How Machines Learn

Some interesting and scary similarities to the trends we see in Higher Education right now!

Multivariate Maps

Maps are great, but usually only 'map' one variable. And for good reason: mapping multivariate data is difficult and the resultant maps are often too confusing and complex to read. Jim Vallandingham offers a nice compilation of different styles of such maps in his Multivariate Map Collection.

Acts of God and the Anthropocene

Baba Brinkman – "Make It Hot"

Course Syllabus Make

This is fun and maybe even useful: the Automatic Course Syllabus Maker.

NASA Aerosol Simulation 2017

What is geoengineering anyways?

Digital Life in 3D

This is pretty cool: http://digitallife3d.org/

Model 4 - Emperor Scorpion by Digital Life on Sketchfab

Solar Panels

Be sure to look at the Alt Text on xkcd!

Interactive Geologic Map of the World

This is super-cool: Macrostrat's Geologic Map of the World (seen on Maps Mania).

The Global Solar Atlas

The Global Solar Atlas maps-out solar energy resources around the globe and allows you to calculate how much electricity you could generate with typical PV installations, for example in Boston.

Now we have the matching Global Wind Atlas.