{"id":18405,"date":"2013-01-18T06:26:01","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T06:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=18405"},"modified":"2013-01-18T06:26:01","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T06:26:01","slug":"unequal-equations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=18405","title":{"rendered":"Unequal equations"},"content":{"rendered":"

[ by Charles Cameron<\/strong> — math, modeling and mapping, in that strange zone where beauty meets understanding ]
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The upper equation — Euler<\/strong>‘s — gets as tight and definitional as one can get, yet is profound in the way the greatest haiku are… while the metaphorical<\/em> “equation” mentioned in the lower panel is a very rough model indeed of the intricate and constantly shifting forces at work in and on Pakistan.<\/p>\n

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I’m interested in mapping these sorts of influences at a level of detail that the human mind can assimilate and comprehend — and the graphical news-map in the video below will give you an idea of what one approach to such a mapping would look like. <\/p>\n

This particular example is drawn from a mapping of web-based news items related to President Obama<\/strong> over the course of 2009, but it should give you some idea of the constant flux of tensions and motion of “nodes” involved in tracking political issues, at home or abroad — the beginning is a bit slow, but from about the 23 second mark on is just amazing:<\/p>\n

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Now is that art, or technology — or a beginning of something fascinating that by its very nature melds both?<\/p>\n

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Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • FB Ali<\/strong>, Interesting times in Pakistan<\/a> on Sic Semper Tyrannis\n
  • Recorded Future Index<\/a> video<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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