bspw. ANT Censuses of the Internet Address Space: https://ant.isi.edu/address/ | Almost optimal way to take a 1-dimensional array of bytes, and arrange them in 2 dimensions, such that bytes that are close together in a single dimension are also close in two dimensions
The simulation, which took 75 days to create on a supercomputer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, depicts CO2 emissions from May 2005 to June 2007.
Wolfram is most interested in looking for signals about how a person and their life changes over time, and Facebook data provides plenty. | shorter: http://www.technologyreview.com/view/514186/lifes-trajectory-seen-through-facebook-data/
Molekulare Maschinen des Körpers, u.a. "DNS-Kopiermaschinen" -- We have no ways to directly observe molecules and what they do -- Drew Berry wants to change that. At TEDxSydney he shows his scientifically accurate (and entertaining!) animations that help researchers see unseeable processes within our own cells.
"Emotional Cartography is a collection of essays from artists, designers, psychogeographers, cultural researchers, futurologists and neuroscientists, brought together by Christian Nold, to explore the political, social and cultural implications of visualising intimate biometric data and emotional experiences using technology" - http://www.biomapping.net/ - 18min/160MB-Video: http://www.archive.org/download/BioMapping/BioMapping.mp4
s.a. TED.com Blaise Aguera y Arcas; "[P.] takes a large collection of photos of a place or an object, analyzes them for similarities, and then displays the photos in a reconstructed three-dimensional space, showing you how each one relates to the next"
"Worldprocessor is an ongoing project that started in 1988. Globes reflect data available and valid at the time of their origin. Currently there are over 300 different globes."
"...intends to be a unified resource space for anyone interested in the visualization of complex networks. The project's main goal is to leverage a critical understanding of different visualization methods..."