53 years of nuclear tests as electronic music
I’ve seen this video described as a musical depiction of all the nuclear bombs ever detonated. But that sort of makes it sound like you’re about to get a particularly bombastic version of the 1812 Overture. Instead, “1945-1998” by Isao Hashimoto is more like an infographic with sound effects — or, possibly, a mash-up of the games Simon and Global Thermonuclear War.
For around half a century we’ve been trying to boldly go where no man has gone before. How successful have we been? (via BBC - Future - Science & Environment - Spacial awareness: Ultimate guide to exploring space)
Source: bbc.com
Social networking sites - who uses what platform? We’ve got the data, yes we do!
- 12% of online adults say they use Pinterest
- 12% of online adults say they use Instagram
- 5% of online adults say they use Tumblr
- 66% of online adults use Facebook
- 20% use LinkedIn
- 16% use Twitter
Want more stats? We got ‘em. http://pewrsr.ch/SHyZRc
(via sparksdo)
Source: pewinternet.org
50 years of space exploration in a single infographic. Too bad the future is looking so grim – something Sagan warned us about 4 decades ago, near the beginning of this timeline.
Awesome way to visualize all those missions.
Remember how your mother used to always tell you “patience is a virtue?” It turns out none of us took her advice. (via Americans Don’t Have Time For Slow Websites [INFOGRAPHIC])
Source: Mashable
Live Wind Map Shows Flow Patterns
Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viegas released a project showing live wind patterns, based on data from the National Digital Forecast Database.
Data should always be this beautiful.
(via reconfine)
Source: flowingdata.com
Video games have both positive and negative effects on the brain. (via The Neurology of Gaming | Online Universities)
Source: onlineuniversities.com
Star Wars (Episode IV) – Icon-only Version by Wayne Dorrington



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