Weekly Filet #130: The Pulse of New York City. And more.
This week's top recommendation
Digital traces in the physical world. Our smartphones are the digital recorders of every step we take and every move we make (they'll be watching us, sorry Sting for the pun). These timelapse visualisations made by location-based social network Foursquare show how people move in big cities like London, New York, Tokyo or Istanbul over the course of a day (you might remember a similar project about Geneva, Ville Vivante). It's a beautiful display of the pulse of big city life, but should serve as a reminder that the data is out there and can be used for less beautiful purposes.
→ Foursquare Data Viz Shows The Pulse Of New York, London, Tokyo (Fast Co. Design)
Further recommendations
A striking report about Scandinavia's «open prisons» and a fact worth remembering: 70% of Scandinavian prisoners are white, just about the same ratio as in the general populace.
→ Why Scandinavian Prisons Are Superior (The Atlantic)
Very useful: The world's constitutions to read, search and compare. You can browse by country or by topic.
→ Constitute
My head is still spinning after looking at those images.
→ The Extraordinary Life of Germany's Doublefaced Girl (My Modern Met)
«As citizens of the world, perhaps we should demand an end to the unimaginable suffering of victims and their families» – and intervene in the USA.
→ American gun use is out of control. Shouldn't the world intervene? (The Guardian)
Book recommendation
Lamb, by Christopher Moore
«Each and every page a great laugh.» – Konrad Mazanowski
This is one of over 50 recommendations by readers of the Weekly Filet, compiled on this list: Filter bubble bursting book recommendations.