irfan batur
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As summer arrives, here's a good read about the impacts of extreme heat on different groups in a developing country context.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
India heat: What record air conditioner sales reveal about heatwave
Summer AC sales in India will more than double from last year. What does this say about climate change?
www.bbc.com
May 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
As summer arrives, here's a good read about the impacts of extreme heat on different groups in a developing country context.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
May 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Loved this arc diagram; a very elegant, smooth way to visualize flows between OD pairs.
April 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Loved this arc diagram; a very elegant, smooth way to visualize flows between OD pairs.
🚌 Just mapped transit share in commute mode by census tract using ACS 2019 data.
Interesting to see where transit plays a bigger role in daily travel — often aligning with older, more organically developed cities, especially in the East, compared to more auto-oriented places in the West.
Interesting to see where transit plays a bigger role in daily travel — often aligning with older, more organically developed cities, especially in the East, compared to more auto-oriented places in the West.
April 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
🚌 Just mapped transit share in commute mode by census tract using ACS 2019 data.
Interesting to see where transit plays a bigger role in daily travel — often aligning with older, more organically developed cities, especially in the East, compared to more auto-oriented places in the West.
Interesting to see where transit plays a bigger role in daily travel — often aligning with older, more organically developed cities, especially in the East, compared to more auto-oriented places in the West.
How different weighting methods work
www.pewresearch.org/methods/2018...
www.pewresearch.org/methods/2018...
1. How different weighting methods work
Historically, public opinion surveys have relied on the ability to adjust their datasets using a core set of demographics – sex, age, race and ethnicity,
www.pewresearch.org
April 7, 2025 at 7:34 AM
How different weighting methods work
www.pewresearch.org/methods/2018...
www.pewresearch.org/methods/2018...
Ever wondered what percent of Americans engage in religious activities outside the home on Sundays?
April 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Ever wondered what percent of Americans engage in religious activities outside the home on Sundays?
A Stanford-led study finds significant discrepancies in poverty measurement approaches
news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
Measuring poverty
Researchers found almost no agreement among four widely used poverty measurement approaches. The findings suggest that the choice of a measurement approach can lead to very different conclusions about...
news.stanford.edu
April 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A Stanford-led study finds significant discrepancies in poverty measurement approaches
news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2024...
It seems both globally and in the US, social health, spiritual health, and mental health improve as people age.
🔗 www.mckinsey.com/featured-ins...
🔗 www.mckinsey.com/featured-ins...
March 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
It seems both globally and in the US, social health, spiritual health, and mental health improve as people age.
🔗 www.mckinsey.com/featured-ins...
🔗 www.mckinsey.com/featured-ins...
A comprehensive OECD report on well-being and resilience during times of crisis, beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and followed by the cost-of-living crisis in mid-2021.
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
How has well-being fared during recent crises?
How’s Life? assesses whether life is getting better for people living in OECD countries and whether progress has been sustainable and inclusive. This sixth edition presents the latest evidence from ov...
www.oecd.org
March 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A comprehensive OECD report on well-being and resilience during times of crisis, beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and followed by the cost-of-living crisis in mid-2021.
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Not sure what is more impressive—the masterful storytelling with beautiful visualizations and graphics, or the awe-inspiring project itself! But here you go: read about the massive seawalls being built to protect Venice from devastating floods.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2023/04/01/w...
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2023/04/01/w...
Venice Is Saved! Woe Is Venice. (Published 2023)
Produced by Mona Boshnaq
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Not sure what is more impressive—the masterful storytelling with beautiful visualizations and graphics, or the awe-inspiring project itself! But here you go: read about the massive seawalls being built to protect Venice from devastating floods.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2023/04/01/w...
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2023/04/01/w...
What makes life meaningful?
www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/...
www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/...
What Makes Life Meaningful? Views From 17 Advanced Economies
Family is preeminent for most publics but work, material well-being and health also play a key role.
www.pewresearch.org
February 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
What makes life meaningful?
www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/...
www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/...
An interesting report sharing the results of a survey on how local leaders view barriers to public transit
papers.governing.com/How-Local-Le...
papers.governing.com/How-Local-Le...
How Local Leaders Can Overcome Barriers to Public Transit
As city and county leadership look to solve their communities’ most urgent problems, they may lack an important tool: an effective public transit system. This report examines new survey data and...
papers.governing.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
An interesting report sharing the results of a survey on how local leaders view barriers to public transit
papers.governing.com/How-Local-Le...
papers.governing.com/How-Local-Le...
Another anecdotal example of the multifaceted, complex, and often lingering impacts of the pandemic on individuals' day-to-day wellbeing.
‘My happy, safe world was turned upside down’: how Covid hit England’s over-50s
‘My happy, safe world was turned upside down’: how Covid hit England’s over-50s
Many say quality of life has declined dramatically – despite a study concluding older people now have improved wellbeing
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Another anecdotal example of the multifaceted, complex, and often lingering impacts of the pandemic on individuals' day-to-day wellbeing.
A couple of college students built a congestion pricing app for NYC that provides quicker and better insights into the effects of pricing.
www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/24...
www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/24...
Meet the brothers who built NYC’s favorite congestion pricing tracking tool
The tracker started as a data-gathering project between brothers.
www.theverge.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A couple of college students built a congestion pricing app for NYC that provides quicker and better insights into the effects of pricing.
www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/24...
www.theverge.com/2025/1/16/24...
An analysis of county level nonrenewal home insurance rates by insurance providers and what that means in a climate-impacted future.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Insurers Are Dropping Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen (Gift Article)
Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 5:39 PM
An analysis of county level nonrenewal home insurance rates by insurance providers and what that means in a climate-impacted future.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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As the German philosopher of technology Friedrich Kittler Kittler saw it, a celebrated Nietzschean style comprising sustained reflection, long sentences, and complex reasoning had changed “from arguments to aphorisms, from thoughts to puns, from rhetoric to telegram style.”
How Typing Transformed Nietzsche’s Consciousness
The Malling-Hansen writing ball, with its potential and limitations, redefined Nietzsche’s philosophical and creative expression.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
December 16, 2024 at 12:28 AM
As the German philosopher of technology Friedrich Kittler Kittler saw it, a celebrated Nietzschean style comprising sustained reflection, long sentences, and complex reasoning had changed “from arguments to aphorisms, from thoughts to puns, from rhetoric to telegram style.”
Research finds extreme heat makes body 'clocks' tick faster, suggesting a possible link between long-term heat exposure and aging.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Human body’s ageing ‘clock’ ticks faster after heat stress
Preliminary study suggests possible link between long-term heat exposure and molecular markers of ageing.
www.nature.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Research finds extreme heat makes body 'clocks' tick faster, suggesting a possible link between long-term heat exposure and aging.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What does everyday life look like in hundreds of homes across various income levels around the world?
www.gapminder.org/dollar-street
www.gapminder.org/dollar-street
Dollar Street - photos as data to kill country stereotypes
Imagine the world as a street. Everyone lives on Dollar Street. The poorest to the left and the richest on the right. Every else live somewhere in between. Where would you live? Visit Dollar Street an...
www.gapminder.org
November 26, 2024 at 6:09 AM
What does everyday life look like in hundreds of homes across various income levels around the world?
www.gapminder.org/dollar-street
www.gapminder.org/dollar-street
November 7, 2024 at 11:06 PM