Michael Perkins

Tableau Public is a free service for creating sophisticated, interactive data visualizations. The obesity data visualization below, created using Tableau Public by Rina Bongsu-Petersen, won first place in a data visualization contest sponsored by ReadWriteWeb and Tableau. Select a region, state or county to get started. Be patient. The performance leaves a little to be desired.

Guitar legends John Williams and Julian Bream play the music of Manuel de Falla.

The Master soars past the sun and moon,
tucks the universe under her arm,
and is one with the ten thousand things.
She lets the confused stay confused
if that is what they want
and is always available
to those with a passion for the truth.
In the welter of opinions,
she is content with not-knowing.
She makes distinctions
but doesn't take them seriously.
She sees the world constantly breaking
apart, and stays centered in the whole.
She sees the world endlessly changing
and never wants it to be
different from what it is.

-- Chuang-tzu