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SciLights: One Spigot to Rule Them All

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Posted on Jul 28 2010 by Daniel

Solving the mystery of my doubled water bill would’ve been easier if I had a way to monitor my usage. I smell a conspiracy….


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  Tags: data, SciLights, software, visualization, Water Category: EcoMetrics, Residential, Water

Please don’t feed the dinosaurs.

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Posted on Jul 26 2010 by Daniel

If you feed a dinosaur, you get a bigger dinosaur. Just don’t come complaining to me when it eats you.


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  Tags: ethanol, fossil fuel, renewables, subsidies Category: Energy, Policy

A Vision of Sound

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Posted on Jul 19 2010 by Daniel

I always knew that music was art – I just didn’t realize it could be a visual art.


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  Tags: cymatics, sound, TEDTalks Category: InfoVis, Nature, Presentation

Take the A Train

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Posted on Jul 15 2010 by Daniel

I’ve never had luck catching an Amtrak train, but this new map makes it look more promising.


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  Tags: maps, trains Category: InfoVis, Transportation

Get Creative

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Posted on Jul 13 2010 by Daniel

Everyone wants to be more creative, but do brainstorming techniques really work? It seems we’ve ignored the answer to that question since 1958…


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  Tags: brainstorm, career, creativity, Lean Category: Design, Lean

Atmosphere to Scale

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Posted on Jul 9 2010 by Daniel

I had no idea the ozone layer was that close, or that the space station would experience atmospheric drag that far up! via Chart Porn


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  Tags: atmosphere, infographics Category: InfoVis, Nature

Clean Your Coils

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Posted on Jul 8 2010 by Daniel

Lurking somewhere in your kitchen is an enemy so foul and disgusting, it avoids the light and sucks the lifeblood of your home. I call him “Dusty.”


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  Tags: dust, maintenance, refrigerator Category: Energy, Residential

Driving in Reverse

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Posted on Jul 7 2010 by Daniel

The year is 1960, and you’ve just gotten a shiny new Chevy Impala. How will gas prices over the next 50 years change your driving habits?


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  Tags: gasoline, transportation, visualization Category: InfoVis, Transportation

Le Grocer

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Posted on Jul 2 2010 by Daniel

Hopefully your real grocer is not this cynical or patronizing…


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  Tags: food, humor, organic Category: Food and Agriculture

Lean 3P and Biomimicry

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Posted on Jun 30 2010 by Daniel

Yes, there are two roads you can go by, but in the long run… they lead to the same place. It seems Lean and Biomimicry share some common roots.


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  Tags: 3P, biomimicry, GE, product design Category: Design, Lean, Nature
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