In 2010 Novim initiated and sponsored the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature (BEST) study to conduct a new scientific analysis of global temperature, integrating for the first time all the major land station data bases.
The team–led by MacArthur Prize-winning physicist Richard Muller and including 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physics Saul Perlmutter–released their initial findings to the public on October 21, 2011.
For the first time, an interactive visualization of this study is available for general viewing via a free mobile application for Apple’s iPad and iPhone devices.
The app, named “Just Science” (to highlight Novim's non-agenda focus on data-driven facts) features an interactive map of the planet, displaying how the Earth’s land surface temperature changed between 1800 and 2009. A color-coded video map of climate change allows users to explore details by zooming into geographic regions, changing playback speeds, and linking to Wikipedia to reference concurrent world history.
Just Science will extend Novim's mission of educating the public and policy makers on the science behind urgent problems facing mankind. Future versions will add interactive visualizations of other Novim studies–including a CO2 levers project investigating ways to lower the world’s energy-related carbon footprint.
For additional information, contact Novim’s Director of Mobile Applications, Nick Orenstein: JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING
...or download the Just Science application from the iTunes Store
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