Comments on: Visualizing the World as 100 People http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/13/visualizing-the-world-as-100-people/ Where Africa and Technology Collide! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:45:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: E-Nyce http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/13/visualizing-the-world-as-100-people/comment-page-1/#comment-127510 E-Nyce Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:53:19 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1850#comment-127510 It's an interesting visual. Great for simplifying an explanation of whatever statistics you're trying to convey. I'm not sure if the Sim City motif is to make the numbers non-threatening to people of certain sensibilities, or to enforce that it's a tool best suited for children. I would love it if they allowed the numbers to be interactively modified based on stats from <i>after</i> the Clinton era. It’s an interesting visual. Great for simplifying an explanation of whatever statistics you’re trying to convey. I’m not sure if the Sim City motif is to make the numbers non-threatening to people of certain sensibilities, or to enforce that it’s a tool best suited for children.

I would love it if they allowed the numbers to be interactively modified based on stats from after the Clinton era.

]]> By: saekhow (Nareas Sae-Khow) http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/13/visualizing-the-world-as-100-people/comment-page-1/#comment-128416 saekhow (Nareas Sae-Khow) Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:35:12 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1850#comment-128416 http://tinyurl.com/87r3de If the world were a village of 100 people: How many child soldiers from Africa? http://www.binsworld.com/100/ http://tinyurl.com/87r3de If the world were a village of 100 people: How many child soldiers from Africa? http://www.binsworld.com/100/

]]> By: David Ker http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/13/visualizing-the-world-as-100-people/comment-page-1/#comment-126266 David Ker Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:46:04 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1850#comment-126266 HASH, I noted that too. Eddie, such simplification requires some strange bedfellows, like atheists and animists. I can't think of two groups with more divergent worldviews! And when the chapel has something about 1 in 10 couples being homosexual well first that's an extremely contested figure and second is that the interesting data about marriage. What about age of brides at marriage or divorce rate or whatever. And the stuff about radios, TVs and computers just requires a lot of fudging. Our house has two TVs and four laptops. I'm too lazy to tease out the hard data but even so I think it's a great tool for visualizing the world (although it is busy). I'm done whining... HASH, I noted that too.

Eddie, such simplification requires some strange bedfellows, like atheists and animists. I can’t think of two groups with more divergent worldviews! And when the chapel has something about 1 in 10 couples being homosexual well first that’s an extremely contested figure and second is that the interesting data about marriage. What about age of brides at marriage or divorce rate or whatever. And the stuff about radios, TVs and computers just requires a lot of fudging. Our house has two TVs and four laptops.

I’m too lazy to tease out the hard data but even so I think it’s a great tool for visualizing the world (although it is busy).

I’m done whining…

]]> By: Leo Faya http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/13/visualizing-the-world-as-100-people/comment-page-1/#comment-126258 Leo Faya Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:13:43 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1850#comment-126258 Hash, Unless my browser is playing tricks on me - that page goes to a Chinese landing page - please confirm. Hash,

Unless my browser is playing tricks on me – that page goes to a Chinese landing page – please confirm.

]]> By: HASH http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/13/visualizing-the-world-as-100-people/comment-page-1/#comment-126247 HASH Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:25:38 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1850#comment-126247 In truth, though this is a fantastic visual, they somehow diverged from the "100 people" framework and got into bigger numbers. I still like it though. In truth, though this is a fantastic visual, they somehow diverged from the “100 people” framework and got into bigger numbers. I still like it though.

]]> By: Eddie http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/13/visualizing-the-world-as-100-people/comment-page-1/#comment-126241 Eddie Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:53:46 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1850#comment-126241 Come on then, Mr Ker, where exactly is the balderdash? Let's have some hard info, not just comment. Come on then, Mr Ker, where exactly is the balderdash? Let’s have some hard info, not just comment.

]]> By: changefeed (changefeed) http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/13/visualizing-the-world-as-100-people/comment-page-1/#comment-128417 changefeed (changefeed) Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:24:12 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1850#comment-128417 -><a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/WhiteAfrican">@WhiteAfrican</a>: Visualizing the World as 100 People http://tinyurl.com/87r3de ->@WhiteAfrican: Visualizing the World as 100 People http://tinyurl.com/87r3de

]]> By: David Ker http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/13/visualizing-the-world-as-100-people/comment-page-1/#comment-126231 David Ker Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:02:01 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1850#comment-126231 "Lies. Damned lies. And statistics." well, there's some good stuff in there but also quite a lot of balderdash... ;-) “Lies. Damned lies. And statistics.” well, there’s some good stuff in there but also quite a lot of balderdash… ;-)

]]> By: jke http://whiteafrican.com/2009/01/13/visualizing-the-world-as-100-people/comment-page-1/#comment-126224 jke Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:45:00 +0000 http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1850#comment-126224 Interesting map, thx! Interesting map, thx!

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