Buzz Tagged
maps
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Image: World Water Map
In the not-too-distant future, water may well be as valuable a commodity as oil. The U.N.'s map shows the groundwater resources of water hidden throughout the world. Sorry, China!
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Image: NYT Confirms “Racist Belt” Theory
The New York Times runs a front page story with facts, interviews, and analysis supporting the “racist belt” theory proposed on BuzzFeed.
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Alternate Universe Political Maps
Politics Buzz Here's what the electoral map would have looked like if only people over 65 voted… and there are 11 more maps with other demographics.
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Image: Young People Love Obama
What the electoral map would look like if only young people voted.
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Election Maps Collection
Politics Buzz Kottke’s put together a nice look at a number of different election night maps. These are mainly from a wide range of news organizations, p[lus the Onion, Google and some guy with a dry erase board. There must be a cocktail napkin map out there somewhere.
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Image: Try To Predict The Election Results
Make your own map predicting the outcome of the election and post it here. Use this map tool to create your map. The winner with the closest map will be announced tomorrow!
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Meet In Between
Tech Buzz This Google Maps app picks a middle point between two locations and recommends places to meet. Bars, coffee shops, theaters and an Apple store - they’ve got it all. Plus, you’ve gotta love their slogan: “I’m not drivin’ all the way out there!”
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Nate Silver
Politics Buzz Stats nerd/genius Nate Silver (of Baseball Prospectus and FiveThirtyEight) is making the rounds as the interest in election stats grows. He was on The Colbert Report last night, and FiveThirtyEight remains one of our favorite sites to check when the latest news about the Dow has us down.
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Image: Who Voted No
A map of the no votes from the House on the failed bailout bill.
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Image: Oil Consumption By State
The U.S. consumes a quarter of the world’s oil. Where does it all go?
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Image: The World Votes For US President
The Economist creates the “Global Electoral College” and invites the world to vote in the upcoming US election.
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Air Traffic Simulation Worldwide
Tech Buzz A simulation of the world’s air traffic over a 24 hour period. It’s neat to watch the air traffic respond to the daylight, and to think of all the pour souls squirting across the Atlantic on those lonely red-eyes.
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Image: Worldwide Presidential Election Map
What it would look like if the world could vote in the presidential election.
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Image: Pop Vs. Soda Map
A county-by-county breakdown of what people call carbonated beverages.
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World Names Profiler
Tech Buzz A site that maps the popularity and density of your last name. Enter your last name and you’ll get back a map and stats about where your last name is most prevalent. What, no Lambs in Africa or Russia? My people are in the U.K., it seems.
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Image: The Words They Used
A chart displaying the frequency of words used by both Republican and Democratic speakers at their respective conventions.
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The Most Famous Trips In History
Culture Buzz Good Magazine maps out historical routes from Christopher Columbus to Amelia Earhart. This would have come in so handy in middle school, when we stupidly relied on Janet Jackson for our geography lessons.
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