Typography x medical research = awesome.
(VIA IT'S OK TO BE SMART)
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Why Alcohol Is Good For You
"It’s one of those medical anomalies that nobody can really explain: Longitudinal studies have consistently shown that people who don’t consume any alcohol at all tend to die before people who do. At first glance, this makes little sense. Why would ingesting a psychoactive toxin that increases our risk of cancer, dementia and liver disease lengthen our life span?"Improved social lives and reduced loneliness seem to be the main explanation proposed. Really interesting stuff. Drink up
(VIA LONE GUNMAN)
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One for the reading list - the gallery on Wired.com makes this book look incredible - Field Notes on Science & Nature.
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Data Viz
Over at Visualising Data a fantastic set of resources, from tools to visualisation communities.
After a big build up Visual.ly has launched, and looks like being fantastic. "Explore, Share, Create". Exciting times.
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