A great Ted Talk from Psychologist Jonathan Haidt about how and why we evolved to be moral.
Very applicable in this election season…
The Moral Mind
October 3rd, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
Hack The Debates
October 2nd, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
Pop-up commentary…
CurrentTV and Twitter are working together to mash up Tweets and the VP debates.
Should be interesting. From Current/Twitter:
Current & Twitter have teamed up for the very first time to integrate real-time Twitter messages (aka “tweets”) over major portions of a live television broadcast.Hack the Debate by adding your Twitter posts to our live broadcast of the 2008 Presidential Debates.
We will broadcast as many of your debate tweets as possible right over the candidates, in real time, on our live broadcast.
But if it’s anything like Election.Twitter.com… well, it won’t be long before it turns into a MASSIVE NATION WIDE FLAME WAR… who said web 1.0 was dead?
Good Sheets
October 2nd, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
Good Sheets have been appearing at your local Starbucks.
A fantastic use of infographics to explore the major issues facing us today like fuel, immigration, health care, and global warming.
They do a fantastic job of explaining complex issues. Well worth taking a look at.
Where does your money go when you pay for a gallon of gas? How much money are oil companies making? What affects the price of gas in the United States? Why do gas prices vary so much from one country to another?
Both presidential candidates have plans to address illegal immigration into the United States. These numbers show how many people are immigrating, where they are coming from, and why coming illegally might seem like an attractive option.
The prognosis for health care in America isn’t positive. Many people are uninsured and many more lack the level of care they need. Collectively, we cough up trillions to keep citizens well, but our health indicators lag behind other nations that spend far less. Here is a detailed diagnosis of the problem.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most prevalent greenhouse gas. It is emitted when fossil fuels—such as gasoline, oil, and coal—are burned, and it traps heat in the atmosphere. We produce more CO2 than the environment can process, raising the temperature of the planet. It’s getting hot in here.
October 2nd, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
An interesting diagram from an article on Usability Post about branding and colors:
The associations they use in this diagram come from an interesting web tool called Cymbolism an interactive survey of color and emotion:
And it’s a fun little time waster too…
Beautiful 3D work
October 1st, 2008 § 0 comments § permalink
