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How Single & How Happy Are You? WNYC invites you to put yourself on our relationship grid. Click through for the full interactive.
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In the video above, Michael Flowers speaks at DataGotham 2012 about how New York used data to reduce ambulance response times by a minute. (Hat tip Fred Berenson.)
Earlier this year, Flowers explained how predictive data analytics is saving lives and taxpayer dollars in New York City.
Flowers will be sharing more of his “moneyball for government” experiences at Strata New York this fall.
One of the most inspiring talks I’ve seen about data to action.
The Brian Lehrer Show is kicking off it’s election series 30 Issues in 30 Days tomorrow, and the WNYC Data News Team is helping out with a look at workforce recoveries in the last 6 recessions.
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Are pop songs getting sadder? A new study suggests they are — and we charted the songs for Studio 360 to see for ourselves. Click through to the interactive version.
wow
caveat that the story is more complex than this: people get TV from other sources (including satellite and their telcos) and they aren’t seeing the same decline. But still, it’s nice to see e.g., Time Warner Cable getting what’s due. Or to stop getting what’s not due, or something.
(via UH OH: New Nielsen Data Says People Are Turning Away From TV - Business Insider)
I noticed a small error in your chart! Here is an amended version:
The best graphic response since the graphic was invented.
CartoDB | Blog: Congratulations Scene Near Me! filming locations in NYC
The Award Ceremony for the NYC BigApps3.0 competition was held yesterday. Ninety-six apps were submitted to this city-run contest that encourages developers to play with government data. There were 4 apps, that we know!, using CartoDB:
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A plane has reportedly crashed in the Gulf of Mexico after the pilot, believed to be the only person on board, fell unconscious Thursday morning. Two F-15 jets were scrambled to monitor the plane, which went down into the waters of the gulf 170 miles off the Florida coast. [Photo: Flight Aware]
An insane story, visualized.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2qiv4RV8L1qz5ew6o1_500.png)
A plane has reportedly crashed in the Gulf of Mexico after the pilot, believed to be the only person on board, fell unconscious Thursday morning. Two F-15 jets were scrambled to monitor the plane, which went down into the waters of the gulf 170 miles off the Florida coast. [Photo: Flight Aware]
An insane story, visualized.
(Source: matthewkeys)
