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Google’s New Trend Visualiser Is A Truly Beautiful Thing
Google has been logging data about hot trends ever since you started tip-tapping search terms into its front page, but now it’s gone and made it look damn pretty with it. The new full-screen visualisation shows off the data that’s been available as a staid list for a long time, but in glorious technicolor.
All The Meteorites That Have Been Seen Falling To Earth Since 2500BC
Since 2500BC, over 35,000 meteorites are known to have hit the Earth — but just 1107 have actually been seen falling. This visualisation shows how they pockmarked our planet over time.
How Great Data Graphics Tap Into Your Caveman Brain
Your brain isn’t designed to digest a big matrix of numbers and then just burp out knowledge. It is designed to spot and recognise patterns, and it’s been trained to do that over thousands of years.
Possibly The Best Music Discovery System Ever
In the digital age of “nichification” it’s often easier to find lots of things you already like, while inadvertently walling yourself off from experiencing new things that you don’t know about yet. When it comes to music, recommendation systems like Pandora’s can help you discover music you may not have heard before, but that music is going to be related to the genre you’re already listening to.
Own Every Single One Of History’s Most Important Cameras (On A Poster)
Following up on its gloriously detailed Evolution of Video Game Controllers print, Pop Chart Lab is back with a new visual treat for photographers, particularly those who’ve been shooting since the days of film.
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