Dans les testicules de Darwin 2010 World Cup - The Ultimate Graphic and Data Resources Guide The World Cup is coming!! One of the world’s biggest sports events, matched only by the Olympics, promises to deliver a whole month of fun for all soccer fans. Being so important, it’s pretty natural you’ll find a lot of articles, comments, blog posts and, of course, data-visualization goodies on this matter. Infographics, editorial illustrations, interactive charts and maps, all of them deliver fun and interesting way of understanding and following this great event, so, today I leave you here with a (too long?) round-up of those awesome resources – and may the best team win! FIFA Soccer World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca Cola The World Cup is organized by FIFA, the international supreme ruller of the sport – so, nothing more obvious than start this selection with a take on one of the resources from the official World Cup website. The Trophy Tour Map shows the worldwide trip made by the most wanted object in soccer world, giving the fans a chance to take pictures with it. All about the World Cup
Science Blogs: definition & history I have been asked recently to write an article, somewhat along the lines of this one but longer, and with a somewhat different angle, asking a little bit different questions: What makes a science blog? Who were the first science bloggers and how long ago? How many science blogs are there? How does one differentiate between science blogs and pseudo-science, non-science and nonsense blogs? The goal of the article is to try to delineate what is and what isn’t a science blog, what are the overlaps between the Venn diagram of science blogging and some other circles, and what out of all that material should be archived and preserved forever under the heading of “Science Blogging”. We’ve had these kinds of discussions for years now… but I’ll give it my best shot. Defining a science blog Defining a science blog – heck, just defining a blog – is difficult. What is considered a science blog varies, and has changed over the years. Finally, blogging is not just about text. What is a blog carnival?
50 Data Visualizations Wrapping your brain around data online can be challenging, especially when dealing with huge volumes of information. And trying to find related content can also be difficult, depending on what data you’re looking for. But data visualizations can make all of that much easier, allowing you to see the concepts that you’re learning about in a more interesting, and often more useful manner. Below are 50 of the best data visualizations and tools for creating your own visualizations out there, covering everything from Digg activity to network connectivity to what’s currently happening on Twitter. Music, Movies and Other Media Narratives 2.0 visualizes music. Liveplasma is a music and movie visualization app that aims to help you discover other musicians or movies you might enjoy. Tuneglue is another music visualization service. MusicMap is similar to TuneGlue in its interface, but seems slightly more intuitive. Digg, Twitter, Delicious, and Flickr Internet Visualizations
Posts - Research Blogging 30 Unusual and Incredible Surreal Artworks Today, we bring a collection of the most meaningful and conceptually creative surreal artworks. Surreal Art has now become a very familiar medium of art and it is growing continuously in its popularity because in this medium of art, artist has much more room to show his creativity and convey his feelings and way of thinking to his audience. Here is a collection of 30 very conceptual and momentous Surreal Artworks for you. Idee fixe Time The weakness of silence Saroja The cage I wasn’t born to suffer The dream Six Experts Too Much Heaven Monkey Voodoo Entity Nostalgia The Remnant A new life Hope Brainwash Every God Damn Thing Bonsai Linking Meditation Life is about.. Kubicki Stop time III Under The Last Moon Deepration Ex luce mutatio Moles and Trolls Hardware Psychoanalizing
Humeurs Le parcours du professeur connecté Que d'outils numériques mis à notre disposition en ligne pour simplifier notre métier d'enseignant : le réseau local de l'établissement, le site de l'établissement, l'espace numérique de travail, etc. Sauf qu'au bout d'un certain temps, on commence à s'y perdre quelque peu, comme en atteste cette brève vidéo... Lire la suite : À urler