This week's collection of links includes a switch you can flip on your social media to see the world through someone else's eyes, an infographic that's over a century old, design trends to watch in 2017, and more!
THIS CHROME ADD-ON LETS YOU SEE TWITTER THROUGH THE EYES OF OTHER USERS
Ever feel like the advent of social media has resulted in you being stuck in an echo chamber of your own beliefs, and if it’s like that for everyone then maybe that explains why the world seems more dogged and one-eyed about politics than ever before? Well, the brains over at MIT have created a Chrome extension that allows you to just click a button and ‘Flip your feed’, turning your Twitter timeline into a reflection of what someone with a different political ideology might see.
ONE GENIUS' LONELY CRUSADE TO EACH A COMPUTER COMMON SENSE
A great article from WIRED about Doug Lenat, an AI researcher who has dedicated a large chunk of his life to teaching computers about common sense. We particularly liked the opening tale about using a computer back in 1981 (remember, personal computing was in its infancy at the time) to help put together a plan to win an old school role-playing game called Traveller!
13 WEB DESIGN TRENDS TO WATCH IN 2017
One for the web designers out there. Wondering what the web design landscape is going to look like in 2017? Wanna make sure your work appears fresh and relevant? Take a look at this list of web design trends to watch - it includes cinemagraphs, bright gradients, mixing vertial and horizontal text, and modular design!
MILLENNIALS MEDIA HABITS - INFOGRAPHIC
If you work in Digital Marketing, you might enjoy this nifty little infographic running through the media habits of millennials. Did you know that millennials spend 18 hours a day consuming media? Which means they're all surviving on 6 hours sleep, or they're even YouTubing in their sleep. Either way, concerning. Switch off that mobile phone and go to bed, young people of the world!
EDWARDIAN INFOGRAPHIC SHOWS TRAFFIC OVER LONDON BRIDGE
While we’re on the topic of infographics, check out this incredible infographic used back in 1911 to illustrate how bad traffic over London Bridge could be at “Crush Hour”!
Head over to Londonist for more details, it’s super interesting stuff!
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