Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Great Ape Medals

It's the question that comes out of the blue, not the suggested answers.
How many Olympic medals would Great Apes take home
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Posted by Philip Emmanuele, August 2012

Monday, August 6, 2012

Olympic Basketball

I have been impressed with the games so far. Amazing that the sport is so global! The Globalization of Men's Olympic Basketball Posted by Philip Emmanuele, August 2012

Sunday, August 5, 2012

The Evolution of Recorded Music Economics

Love the "cost per minute" statistic. Most alarming is decreasing sales across all formats.






















 Posted by Philip Emmanuele, August 2012

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Richest Rock Stars

Some surprising relative rankings here: 1) Bono worth more than McCartney (Facebook shares) 2) Mariah Carey worth more than Elton John (has she sold many records?) 3) Keith Richards hasn't blown all his money
Top 10 richest rock stars 2012
Posted by Philip Emmanuele, August 2012

Friday, August 3, 2012

Friday the 13th

I would have waited for a Friday the 13th, but the next one is September 2013.
13 Terrible Things That Have Happened on Friday The 13th
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Posted by Philip Emmanuele, September 2012

Thursday, August 2, 2012

El Batimobile

I want someone to do this in English, with more photos!

EL Batimobile
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Posted by Philip Emmanuele, August, 2012

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

The Cost of the Games: A Twofer!

Here are two infographics with data on costs and benefits of the London Games.  They both seem to use the same data sets, which is a relief.

Interesting that "Contingency Expenses" is equal to the amount spent on the Games themselves.



















































































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Posted by Philip Emmanuele, August 2012