Animated Map: 2,400 Years of European History
Fascinating data presentation! The history of Europe is breathtakingly complex. While there are rare exceptions like Andorra and Portugal, which Continue reading
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This cool vintage chart shows the evolution in #design of everyday objects
By Raymond Loewy, this chart from 1934 shows the shifts in design of the car, telephone, and clock, among other Continue reading
Animated map of “first leaf” sighting
Spring is on its way. The USA National Phenology Network uses a computer model to estimate heat build-up and the Continue reading
Card catalogs and the secret history of modernity
Card catalogs feel very old but are shockingly new. A large room of fingerprint files at FBI Headquarters, 1944. By Continue reading
If you can’t explain something in simple terms, you don’t understand it
I’ve always been told one of my strengths is my ability to convey technical information well to a wide spectrum Continue reading
How one F1 team uses cybersecurity to keep the crown jewels under lock and key
It’s a far cry from the garagiste days of drawing boards and pens…
The Newspaper of Tomorrow: 11 Predictions from Yesteryear
In the 1920s it was radio that was supposed to kill the newspaper. Then it was TV news. Then it Continue reading
Travel Times in the 1800s
From the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States, these maps paint the picture of transportation in the 1800s. Each line represents how far one could travel in some amount of time, starting from New York. For example, it took a…
