cakeface: British artist Stephen Wiltshire is known as the ‘human camera’ for being able to render images of entire cityscapes in uncanny detail after only viewing the real scenes once. Wiltshire’s abilities stem from his autism, but his pieces are no less stunning. Perhaps Wiltshire’s condition isn’t truly a disability, merely evidence that our species

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This map breaks down, vote results in the 2008 election, scaling each county by ballots cast, then colored using red, blue, and shades of purple in between to indicate percentages of votes for the Republican and Democrat candidates. Click the image for more detailed explanations of the philosophy behind these images. [via synapsecollapse]

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