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Visualizing Origin of the Species

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By Barry Ritholtz - September 7th, 2009, 5:30PM

Ben Fry does wonderful things with data. In this case, he starts with The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online.

His visualization explores the evolution of Charles Darwin’s theory of, uh, evolution.

Its a very interesting way to display a long text based document, far more instructive than the typical Wordle picts . . .

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hat tip Flowing Data

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Category: Data Analysis, Web/Tech.

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Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data, ability to repeat discredited memes, and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Also, be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor even implied. Any irrelevancies you can mention will also be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.

5 Responses to “Visualizing Origin of the Species”

  1. VennData Says:
    September 7th, 2009 at 7:07 pm

    You must have been reading that speech our Evolutionist-in-Chief is going to destroy the minds of American youth with. This is an impeachable offense, but don’t read it, don’t listen to it. Trust me

    http://www.whitehouse.gov/MediaResources/PreparedSchoolRemarks/

    — Homer Home-Schooled

  2. cvienne Says:
    September 7th, 2009 at 8:13 pm

    Don’t confuse me dammit! (I’m gumby)

    …and I’m still trying to visualize “whirrled peas”!

  3. Transor Z Says:
    September 7th, 2009 at 8:55 pm

    Cool! It would be interesting to be able to view blog entries in the same way — color coded by date of edit.

  4. beaufou Says:
    September 7th, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    I have to post the chart for the evolution of the Creation “theory”

    evolution of creation

  5. Space_Cowboy_NW Says:
    September 7th, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    http://peopleofwalmart.com/

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