos/ videos].
  
 
[http://www.visualizing.org/visualizations Visualizing.org].
 
[http://www.visualizing.org/visualizations Visualizing.org].
  
 
[http://demo.thinkmap.com/treeoflife/ Tree of Life] species map.
 
[http://demo.thinkmap.com/treeoflife/ Tree of Life] species map.
 
[http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_berlow_how_complexity_leads_to_simplicity.html Eric Berlow] (TEDtalk video).
 
 
[http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_berry_animations_of_unseeable_biology.html Drew Berry] shows his scientifically accurate (and entertaining!) animations that help researchers see unseeable processes within our own cells. (TEDtalk video).
 
  
 
[http://www.scimaps.org/maps/browse/ Science Maps].
 
[http://www.scimaps.org/maps/browse/ Science Maps].
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Fun cautionary tales on how [http://boingboing.net/2011/12/14/the-best-set-of-infographics-e.html graphs can be misleading].
 
Fun cautionary tales on how [http://boingboing.net/2011/12/14/the-best-set-of-infographics-e.html graphs can be misleading].
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== Video ==
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Hans Rosling on global population growth
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[http://www.ted.com/talks/david_mccandless_the_beauty_of_data_visualization.html David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization] TEDtalk
  
 
[http://www.ted.com/talks/jer_thorp_make_data_more_human.html Jer Thorp] creates beautiful data visualizations to put abstract data into a human context. At TEDxVancouver, he shares his moving projects, from graphing an entire year’s news cycle, to mapping the way people share articles across the Internet. (video) 3/12
 
[http://www.ted.com/talks/jer_thorp_make_data_more_human.html Jer Thorp] creates beautiful data visualizations to put abstract data into a human context. At TEDxVancouver, he shares his moving projects, from graphing an entire year’s news cycle, to mapping the way people share articles across the Internet. (video) 3/12
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[http://www.ted.com/talks/eric_berlow_how_complexity_leads_to_simplicity.html Eric Berlow] (TEDtalk video).
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[http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_berry_animations_of_unseeable_biology.html Drew Berry] shows his scientifically accurate (and entertaining!) animations that help researchers see unseeable processes within our own cells. (TEDtalk video).
  
  
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[http://www.ic.ucsc.edu/college8core/c8wiki/index.php/Population '''Population''']
 
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Hans Rosling, creator of [http://www.gapminder.org/ Gapminder.org], a fantastic tool, on [http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_on_global_population_growth.html global population growth] TEDtalk [http://www.gapminder.org/videos/ videos].
  
 
[http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665513/infographic-of-the-day-dencity-a-world-population-map-with-a-twist Population Density] and [http://fathom.info/projects/aging.html population vs age] by [http://fathom.info/ Fathom].
 
[http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665513/infographic-of-the-day-dencity-a-world-population-map-with-a-twist Population Density] and [http://fathom.info/projects/aging.html population vs age] by [http://fathom.info/ Fathom].

Revision as of 18:01, 30 March 2012

Environmental issues are interdisciplinary and wickedly complex. Fortunately, following the lead of Doug Engelbart and Buckminster Fuller see (animated intro), we have better tools for seeing order and solutions.

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General

Hans Rosling, creator of Gapminder.org, a fantastic tool, introduced at TED , a later talk on global population growth TEDtalk and more videos.

Visualizing.org.

Tree of Life species map.

Science Maps.

Simon Shum at Open University in the UK creates amazing tools.

Graphiz gallery. Open source software.

Visual Complexity.

Information is Beautiful.

Fathom does brilliant design on various topics.

Infographic of the day.

Fun cautionary tales on how graphs can be misleading.


Video

Hans Rosling on global population growth


David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization TEDtalk

Jer Thorp creates beautiful data visualizations to put abstract data into a human context. At TEDxVancouver, he shares his moving projects, from graphing an entire year’s news cycle, to mapping the way people share articles across the Internet. (video) 3/12

Eric Berlow (TEDtalk video).

Drew Berry shows his scientifically accurate (and entertaining!) animations that help researchers see unseeable processes within our own cells. (TEDtalk video).


Specific


Climate "debate" Infograpic: Which Makes More Sense?

How Much is Left (resources) infographic.

Money (no kidding!) including breakdowns such as of electricity.

How the top .01% spend their money (political donations). See also "Dark matter" of political money.

"The State of Working America" by the Economic Policy Institute.

Food webs

GMO's

Our Energy Dilemma in Three easy Charts.

U.S. map showing installations of non-hydro renewable energy in 1970 compared to today.

World's biggest employers.

Science of the future: A Multiverse of Exploration: The Future of Science 2021.

NASA visualization of temperature change since 1880. 1/12.

Start-up phases for entrepreneurs.

Water


Population

Hans Rosling, creator of Gapminder.org, a fantastic tool, on global population growth TEDtalk videos.

Population Density and population vs age by Fathom.

The Remotest Places on Earth

Ghost Counties

Care2 gives various kinds of eco and demographic info based on geography.

If the world's population lived in one city (different densities).