This one-minute video maps unemployment rates in the U.S. between 1990 and July 2016. It's well worth watching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shqJR_0WdrI&feature=youtu.be
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The syllogism is a staple of Aristotelian logic. Generally consisting of two premises and a conclusion, a syllogism determines if a conclusion is valid or not based on the initial premises. (It cannot tell you if a conclusion is true or not, however; a conclusion can be valid but false if one or both of the premises contains an error of fact.) Sample valid syllogism: "All flowers have petals." "A rose is a flower." "Therefore, a rose has petals." Sample invalid syllogism: "All flowers have petals." "A rose has petals." "Therefore, a rose is a flower." (While it may be true that a rose is a flower, one cannot draw this conclusion from the information provided. The premises do not preclude the possibility that a rose is some sort of non-flower entity that also has petals.) You can try your hand at identifying valid and invalid arguments by playing this (timed) logic game: www.philosophyexperiments.com/validorinvalid/Default.aspx
Students in my "Your Future World" class discover there's more linguistic diversity within India than in all of Europe. (According to the most recent government data, India has 29 different languages with 1 million or more native speakers, 60 languages with 100,000 or more native speakers, and 122 languages with at least 10,000 native speakers.) This map captures India's major language geography. defenceforumindia.com/forum/threads/percent-of-people-speaking-primary-languages-in-india.79131/
June is National Camping Month. (Really.) This article from The Washingtonian highlights seven special camping destinations within reach of Washington, DC. Feel free to weigh in with your own favorite spots. www.washingtonian.com/2016/06/10/virginia-maryland-dc-area-camping/
Where does the geographic influence of one city end and another begin? (Which newspaper do you read? Which sports team do you cheer for?) Researchers used commuting data to assemble this map showing the geo-spatial influence of major U.S. cities. http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/here-are-the-real-boundaries-of-american-metropolises-decided-by-an-algorithm
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