Weekly Filet #154: The Beauty of Sorting. And more.
Say you're given a sequence of 20 random numbers and are tasked with sorting them from lowest to highest. How do you do that? There are quite a number of strategies. You could divide them into groups and refine as you go. Or you could always compare two adjacent numbers and put the lower of the two to the left. And so on. Computers have to do sorting operations all the time. Data visualisation designer Carlo Zapponi has found a fascinating way to illustrate how different sorting algorithms work (and how they compare in efficiency). Sounds a bit dull? Have a look for yourself and discover that it really isn't.
→ Sorting (Carlo Zapponi)
It's now 25 years since the web was invented. a) A telephone to prove that the development has only just begun. b) We'd better worry about its future.
→ As the Web Turns 25, Its Creator Talks About Its Future (The New York Times)
Neil Harbisson can only see in black and white. With his eyes, that is. Thanks to a camera permanently mounted to his head and wired to his brain, he can hear colors, even some humans can't see with their eyes.
→ What's it like to hear color (NPR TED Radio Hour)
Like no other: A visualisation of the world's population, inspired by Joy Division's iconic «Unknown Pleasures» cover.
→ Population Division (Road to Larissa)
Let me phrase it that way: Those guys' job is probably tougher than yours (than mine, anyway).
→ Striking Photographs of the Ancient Tradition of Honey Hunting in Nepal (My Modern Met)