Posts By Me
Lynne Kosky passed away today, aged 56. Lynne Kosky was a champion of the power and importance of Education to improve lives and improve society. I worked in the Department of Education for just over two years when Lynne Kosky was Minister and also met her on many occasions in other work-related activities over most of the decade. Things don't normally make…
"Capital in the Twenty-First Century", written by the French economist Thomas Piketty I am yet to finish reading this, but earlier this year, the economist said: "Capital" is built on more than a decade of research by Mr Piketty and a handful of other economists, detailing historical changes in the concentration of income and wealth. This pile of data allows Mr Piketty…
World Atlas of Language Structures... Another in my mini-series of exceptional visual story-telling.. Another winner in the Information is Beautiful Awards for 2014 Links PuffPuff Project
The UK's National Air Traffic Services offers an animated tour of just how flight paths are managed. A fascinating and beautiful visualisation. Links Nats24
There are more than 1,200 active satellites orbiting earth right now, taking pictures, relaying communications, broadcasting locations, spying on you, and even housing humans. A database compiled by the Union of Concerned Scientists allowed David Yanofsky and Tim Fernholz to produce a stunning visualisation. Links Every Satellite - qr.com Union of Concerned Scientists Satellite Database
Scorcher.org.au tracks and maps Australian Heat-waves. Produced by Dr Sarah Perkins at the University of New South Wales [ a recipient of an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - could there be a better use of taxpayer's funds?] I doubt it! Support for this site is provided by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science and the NeCTAR Research Cloud. All data is freely available and…