LRA suspected of recent killings in the Central African Republic
It has been confirmed that at least 16 people were killed in Central African Republic (CAR) last week. The unidentified assailants, suspected to be LRA, killed six civilians and abducted an additional 12. The civilians then killed four of the attackers in self-defense. The assailants went on to kill six more, decapitating the victims in a reprisal […]
Mapping March Madness
March Madness is in full swing and I’m already near the bottom of our office bracket challenge. But if I believe in one thing during this tournament, it’s the underdog. So here’s to hoping things turn around. Michael Bailey, an economist on Facebook’s Data Science team, compiled an analysis of the more than 1 million Facebook user’s […]
Kai Krause // the true size of Africa
Graphic Designer Kai Krause is changing the world in his own way through his reconstructed map of Africa, with several non-African countries overlaid within the continent’s borders. His goal is to make a contribution in the fight against immappancy. Krause explains the concept of “immappancy”: “In addition to the well known social issues of illiteracy and innumeracy, there […]
Mapping the world’s emotions
In 2006 Gallup surveyed people in 136 countries and asked the simple question: “Did you experience love for a lot of the day yesterday?” What researchers found is extremely fascinating. Surprisingly, the country whose population feels the most love isn’t the United States, or any country in the western hemisphere for that matter. According to […]