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Data from The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/01/the-counted-police-killings-us-database

The world economy as a living organism Source: Howmuch.net

A captivating new public artwork can now be seen at 350 Mission Street in San Francisco. Described by the artist Refik Anadol as a parametric data sculpture, the work draws upon data from the city of San Francisco to produce abstract, dynamic visualizations. The project seeks to “make the invisible visible,” according to Anadol, and to propose an integrated relationship between architecture and media arts. Visible from the street in the glass-enclosed lobby of the SOM-designed tower, the installation works in tandem with the architecture to engage the public realm and to create a memorable urban space. Learn more

Death to ‘Data Journalism’ - NYTimes.com (via dadatavis)

Sentiment Analysis on Donald Trump using R and #Tableau - https://t.co/G38GsMJRwB via @Rbloggers #rstats #dataviz https://t.co/3q3J98ObeJ

Nearly every state in the union has provisions to allow the media to use video cameras and microphones in courtrooms in some circumstances. In some, cameras are a routine sight at the trial court level. In others, on the state’s appellate courts or supreme court have cameras, operated by the courts themselves. For the members of the media, understanding the rules and procedures in your state is necessary to provide the best and most complete coverage of your government’s judicial branch in action. 

Showgoers is a Google Chrome extension that lets you sync your Netflix player with yourfriends’ so that you can watch the same thing in real-time. Clicking play/pause or jumping to another scene affects the players of all other synced users. Source

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Processing Data Visualization Tutorial

Information is Beautiful is a great blog dedicated to data visualizations, info-graphics and information design.

THIS IS A PICTURE THAT SOMEONE TOOK WHO WORKS ON AN OIL RIG IN TEXAS. HE WANTED TO GET A SHOT OF THE LIGHTNING THAT WAS FLASHING BY.  HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE TORNADO UNTIL THE LIGHTNING ILLUMINATED IT. This has been called a one-in-a-million photo; taken south of Ft. Stockton, Texas.

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