RTFA: http://www.gapminder.org/downloads/presentations/a…

“A slum insight” is a video developed by Gapminder in collaboration with UN-Habitat and ITC for the UN Habitat conference World Urban Forum III , Vancouver, Canada. The film was directed by Filmfront Stockholm and the graphic profile was made by Zut.

Compelling presentation. Also via information aesthetic.

RTFA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUG4-TEqPYc

A hurricane’s “hot towers” can increase its intensity by adding power to boost the storm’s heat engine. For the first time, research meteorologists have run complex simulations of these phenomena using a very fine temporal resolution. They have combined this new simulation data with satellite observations to study the innerworking of the “hot towers” in never-before-seen detail.

Very cool video about hurricanes. via information aesthetics

RTFA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFzs_qCEGxY

Bill Clinton exposes the hypocrisy behind the Republican attacks on MoveOn.org

I am happy to see this sort of reaction to the moveon.org Petraeus ad. However, it disappoints me that Bill Clinton would be forced to respond, at all. In this video, Clinton lists several egregious examples of personal smears against military figures, committed by the very same Republican Senators who voted to condemn moveon.org.

RTFA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqYHlSubJBo

From the 9/26/07 democratic debate, Mike Gravel talks about the senate’s latest vote on Iran which Hillary supported. In responce to his criticism, Hillary gives her staple arrogant laugh.

Watch this video. It relates to the declaration of war against Iran.

RTFA: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070928/ap_on_re_mi_ea…

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad invited President Bush to speak at an Iranian university if the American leader ever traveled to the Islamic Republic, state-run television reported Friday.

I would love to see Bush do this but alas he’s a terrible speaker. Maybe afterwards they can have a boxing match.