Featured comment by daniel.jackson.12764:
"It's not actually real-time - only 1 request is made at the start of the page load and it cycles through a set list. Shame really :(" More »
Watch enough Arrested Development—I mean, is there really such a thing as enough?—and you become party to a long and intricate series of recurring jokes. Now, you can feast your eyes on an interactive visualisation that lets you take a closer look at where the gags crop up. Read More >>
A quick tweet can blast through Twitter like wildfire. All it takes is a click of a button and anyone can help push that 140 character shout just a little further through cyberspace, until everybody knows. This is what it looks like when that happens. Read More >>
Some briny deeps are brinier than others. The Atlantic Ocean has two huge "deserts" of extra-salty water, the result of little rainfall and lots of evaporation. Read More >>
Featured comment by jibberjabba:
"Quite! The setting of my pre-having-kids-holiday, and where I intend to go back to for my 10 year wedding anniversary. Only 5 and a bit years to go th..." More »
If you've ever wondered how film makers chop up and reassemble a two hour film into a two minute trailer, you need wonder no longer. The New York Times has visualised the contents of five recent film trailers, so you can see how they're put together. Read More >>
Featured comment by FRISH:
"It's almost as if they're trying to show of their film in the best light or something! But yes, the worst is when the trailer is better than the movie..." More »
This map, put together by China File, plots all of the publicly available suppliers who fuel Apple's production lines. While the majority are found in Asia, it's interesting to see that the rest of world represents, too. Read More >>
These images are called spotmaps: each coloured square represents the average colour from one second of a movie, and that process is repeated the whole way through the film. Can you guess which movies are shown above? Read More >>
Sure, we can't breathe without H or make squeaky chipmunk voices without He, and Ne is the king of strip-club signage. But being important—or even just in ample supply—has nothing on being popular. And this brilliantly reimagined periodic table shows us just how much we really care about the elements. Read More >>
Featured comment by equesta:
"Well, going by that logic, we'll also need Iron, Nitrogen, Carbon to form Haemoglobin in our blood, and Phosphorus for cellular respiration.
But w..." More »
Like counts are interesting, but they don't tell you how a link spreads on Facebook. That's why Stamen Design has explored how viral photos spread across the network — and the visualisation they've created is damn pretty. Read More >>
What happens if you take a supercomputer and the entire contents of Wikipedia, then analyse every single article to see how the world's sentiment has changed over time and space? This wonderful video is what. Read 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 »
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