Strange Maps — July 23, 2010 339 – America’s Hat Frank Jacobs Copy a link to the article entitled http://339%20–%20America’s%20Hat Share 339 – America’s Hat on Facebook Share 339 – America’s Hat on Twitter (X) Share 339 – America’s Hat on LinkedIn Not very correct cartographically, but mildly funny.
What are the chances of YOU existing? A biologist explains Humanity has two giant collisions to thank for its existence, explains biologist Sean B. Carroll. ▸ 11 min — with Sean B. Carroll
Starts With A Bang The big idea that our Universe is a hologram Holograms preserve all of an object's 3D information, but on a 2D surface. Could the holographic Universe idea lead us to higher dimensions?
The Present Globalization was supposed to align the world’s values. Instead, they’re diverging. "Values emphasizing tolerance and self-expression have diverged most sharply, especially between high-income Western countries and the rest of the world."
High Culture Tolkien’s Middle-Earth wasn’t a place. It was a time in (English) history. The fellowship's journey through Middle-Earth mirrors the modernization of the English countryside.
Business How to spot “executive ego dysfunction” We’ve made god-like figures out of hard-charging CEOs — but it’s a bad idea to get high on your own supply.
Strange Maps Chaffinch Map of Scotland The calls of this bird vary regionally, as do the names people give them