According to UNICEF, 23.1% of American children under the age of seventeen live in poverty, which makes the United States rank second out of thirty-five economically advanced countries ranked in that category. Romania ranks first, with 25.5% of children living in poverty.
The new version of the video of "miniature earth" is available.
2010.
Gives great statistics in relationship to if the world were composed of 100 people.
Good information about the fact that we have the means to communicate across the world, but we are in fact getting more isolated in terms of what we are being reported and what we are interested in. Good extension from Alyssa Miller's talk
National Geographic's latest issue is all about water issues -- it's great. There website is also providing a lot of learning tools: interactive maps, videos, case studies.
National Geographic's latest issue is all about water issues -- it's great. There website is also providing a lot of learning tools: interactive maps, videos, case studies.
Tim Berners-Lee (2010)
Short talk about collaborating on the web with "open" data.
People from around the world using open data available on-line for making changes.
Great graphics