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Infographic | The Health Hazards of Tablet Use
November 5, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden 1
Since tablets can be used almost anywhere in a variety of ways, we may find ourselves in ergonomically awkward positions. This consistent bending, or flexion, can cause extra strain on the neck and shoulder muscles. Apple has revealed that…
JiffPad Helps Doctors Explain Medical Data via the iPad
September 19, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden
JiffPad allows doctors and other medical professionals to communicate with patients via the iPad to ensure they are better informed about medical conditions and subsequent treatment. The iPad app allows doctors to explain data visually…
Watsi: Crowdfunding Platform for High Impact Medical Treatment
September 17, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden
Chase Adam’s is drawing on the recent explosion of crowdfunding with new start-up Watsi. Watsi is a non-profit crowdfunding platform that allows members of the public to donate money to individuals in the developing world in dire…
Wristband to Remind Workers to Wash Hands
September 4, 2012 | Courtney van der WeydenHyginex has developed a hand washing system that will provide real-time monitoring and warning of hand hygiene compliance within hospitals. Regular hand washing is paramount in preventing the spread of diseases within hospitals. …
QR Codes to Provide Vaccination Records
August 27, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden 1
It’s estimated that near 3 million children die each year from vaccine preventable diseases, or VPDs. This thoughtful vaccination aid program, titled Immune, aims to being awareness to the issue and streamline the vaccination process…
Infograph: Work is Murder
April 10, 2012 | White Spaces
This infograph courtesy of OnlineUniversity.net made me feel ill just reading it. As my job requires me to be seated for the majority of the time, I applied all of the quoted statistics to myself. I quickly learnt that I am twice as likely to …
What Would you do Today if you Knew you Could not Fail?
February 6, 2012 | The Bull 2
Every year I have a medical check-up. I get the works done. Blood tests, weight checked, blood pressure
and one or two other things that I’ll keep between myself and my doctor. It’s my way of keeping score and
managing any physical deterioration.…
A True Celebration of the Work Cyclist
December 9, 2011 | White Spaces
The Work Cycle is a web-based celebration of the Work Cyclist and their Work Cycles. A self-initiated project by Bristol-based creative production agency, Pixillion and after the success and enjoyment of Pixillion Sessions (the…
A Visual Guide to Our Massive Impact on Planet Earth!
November 30, 2011 | Ben Rennie 2
Human ingenius inspires us everyday. Cities, airports, roads, buildings and even our car. Our world is an interconnected web leaving behind it a trail of sometimes devastation. So at what cost? Globaïa has created these renderings to …Read More
Bike Riding to Save the World and Your Health
November 11, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden 2
The environmental health perspectives in the states conducted a study based on the premise that car exhausts pose health risks and that a dependency on your wheels can reduce physical fitness opportunities. It is known that 70 percent…
6 Sets of Wheels That You Need For Your Commute To Work This Week
October 24, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden 1This gives the term “beach cruiser” a whole new meaning. Developed in collaboration with Almond Surfboards, the Almond x Linus Summer Bike ($1,300) is based on Linus’ Roadster Classic…
The F Word: Famine is the Real Obscenity
October 17, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
I’ve been known to drop the occasional expletive, but the most offensive F word to me is not the one that goes fu**. Its F*****- The famine in the Horn of Africa, mainly Somalia.
These are the words of rocker Bono who is fighting once…
Land of the Rising Son
October 10, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
This diagram is a graphical exploration on the effects of the one child policy in China. It depicts why the policy was introduced, incentives to make the people welcome and adopt the policy and whether or not it has been a ‘success’.…
A cinema run on pedal power
October 10, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
A cinema run entirely on the use of pedal power. Magnificent Revolutions Cycle in Cinema has designed a cinema that uses the power generated by bicycle peddling viewers, an environmentally friendly idea that gives new meaning to exercise.…
IDEO & Lim Lab Collaborate to Exploit Microorganisms
October 5, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
As gross as it may seem, thinkers at IDEO are collaborating with scientist to train bacteria such as E Coli to form everyday objects, such as a simple coffee mug.
IDEO has joined forces with the team at Lim Lab university in San Francisco…
Creating a Long Range Jet with Zero Emissions
September 26, 2011 | White Spaces
Based on the form of the Bar Tailed Godwit, a bird that holds the record for the longest none-stop flight, the swift and efficient Lockheed Stratoliner is designed to fly anywhere on the globe without refueling. Oversized wings generate large…
Rhian Sugden for The Male Cancer Awareness Campaign (MCAC) Hands out a Twist
September 19, 2011 | White Spaces
Glamour model, Rhian Sugden, is fronting a bold new marketing campaign for the charity Male Cancer Awareness Campaign (MCAC) which sees her touch herself on camera with a dramatic twist. The educational viral film aims to eliminate the embarrassment…
Getting Creative on Complex Problems
August 25, 2011 | The Bull 4
For every problem there is a solution. Sometimes the solutions are easy; sometimes not. However you decide to solve a problem make sure that you only have to solve it once. There is nothing worse than a problem that repeats itself every week. …
Re-Designing the Bicycle with Recycled Plastic
August 4, 2011 | White Spaces 1
It’s almost impossible to produce something entirely new when it comes to bike design however design student Dror Peleg has redesigned the bike, from what has been near perfect for more than over 100 years. Nice.
The Israeli design…
Copenhagen Cuts Down on Parking Spaces to Curb Driving.
August 4, 2011 | White Spaces
The city of Copenhagen has done something revolutionary: For the past 40 years, the Danish capital has reduced its parking supply. Cutting the total number of parking spaces by a small percentage each year. Compare this to the stark contrast…
Cost of Health Care By Country in Comparison to Life Expectancy
August 4, 2011 | White Spaces
The United States spends more on medical care per person than any country, yet life expectancy is shorter than in most other developed nations and many developing ones. Lack of health insurance is a factor in life span and contributes to an estimated…
An Infographic on the Cost of Being Female
August 4, 2011 | White Spaces
The Institute of Medicine has named eight preventive services that women should get for free under the new health care law. Exactly how much money are we talking about? GOOD took stock of the money spent by a “typical” American woman whose…
The sure-fire way to break bad habits – just do the opposite.
July 22, 2011 | The Bull 2
A couple of years ago I was chatting with a colleague and he was complaining about how he had put on weight and lost his motivation for exercise. He loved road cycling but hadn’t been on his bike for six months. He was working a few extra hours every…
The Driving Versus Riding Your Bike Calculator
June 29, 2011 | White Spaces 1
How cost effective is riding your bike or walking? Bike advocates often point out how much people can save by driving less, but their general numbers are tough to translate to a personal level. The Saving Electricity site has come up with a …
Infograph | Which Fish are OK to Eat?
June 29, 2011 | White Spaces
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In an age of over-fishing and crashing marine stocks, it’s difficult to keep track of which fish are ethically kosher. Information is Beautiful as created an infograph on the latest consensus and data from the…
+Pool: Take A Dip In New York’s River Water
June 24, 2011 | White Spaces
An exciting project on funding platform Kickstarter aims to build a pool in Manhattan, utilizing the water that surrounds it.
Launched in June 2010 by ‘productive building’ group Family and multidisciplinary art and design…
Infographic | Unsanitary Water, a Bigger Killer Than War
June 20, 2011 | White Spaces
According to the UN, unsanitary water kills more people worldwide than war. As the precious water supply dwindles, it may prove to be more than just a crisis for developing countries. Good covers with the infographic.
The Better Life Index.
June 15, 2011 | White Spaces
There is more to life than the cold numbers of GDP and economic statistics – This Index allows you to compare well-being across countries, based on 11 topics the OECD has identified as essential, in the areas of material living conditions…
Dear 16 Year Old Me, Dear 16 Year Old Someone… A Message From Real People
June 6, 2011 | White Spaces
PLEASE CLICK THIS IMAGE NOW >> More importantly. Share it with your friends.
This film was made possible thanks to the generosity of real Canadians and Americans whose lives have been touched by melanoma. These are not actors. We cannot…Read More
Replacing Farmville with MyFarm, a Real Life Crowd Controlled Farm!
May 23, 2011 | White Spaces
MyFarm is a new project from the UK’s National Trust.
MyFarm is a 2,500-acre farm, which belongs to the Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. They are calling for 10,000 online farmers to govern every aspect of its operations. These subscribers…
Estimating the Total Number of People your Meal Could Feed in Hunger Stricken Families
May 9, 2011 | White Spaces
WeFeedback is an initiative of the World Food Programme. It estimates that hunger affects nearly a billion people worldwide. To combat the issue, visitors to the site are asked to enter their favorite meal, and the price they would usually…
Teach a (Wo)Man to Farm: The Agricultural Multiplier Effect by GOOD and ONE/Living Proof
April 18, 2011 | White Spaces
The agricultural multiplier effect happens when investing in farming (especially in developing countries) leads to larger-reaching benefits for the farmer’s entire community. By connecting farmers to markets, they develop a …
The Beast File | An Infograph on Food Waste in Australia.
April 14, 2011 | White Spaces
Australians love food, beer and barbies. Here is a detailed look at how we waste it and a some ideas on what problems our waste can solve.
Hungry Beast is a weekly, half-hour, TV show on ABC television combining journalism, comedy and the reportage…
Bike Love. Ride these machines to work and leave the car at home.
April 6, 2011 | White SpacesMontante Maserati 8CTF
In celebration of their famous 1940 win at the Indianapolis 500 known as the “Boyle Special,” Maseratiteamed up with cult Italian bike builder Cicli Montante to create a limited-edition bicycle…
The Land of the Lost! What is the Real Cost of Watching TV?
March 30, 2011 | White Spaces 1
The concept of this infograph is simple, when you make a choice to do something, you give up an opportunity to do something else (potentially valuable). As TV waves invade our homes and consciousness, we have to ask ourselves: “What is…
With Population Rising, Who is the Worlds most Typical Person?
March 4, 2011 | White Spaces
This year we have covered Nat Geo’s 7 Billion Project. An ambitious series that looks closely at overpopulation. The second installment asks the question, in a world of 7 billion people, who is the most “typical” person?
Rev. Thomas…
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