It's no secret. We're big fans of The Dark Knight Rises. And we're quite giddy about this little contraption Nokia have put together to celebrate the film: a fully functional (and official!) 3D map of the sprawling metropolis that Batman calls home, complete with iconic locations, landmarks and Gotham's famous smog. Read More >>
Most emerging human diseases come from animals. This map, created by the International Livestock Research Institute, shows the geographical locations of events where a disease has crossed over from animals to humans. Do you live near a hotspot? Read More >>
The Federation of American Scientists have a very interesting map for all the hypochondriacs and people living in permanent fear of a deadly virus epidemic. Or a zombie outbreak. These are all the (known) Biosafety Level 3 and 4 facilities in the world—high containment laboratories that work with "dangerous and emerging pathogens." Zoom in the image to see if there's any near you. Read More >>
If we are what we eat, then plenty of us are massive, walking cheeseburgers. But this data visualisation shows how average eating health varies around the world—and how it changes over the course of a full day. Read More >>
Featured comment by James.poly:
""allows people to ... roughly gauge their healthiness"
If it's the people who eat the food who are gauging its healthiness, then all this means is..." More »
It's difficult to get a handle on the population density around the world. Fortunately, this visualisation makes it a little easier to get your head round. Read More >>
Featured comment by Cortez:
"London isn't called a city state for nothing.
Plus, it's an absolute f***ing shithole. I detest working there. Had to change my route to work rec..." More »
The complete route the silly little bit of fire will take around the country has been set out by the 2012 Olympic organisers, along with the names of nearly 8,000 special people who will get a go at carrying the Olympic Torch. Read More >>
Featured comment by timple:
"Desperate attempt to dupe the rest of the country that the London Olympics is a national event and not a South-East party.... (says a disgruntled nort..." More »
If, for some reason, you still use Google Latitude, you'll find you can now gain points for your check-ins, meaning you can be ranked on a global leaderboard. Yes, Latitude Leaderboards rips off another idea from Foursquare. The question is, though: who'll bother to use it? Read More >>
Ever wondered if anyone outside your redneck little town writes about it on Wikipedia? Or if anyone has ever written about Australia in Arabic? Guess no longer, because someone's worked it out for you. Read More >>
Featured comment by musicalmarc:
"is ti really that interesting. You could say the same for the graphs for Hebrew and Swahili. The articles are probably coming out of universities." More »
Japanese researchers have spent the past few months surveying Tsunami damage at 5,300 coastal locations. This information has created the largest Tsunami survey dataset in the world and the first map to visualize the crushing impact of the wave. Read More >>
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