Archive for the 'Video' Category

Paying Down the National Debt via YouTube

Published on October 27, 2009 in Debt, Federal Budget, United States and Video. 6 Comments

Homemade video trying to show why it is not a problem that China owns part of the U.S. government’s debt. Scroll 3 minutes into the video and you can see how he used low-tech paper to explain what would happen if we pay down the debt. No fancy graphics needed.

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Infomation Visualization- LIVE

Published on October 19, 2009 in Federal Budget, United States and Video. Closed

Jonathan Jarvis attempts to create, in front of a live audience, a visualization of Obama’s stimulus plan. The visualization part starts about 2 minutes in to the video. Unfortunately, the sound and shaky camera make it difficulty to follow but it is an interest experiment in using infodesign to facilitate the conversation around fiscal policy.

The Stimulus: Unpacked - Footage from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.

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Hans Rosling debunks myths about “developing world”

Published on September 16, 2009 in GDP per Capita, United States and Video. 1 Comment

From a TED Talk in June 2006. What I love is the way he uses humor to make many of his points. Other good things in the video:

  • Challenges preconceive notions people have about the subject.
  • Talks to the data and interacts with it.
  • He places the data in historical context by explaining what happened in each country.
  • The data visualization is the presentation, not just a background slide for his talk.
  • Performs research on his target audience (i.e. students) to understand what they need to know.
  • The presentation is shot from more than one camera, showing him and the screen from different angles.

Watching him I see how controlling the display from his laptop is an obstacle. What he needs a way to interact directly with the screen through touch and gesture.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Inflation in 1933 (explained by MGM Studio)

Published on July 30, 2009 in Inflation and Video. 2 Comments

A 10-minute short film produced by the MGM studio to be played in movie theaters across the country. Pete Smith explains (with graphs!) how FDR’s inflationary policies are going to help the economy. Found via FinanceProfessor.com and BusinessInsider.com. Here is the related IMDB article Inflation (1933)

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DJIA October 2007 to March 2009 with AirCoaster

Published on April 22, 2009 in Dow Jones Industrial Average and Video. Closed

A roller coaster track based on the Dow Jones Industrial Average from October 2007 to March 2009 found via infosthetics

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What is a Hedge Fund?

Published on April 1, 2009 in Financial markets and Video. 2 Comments

In case you were wondering about what all those hedge fund managers were doing while earning those incredibly large incomes check this out:


A look inside hedge funds from Marketplace on Vimeo.

Popularity: 2% [?]