26 JUN 2013 by ideonexus
Dictionary of Numbers
A dictionary takes words you're unfamiliar with and puts them in terms you're familiar with. Dictionary of Numbers takes numbers you're unfamiliar with and puts them in terms you can understand.
Dictionary of Numbers scans the web pages you visit looking for numbers it can understand. When it finds one, it will give you a human-understandable meaning for that number. For example, Dictionary of Numbers will take this sentence:
"The hurricane displaced over 100,000 people and cost an estimate...Folksonomies: quantification comparison
Folksonomies: quantification comparison
Scans websites for numbers and adds translations/comparisons to make them more comprehensible.
03 MAY 2011 by ideonexus
A lot happens in 100k Years of Evolution
Inside my skull is a brain that was designed to exploit the conditions of an African savanna between 3 million and 100,000 years ago. When my ancestors moved into Europe (I am a white European by descent) about 100,000 years ago, they quickly evolved a set of physiological features to suit the sunless climate of northern latitudes: pale skin to prevent rickets, male beards, and a circulation relatively resistant to frostbite. But little else changed: Skull size, body proportions, and teeth ar...Folksonomies: evolution human evolution
Folksonomies: evolution human evolution
A brief descriptions of the characteristics acquired in 100,000 years of human history.