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What would have happened last night if we’d had proportional representation in the #ukelection?
I thought I’d try my hand at a little number crunching. Based on the
figures from the BBC Election Website, I’ve made a couple of pie charts to show how the
seats in the House of Commons currently stand, and how they would
stand based on the same votes if we had a simple proportional
representation system (assuming percentage of the vote = percentage of
seats in the House).
Click either image to enlarge.
Add your comments!
Note: That this is based on 648 of the 650 constituencies, as the
other two have not declared, and are not expected soon.
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Visualization of 4,000 years of democracy in 90 seconds
Nice animation showing how different ideas of governance spread around the world. Slightly oversimplistic in parts, and lacking some details, but still, a nice way to represent it.
Here’s the history of religion too:
And the history of the Middle East:
Who owns your voice online? | Human 2.0
http://www.human20.com/who-owns-your-voice-online
A look at how our methods of communication online are mostly locked in and owned by corporations
Read MoreThe Story of Stuff: Why our entire economy is engineered to destroy the planet
Environmental pollution, planned obsolence, manipulative advertisting, toxic incineration, it’s all here. If you are in any way concerned about our impact on the environment, watch this video which explains in clear terms how and why we are killing the planet and what needs to change to guarantee a safe future.
Welcome to posthumanity | Human 2.0
http://www.human20.com/welcome-to-posthumanity/
Hacking your own cognition, editing your own biology, entering a new age of digital humanity – Human 2.0.
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