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Short Speeches illustration: A bar chart shows how the the length of time it takes to prepare a speech decreases as the length of the speech itself increases - to the point where the plucky character charged with delivering a speech of no pre-determined length is happy to wing it. Short speechesThe Keeling Curve illustration: A line graph shows a tight zig-zag red line rising from around 310 parts per million (ppm) monthly average CO2 concentration in the air at the top of Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii in 1960, up to 410 ppm in 2020. The smaller graph at the top shows the reason for the zig-zag nature of the line; the seasonal variation of CO2 concentration in the air due to more plants blooming and photosynthesising in Spring and Summer. The Keeling curveThe Law of Diminishing Returns illustration: a chart of broth quality increasing from a lone chef stirring a large pot to eventually decreasing once again as a crowd of chefs get in each other's way and goof off. Standard.Law of diminishing returns1.5 billion heartbeats illustration: showing how mammals share broadly the same number of heartbeats from a shrew to an elephant1.5 billion heartbeats in a lifetimeTax Freedom Day illustration: a year-long scale from January to December shows how long into the year it takes for different countries to cover the bill for public services through income tax. After that point, the money you earn is for you to spend however you like. Tax freedom dayBeyond developing and developed world views: a world of 4 income levels from Sketchplanations, Factfulness and GapminderA world of 4 income levelsA little bit of slope makes up for a lot of Y-intercept illustration: on a line graph, a red line starts well below the blue line, but over time, it overtakes and surpasses the blue line because it has slightly more gradient to it. A little bit of slope makes up for a lot of y-intercept.What is Metcalfe's Law diagram the value of a network and its usersMetcalfe’s LawThe Gartner Hype Cycle illustration: a line graph shows the typical curvy evolution of expectations from new technologies over time. The Gartner Hype cycleBugs and releases illustration: an upward curve line graph shows the increase in risk for bugs or problems with software as the size of release increases. Instead of one large release, a series of smaller software updates each with smaller, more manageable risk is suggested. Bugs and releasesThe Kübler-Ross Stages of Grief Model in a chart with stages: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, AcceptanceStages of griefThe half-life of caffeine illustration: showing the effect of caffeine rising then decreasing over timeThe half-life of caffeineAsymmetry of returnsBenefits to you from getting started chart — put it off and stress about it = no benefit, start now with something = some benefitBenefits to you from getting startedKoomey's LawKoomey’s LawMoore’s LawWhat’s the difference between mandarins, clementines, satsumas and tangerines?If you live ‘til you’re 90 you will have slept for 32 yearsUse of the car horn chart showing the uses in decreasing order of "Idiot!", "It's green!", "I'm outside!", and, lastly, the intended "Watch out!"Use of the car hornTravel and new foodsThe lie factor in data charts and graphicsWatch for the lie factorCommon distributions: normal, skewed, paretoWealth inequality in AmericaMaximise data-inkThe law of lockers explained in a chart with the likelihood of your locker being on top of someone else's and how full the changing room isThe law of lockersDesigning for adoptionThe wedding bar goes up the more weddings you attendLondon dog size is roughly proportional to the distance from central LondonThe long nose of innovation explained showing the long period of refinement and augmentation before a wow moment of technology. The long nose of innovation theory is from Bill BuxtonThe Long Nose of InnovationAdjust your daily caffeine intakeOn productivity and temperatureGet good ideas
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