The Story of Stuff is not only an informative look at our way of life, which is all about the production, merchandising, consumption and disposal of consumer goods, but it is also one of the most charming animations I have ever seen on the subject. In a simple and entertaining way, Annie Leonard presents […]
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The story of stuff
Published December 29th, 2007 in Recycling, Cleanup, Toxic wastes, E-waste, Brominated flame-retardants, Corporations, Government, Ecosystems, Third World, Innovation, Sustainability, Ideas, Trends, Environment, Statistics and Uncategorized. 2 CommentsObesity in the u.s.
Published July 27th, 2007 in Statistics, Trends, Obesity, Body and Mind and Uncategorized. 15 CommentsEvery now and then I see something that makes me speechless, and that just happened around midnight tonight as I was surfing the Web. Here is a link to an illustration of the rise of obesity in the U.S. over the past 20 years. There are several charts included: 1985, 1991, 1995, […]
World clock
Published July 17th, 2007 in World Clock, Population Growth, Statistics, Trends and Uncategorized. 8 CommentsToday I received an email pointing to a site named Poodwaddle dot com, and in particular its fantastic feature called World Clock. A counter on this site constantly updates figures showing increases in world population, births, population growth, US illegal immigration and the number of divorces, abortions, HIV infections, incidence of cancer, the temperature […]
See the world change
Published June 18th, 2007 in Visual Imagery, Population Growth, Poverty, Money, Third World, Statistics, Trends, Health, Gifted and Talented, Ideas, Ted Talks and Uncategorized. 2 CommentsVisual imagery can tell stories and truths which would be very hard to capture and communicate otherwise. I want to share this IDEA WORTH SPREADING. Initially presented by TED TALKS, a site that regularly gives us “Inspired Talks by the World’s Greatest Thinkers and Doers,” this presentation by Hans Rosling is posted by the […]