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The Marathon Route’s Evolving Neighborhoods

THE NEW YORK TIMES – By  GRAHAM ROBERTS, ALAN McLEAN, ARCHIE TSE, LISA WAANANEN, TIMOTHY WALLACE, XAQUIN G.V., JOE BURGESS and JOE WARD

The New York City Marathon course has changed little since it first wound its way through all five boroughs in 1976. But the neighborhoods along the route have seen significant change: they are mostly richer and the ethnic makeup of many of them has shifted.

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The world at 7 billion: Interactive data journalism at the BBC

BBC News editor Steve Herrmann announced at the News:Rewired event earlier this month that the BBC News website will be developing more data journalism projects. “The World at Seven Billion” is a great example of what we could expect from them in the future, and it is really exciting! Have a play with it and tell us what you think in the comment section…

“The world’s population is expected to hit seven billion in the next few weeks. After growing very slowly for most of human history, the number of people on Earth has more than doubled in the last 50 years. Where do you fit into this story of human life? Fill in your date of birth below to find out.”