Mark Bezos on Making a Difference
One of my favorite short talks from this year's TED University: NYC volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos on making a difference.
Michael Lewis (1989): How a Tokyo Earthquake Could Devastate Wall Street & World Economy
michael lewis japan quake 1989
Field Notes: Humans, Catastrophe, Vancouver, Power, Drought, Machu Picchu, etc.
Fire and early humans (Source)
Jumping On The Bandwagon Brings Rewards (Source)
Vancouver's luxury home sales surge, largely due to influx of offshore money (Source)
Catastrophic Drought in the Afro-Asian Monsoon Region During Heinrich Event 1 (Source...
Field Notes: Gates, Bonds, Nukes, Pension Funds, etc.
Inside The Deal That Made Bill Gates $350,000,000 (Source)
States Test Mortgage Principal Write-Downs (Source)
The Makings of a Bond Debacle (Source)
Why Pension Fund Managers Generate Negative Alphas (Source)
Why I am not worried about Japan’s nucl...
Barron’s: The Money Whirl
Barron's cover this week, The Money Whirl, is a keeper.
Field Notes: Climate, Dubai, Demographics, Green, Libya, Japan, etc.
Mapping Human Vulnerability to Climate Change « GIS and Science (Source)
Demographics: what variable best predicts a financial crisis? (Source)
Dubai on Empty (Source)
Brain scan: Betting on green (Source)
In the Thick of Libya's Brutal Fighting: Tyl...
Honshu Tsunami Propagation Visualization
Fantastic visualization, from NOAA:
Geologist Roundup on Japan Quake
A few more technical looks at the M8.9 Japan quake last night from some of the geology blogs I read:
Japan M8.9 quake + tsunami (Source)
First reports of the M = 8.9 earthquake in Japan (Source)
Geotripper: 8.9 Earthquake in Japan (Source)
Japan Earth...
Oil Matters More, or Less, Or Something
Apropos a writing project I'm working on, this figure from JPMorgan with dueling figures on the energy intensity of the U.S. economy.
Field Notes: Civilization, Search, Startups, Earthquakes, etc.
Western civilisation: A success that looks like failure (Source)
Largest Cities Through History (Source)
Hide sites to find more of what you want (Source)
Have Startups Become a Fetish? (Source)
1906 San Francisco Quake in Living Color (Source)
How Ga...
Play Econo "What If" on the 2012 Elections
Interesting economy-driven visualization on Obama's prospects in the 2012 election. What is the likelihood of being reelected given job gains/losses and/or a recession? Click to play along. [-]
When Washing Machines Attack
I liked the cover image for this week's cover story at the San Diego Reader. When washing machines attack!
