What does randomness look like?
Random Walk asks this question and presents experiments in mathematics and physics, showing the mysterious interaction of chaos and order in randomness.
via Information Aethetics, obviously.
posted by signal
on May 30, 2009 -
21 comments
The meeting's in 5 minutes, and your boss asked you to find a statistic online to prove a point. Like that the tobacco consumption in Brazil is decreasing, or that most seniors prefer cats to dogs. Whatever it is, we're now here to help you create
valid-looking statistics in an instant!
via
posted by signal
on Dec 29, 2006 -
26 comments
You see, when large trucks make a right turn, they swing a little bit wide to the left first.
Simple idea.
Many ways to express it. God
bless us all.
posted by signal
on Oct 29, 2006 -
35 comments
Real Time Rome, the MIT SENSEable City Lab’s contribution to the 2006 Venice Biennale, aggregated data from cell phones, buses and taxis in Rome to better understand urban dynamics in real time.
via information aesthetics
posted by signal
on Sep 18, 2006 -
4 comments
"SEARCHSCAPES: MANHATTAN" is an attempt to create a tridimensional map of Manhattan, using existing data from the web.
The objective is to compare the city's "physical spaces" and "information spaces"
posted by signal
on Mar 13, 2006 -
8 comments
Iraq Casualties Map. US military casualties from the Iraq war. Each click of the (+) displays 30 more casualties, starting from the beginning of the war. Each soldier is shown in at their home town.
posted by signal
on Jul 6, 2005 -
32 comments
