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Story of the World -- Told in Data Bubbles

Hans Rosling demonstrates how developing countries are pulling themselves out of poverty. He shows us the next generation of his Trendalyzer software -- which analyzes and displays data in amazingly accessible ways, allowing people to see patterns previously hidden behind mountains of stats.

(Ten days later, he announced a deal with Google to acquire the software.) He also demos Dollar Street, a program that lets you peer in the windows of typical families worldwide living at different income levels.

Be sure to watch straight through to the (literally) jaw-dropping finale.

Watching this data visualization allows you to picture the human species as one organism -- as swarm intelligence.

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Eco-Footprint Data Map

Check out this US Energy Usage interactive graphic which provides data on carbon emmissions per state.

Georgia has a Per Capita Carbon Footprint Score of #25, each person contributes 21 tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year on average. The total Carbon Score of #11, with the 10th highest resident population, Georgia is the #11th highest Carbon Dioxide polluting state in the United States.

A little rough around the edges (e.g. I couldn't find how to zoom back out of the map - it turns out you need to use the right mouse button), but pretty useful.

Note that if you click on the information icon on a state (when it appears) you get to a page for that state with lots of interesting data.

6 Billion Others

A future online repository of thousands of video & audio testimonies as a portrait of contemporary mankind. the people are recorded in a full frame shot so that the closeness of the interviewee's face generates an intimacy encouraging attentive listening.

The aim of the "6 billion others" project is to create a sensitive & human portrait of the planet's inhabitants, by revealing each person's universality & individuality. 6 different directors travel across the world to interview about 6,000 people from 65 different countries. the questions chosen deal with diverse topics, such as family, experiences, what makes us laugh or cry, what gives life meaning, & the like.

[link: 6billionothers.org]