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Summer in China
Travel
Nepal at the Shanghai World Expo
The pavilion looked better than I had expected. The pavilion had great architecture, was clean and well-lit and offered a place to sit down, take a breath and buy relatively cheap snacks. But I was surprised at the lack of historical data, information about Nepal’s relation to China and some sort of presentation about Nepal’s ethnic diversity. Still, I enjoyed being there and would indeed recommend you drop by if you’re in Shanghai.
Discoveries
Swarm Politics: How Disengaged Citizens Get their Politics through Social Networks
I explain, through this model, how the cost of acquiring political information decreases to the general masses when they do not have to devote time or energy specifically for it, and their propensity to agree with the opinions of those around them increases not only because they most lack compelling reasons to disagree, but also because conformity to dominant ideas of the network gives people a sense of unity and reaffirms membership to their networks.
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What Do You Mean, Happy New Year?
I got a bunch of Happy New Year emails, and it got me thinking. I quote (from an email I wrote to friends):
What am I saying really when I say, “Happy New Year”. Am I saying that I want the new year to be happy? That’s great, but really, I want you to be happy. [...]
Art & Design
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In 15 Years: Obesity in the US
I made a poster using CDC data comparing obesity rates of adults (20-74 yrs) in the US between 1975 and 2005. In just 30 years, the number has jumped up 20 percentage points. The font sizes are to scale, relative to the percentages they represent.
Art & Design
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InfoArt/ The Crisis of Credit Visualized
I just stumbled on this info-animation created by Jonathan Jarvis. He explains the credit crisis in the most comprehensive and beautiful way I could imagine:
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Meeting Myself, My Bookshelf
Searching for a certain book on my bookshelf, scanning through every title there because I couldn’t find it, I realized that meeting my book collection is one way for me to meet myself.
