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Visualizing $63 Trillion Of World Debt

October 29, 2017

Visualizing $63 Trillion Of World Debt If you add up all the money that national governments have borrowed, it tallies to a hefty $63 trillion. Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist In an ideal situation, governments are just borrowing this money to cover short-term budget deficits or to finance mission critical projects. However, as Visual Capitalist’s Jeff […]

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Every Single Cognitive Bias In One Infographic

September 30, 2017

Every Single Cognitive Bias In One Infographic The human brain is capable of incredible things, but it’s also extremely flawed at times. Science has shown that we tend to make all sorts of mental mistakes, called “cognitive biases”, that can affect both our thinking and actions. These biases, as Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardins points out, […]

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Visualizing The Future Of Food

September 11, 2017

Visualizing The Future Of Food The urban population is exploding around the globe, and, as Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardins explains below, yesterday’s food systems will soon be sub-optimal for many of the megacities swelling with tens of millions of people. Further, issues like wasted food, poor working conditions, polluted ecosystems, mistreated animals, and greenhouse gases are just […]

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Centralized “Truth” – 13 Ways To Fight Fake News (And The Big Problem With All Of Them)

May 22, 2017

Centralized “Truth” – 13 Ways To Fight Fake News (And The Big Problem With All Of Them) Will humans or computer algorithms be the future arbiters of “truth”? The following infographic from Futurism sums up the ideas that academics, technologists, and other experts are proposing that we implement to stop the spread of fake news. Below the […]

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Inside The World’s “Doomsday Vault”

April 16, 2017

Inside The World’s “Doomsday Vault” Imagine that the unthinkable has happened. A massive asteroid impact triggers a “nuclear winter” effect, or one of the world’s most dangerous supervolcanos erupts. Maybe Donald Trump gets in an epic Twitter feud with Kim Jong-Un that initiates World War 3. Either way, things are going sideways, and the fate […]

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Visualizing The World’s Deepest Oil Well

March 27, 2017

Visualizing The World’s Deepest Oil Well In the world’s deepest gold mine, workers will venture 2.5 miles (4 km) below the Earth’s surface to extract from a 30-inch (0.8m) wide vein of gold-rich ore. While these depths are impressive, Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardins notes that mining is limited by the frailty of the human body.Going much deeper would be incredibly […]

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Currency And The Collapse Of The Roman Empire

February 19, 2016

Currency And The Collapse Of The Roman Empire At its peak, the Roman Empire held up to 130 million people over a span of 1.5 million square miles. Rome had conquered much of the known world. The Empire built 50,000 miles of roads, as well as many aqueducts, amphitheatres, and other works that are still […]

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