Happy New Year in Amsterdam

Nothing to do with bicycles.

But you can see “how data generated by our very humanity can weave itself into stunning and engaging visual patterns” – and why the one above tells you what happened at midnight on December 31st in a European city.

 This TED Talks video features Aaron Koblin, a digital artist and data visualization specialist, who “takes real world and community-generated data and uses it to reflect on cultural trends and the changing relationship between humans and technology.”

And comes up with some real stunning images.

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