Data visualisation site/service visual.ly has just announced, in concert with Kelly Services, the release of a new Create feature. As I’ve previously mentioned, visual.ly allows one to create a number of prepackaged infographics, and this appears to be the newest one - the ability to plug in your LinkedIn profile and get an infographic out. […]
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RIP Patrick Moore - thank you for the wonder
Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore, CBE, FRS, FRAS, the self-taught (i.e. amateur) astronomer who inspired millions to look upwards at the heavens, has died aged 89. Sir Patrick Moore. Credit: The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/aug/31/small-ask-young-readers-questions From the Telegraph obituary: …Sir Patrick Moore, who has died aged 89, became better known than any of the academics in his field […]
Google+ rolls out Google Communities
Well, earlier today (depending on where you are, of course), Google+ started rolling out Google Communities. The service is brand new, so I don’t have much of an opinion about it yet. I’ve just joined a makers/hackers/engineers/artists community, as these are things I think are cool and I reckon it’ll be a really interesting example […]
Amazing Mad Men smoking/drinking data visualisations
The visual.ly website is a great place to watch for infographics and data visualisations of all sorts*, and a recent one, brought to my attention by excellent publication Fast Company, is particularly boggling. In the words of its creators, it’s Analysis of characters’ bad behaviours in the TV Series Mad Men during the first season […]
DeSTEMber is here!
A quick note, today, to make sure that you all, dear readers, are aware of and following/taking part in #deSTEMber. What is it, you ask? Well, the Google Science Fair peeps have teamed up with girlstart, with the stated aim being to get people more actively interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths). It’s going […]
Astonishing documentary: Secret Life - the Hidden Life of the Cell
If there’s one thing you watch today (well, other than wall-to-wall coverage of The Hobbit* and perhaps some videos of sorting algorithms explained through folk dance), it needs to be this. Secret Universe - The Hidden Life Of the Cell from pbbes on Vimeo. In this astonishing hour-long BBC documentary released just a month ago, […]
Sorting algorithms explained through folk dance
Yep, you read that correctly. This morning, I was introduced to the video below - quick-sort as demonstrated through Hungarian folk dancing. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywWBy6J5gz8[/youtube] Hell, even the youtube _comments_ are saner and less nonsensical, so this has GOT to be geeky stuff. It’s also, of course, a very good, and clear, explanation of what’s going on, […]
Disagreeing with Monbiot
An hour or so ago, the Guardian’s George Monbiot published a new article, with the following headline and tagline: If children lose contact with nature they won’t fight for it With half of their time spent at screens, the next generation will be poorly equipped to defend the natural world from harm I’ve given a […]
Nov 14 partial eclipse in Wellington - odd light and weird shadows
As many people here in NZ know, today we’re getting to see a partial eclipse! Here in Wellington it peaked at 10:34, with 76% coverage. For those who’re wondering why their shadow was sharp on one side and blurry on t’other. A Stuff article mentions that this might happen, but didn’t explain why… I’ve […]
Hanging out with Vint Cerf
Ever thought it would be great to have the chance to hang out with a computer scientist who’s recognised as one of the “fathers of the internet”. Well, you can :) And the luminary in question is Vint Cerf himself. Let’s all just take a moment to think about the awesomeness of that… […]