infographics
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Scientists Reveal The Hidden Structure And Size Of Our Galaxy
Our galaxy is not what we thought it was. According the paper Rings and Radial Waves in the Disk of the Milky Way — published in the Astrophysical Journal — we should call it the Corrugated Cardboard Galaxy, as shown in the diagram above. Even more surprising, it’s 50 per cent larger than previously thought.
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5 Infographics That Actually Say Something
There’s been a swift and concerted backlash against terms like “infographic”, and for good reason. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t data journalists and designers doing fantastic work — from The New York Times‘ Graphics Desk to National Geographic‘s design team.
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How This Designer Tracks Every Single Aspect Of His Life
Since 2005, designer Nicholas Felton has been documenting his daily activities — meals eaten, miles travelled, people met — and publishing the results in the form of an annual report. He even built an app, Daytum, to help other people track their every moves. In this video, Felton shares how and why he lives a…
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How To Survive Getting Struck By Lightning
Getting struck by lightning might seem like one of those impossible things more or less relegated to the world of idioms, but the truth of the matter is that it’s a lot more likely than we’d want to believe. So just in case, The Art of Manliness has created this handy little infographic on how…