Using weapons trade data, we map out who's against who in the complex arena of international politics.
Category: Experiment
Automated Biography for a Nation
Singapore turns 50 years old in 2015. While Singaporeans are proud of our progress from 3rd to 1st world status - one wonders how this progress has been portrayed though the lens of global media. By examining Singapore-related news, could we predict Singapore's growth trends? Could we examine how much an export-dependent economy like Singapore is affected by world events?
You Are Who You Like
Research has shown that we like people similar to ourselves. But does this rule of attraction apply to our liking for fictional characters? Analysis of Star Wars character fans suggests so. Personality scores of Facebook users who had 'liked' Star Wars character pages were aggregated and profiled in this post.