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Author Archives: Kevin Murnane
Light My Fire / Smite My Fire
Earth, air, fire and water. So many possible combinations. So many possible stories. One story we all know is that air feeds fire while earth and water smother it. Natural antagonists. A fair fight – two against two. Turns … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Technology
Tagged bass, fire, fire extinguisher, George Mason University, music video, video
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WAR: Wins Above Replacement – What is it Good For?
“WAR! Huh! Good God. What is it good for? “Absolutely nothing” according to the song by Edwin Starr. Many major league baseball analysts disagree. WAR (Wins Above Replacement) has become one of the most oft-cited statistics among those who take an … Continue reading
Ride a Satellite and Orbit the Earth
NASA has created an interactive AAA app called Eyes on the Earth. AAA? Awesome? Amazing? Absolutely! If you are interested in earth-orbiting satellites and the information they gather, beautiful pictures of the earth, or cool things on the internet, … Continue reading
The Safety in Numbers Effect
Does the chance of a cyclist being involved in a fatal accident increase as the number of cyclists on the road increases? The answer may surprise you. While the raw number of cycling fatalities does increase as the number of cyclists on … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Sport
Tagged cycling, cycling in the Netherlands, cycling infrastructure, Netherlands, oecd, safety in numbers effect, sport
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Brilliant Data Visualization Tool for Cities in the UK
Duncan Smith, a researcher with an interest in urban geography, has created a “mapping platform designed to explore the performance and dynamics of cities in Great Britain.” It’s called Luminocity-3D and it’s awesome. Luminocity is presented as a set of maps that … Continue reading
Are Digital Skills Useful in the Middle-Skill Job Market?
It’s mid-March of 2015 and unemployment in the US is at it’s lowest point (5.5%) since May of 2008. But you don’t have a job. You also don’t have a college degree. Is there a decent job with a future for you … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Thinking, Economy
Tagged Burning Glass, college degree, digital skills, economy, high school diploma, jobs, middle skill jobs
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Broadway the Digital Way
Sometimes amazing things happen when you give people tools and let them loose. On Broadway, “a visually rich image-centric interface” is a good example. What’s a visually rich image-centric interface? It could be a lot of things. In this case it’s … Continue reading
Population Movement Within the United States
About a month ago The Info Monkey took a look at the sources of population growth in the United States in 2012 with the aid of an interactive map developed by the US Census Bureau. Recently the New York Times took … Continue reading
What Goes on in Your Head During Creative Musical Improvisation? Part 2
This is the second of a two-part article about what goes on in your head when you’re improvising music. In the first part we looked at what’s happening in the brain during creative musical improvisation. In this part we’ll take a speculative look at … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Neuroscience, Science
Tagged brain, creativity, music, musical improvisation, neuroscience, science
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