The Most Energy Efficient Countries In The World

And by “most efficient” we mean: “still really not very efficient.” Find out which countries are at least making some small attempt to do more with less.

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I am a big Buckminster Fuller (1895 – 1983) fan, and his Dymaxion World Map (1946) is just brilliant. (I even wrote a history thesis about it, for my graduation.)

In a way he was doing, GIS, infographics, datamining, etc. etc. avant la lettre. A man way ahead of his time.

Peace.

(img src: http://www.westnet.com/~crywalt/unfold.html)

US patent #2393676 @ Google Patents.

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Wow! Which line shall I complete first?

SRC

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Pretty stunning hi-res render of all (?) Facebook relationships.

SRC

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This is frighteningly … something.

Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami

Move the slider to compare satellite images, taken by GeoEye, from before and after the disaster.

Link of the interactive visualization.

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A nice map showing the languages of Indo-Europe,

hejvardagsmagi:

allthingseurope:

Small continent but so many languages

via

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Typographic World Map, by Nancy McCabe.

Letterpress 

For sale on Etsy

HABEN !

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:)

goscream-:

(via wwiao, renao)

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brilliant collage !

kateoplis:

Sohei Nishino, Diorama Map New York, at Michael Hoppen Gallery

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