It is nearly always interesting to see complex data presented in a new way – particularly as a visualization. The way this one arose was actually very mathematical, based on equations for modeling the strength of electromagnetic fields.
The dense cluster on the left is a tangle of high school and undergrad. The much smaller grouping on the right is Wadham College, Oxford. All around the edges and bottom are relatively or entirely isolated people – evidence of how many people I meet and random and at a sufficient level to warrant a Facebook linkage.
Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. In the fall of 2005, I began reading for an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford.
Outside school, I am very interested in photography, writing, and the outdoors. I am writing this blog to keep in touch with friends and family around the world, provide a more personal view of graduate student life in Oxford, and pass on some lessons I've learned here.
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Here is a much higher resolution projection. It looks a bit like a fringed galaxy.
This visualization software was created by Steve Cholewiak.
In the big image, two more distinct clusters are visible: the Oxford M.Phil in International Relations class of 2007 and the Oxford University Walking Club.
Who is that ‘Nina Ilnyckyj’ in the middle of the Wadham College group?
My how this has grown.
(Scroll down to ‘Milan Ilnyckyj’s Facebook Web’)