10 Ways Data is Changing How We Live

This article from the telegraph in the UK, how the availability of new sets of data has changed the way we live our lives.

Here are 10 (Shopping, Relationships, Business deliveries, Maps, Education, Politics, Society, war, Avertising and Linked data and the future) examples of data which have changed everything from how we assess wars to how companies deliver milk. The examples of data mentioned in this article are innovative, exciting and life changing, but the best is yet to come

via www.telegraph.co.uk

International Year of Biodiversity

2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity, thanks to a declaration by the UN. It’s an opportunity to reflect on the true value of life on earth… and it’s a call for action. It involves dozens of events and celebrations throughout the year, all with the aim to educate and inspire. With that in mind, the Convention on Biological Diversity is turning to work created by students in the VFS Digital Design program for help. Biodiversity is a motion design project by Roberta Ramalho, Jesse Lang, Juan Carlos Arenas Madrid, and Amanda Healey.

For other languages http://www.cbd.int/2010/multimedia/

via www.vfs.com

During your lifetime you will...

Have you ever considered how many times you'll do one thing in your lifetime? Like how many friends you'll make or how many headaches you'll suffer from? Or even how many hours you'll spend in the shower? Well a new study aims to find out for you by exploring how many times people do certain things, offering an interesting cross section for comparison between what you and every one else does.