Tim Showers' visualisation strategies

Tim looks at a collection of different visualisation techniques.

Thanks to Adam.

Instructions on how to build a Lego Wall-E

http://picasaweb.google.com/perayson/HowToBuildALegoWallE

designed by Jamie.

Authorship identification in the news

Spotted on Language Log:

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=573

BBC News: The case for forensic linguistics

THES: research council success rates

By university:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=403263&c=1

and by research council:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=403255&c=1

THES: Do lecturers have a summer holiday?

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=403405&c=1

About the end of the world in 5 days

... when we all disappear into a man made black hole!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7548994.stm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7468966.stm

The schedule is here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/programmes.shtml

The switch on is due at 8:30 BST. Andrew Marre will be the first to go if a black hole is created.

Have a look at the Q&A on:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/bigbang/asktheexpert.shtml

The answer to the question “Black Holes and matter” doesn’t fill me with confidence!

BBC News: 10 items or fewer

Grammatical correctness gone mad?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7591905.stm