On this coming Thanksgiving more than 300 million Americans will sit down and consume cranberry sauce, stuffing, sweet potatoes, corn, mashed potatoes, and for the non-vegetarians, of course turkey. According to the National Turkey Federation (NTF), nearly 50 million turkeys will be cooked (I’m assuming no one will eat them… Read more“Map Monday, Thanksgiving turkey edition”
Category: Science
Map Monday, Disproportionately highest causes of death
Perhaps it’s a bit morbid, but today’s map features the disproportionately highest causes of death in each state. Originally published by Slate the map identifies which of the top ten causes of death hits each state the hardest. These ten causes account for nearly three-fourths of the almost 2.6 million… Read more“Map Monday, Disproportionately highest causes of death”
Map Monday, Countries with the most venomous creatures
Few things scare people more than venomous bites and poisonous creatures. When referring to toxic creatures people often use the terms venomous and poisonous interchangeably. Strictly speaking that’s not the case. Poisonous creatures passively deliver their toxins via touch or ingestion. Poison dart frogs and puffer fish are a well… Read more“Map Monday, Countries with the most venomous creatures”