Infographics Week
Image via CrunchBase On Monday we kicked off “infographics week” on the blog. Yesterday we ran down some of the best infographics on NYTimes.com for teaching social studies, current events, politics, history and economics. Tomorrow we’ll provide a list for language arts and fine arts. Here, now, are Times infographics for teaching various topics in [...]
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Image via Wikipedia Sociologists have developed elaborate theories of who spreads gossip and news — who tells whom, who matters most in social networks — but they’ve had less success measuring what kind of information travels fastest. Do people prefer to spread good news or bad news? Would we rather scandalize or enlighten? Which stories [...]
Jake Chessum at the baggage claim…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYQpcsZBZcY] Jake Chessum’s exuberant and naturally spontaneous approach to photography has garnered him considerable professional success. His timeless and engaging celebrity portraits have appeared in many prestigious magazines including The New York Times Magazine,Esquire, Details, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Vibeand Newsweek. Chessum was born in Britain and attended Saint Martin’s School of Art in [...]
Watch what you eat.
Cover of Eating Animals I stopped eating pork about eight years ago, after a scientist happened to mention that the animal whose teeth most closely resemble our own is the pig. Unable to shake the image of a perky little pig flashing me a brilliant George Clooney smile, I decided it was easier to forgo [...]