Map APIs a comparison : http://www.fromthefrontend.co.uk/2007/01/11/map-apis-a-comparison/ (finished homepage: http://www.atlarge.com/ )

Why Google is Good for Science : "I expect we'll see more specimen collections making their way onto Google Earth and Google Maps. That's because they are, at heart, basically just data presentation tools, more akin to Adobe Acrobat than to desktop GIS systems. " : http://www.the-scientist.com/blog/display/22999/ Via
Framework for Spatial Visual Design of Abstract Information.

Nobel Map : Via (would be better as a cartogram)

World of Biography : Via http://www.worldofbiography.com/Inventor-scientists-biographies.asp Also Revolutionary , Philosophers , Artists , ...

For over a year Eva and Franco Mattes (a.k.a http://www.0100101110101101.org/home/portraits/index.html) lived in the virtual world of Second Life, exploring its terrain and interacting with its peculiar inhabitants. Resulting show ( for which they have been awarded the Premio New York 2006) at Fabioparisartgallery - http://www.fabioparisartgallery.com/ Via

Syntopicon: An Index to The Great Ideas : From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Collection of weird eBay pics : http://www.williamboling.com/peel/1.html presenting them in haiku-like trios, hinting at their discarded context and concocting a new narrative, in the tradition of dialectical montage.(Whereas the images once had a narrowly-restricted, easily-read meaning, they now signify in new ways).

Parallel Sovereignty for Palestine/Israel : http://www.flashpoints.net/sambahour1029.html

The Sami: http://www.baiki.org/content/about.htm (also spelled Saami) are the 100,000 Indigenous inhabitants of Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Russian Kola Peninsula. Their history parallels that of other Indigenous circumpolar Peoples.

“A mind that works primarily with meanings must have organs that supply it primarily with forms.” - Suzanne Langer, 1895 - 1985
“In a world where the rich and powerful can hire more and better persuaders, who has the last word?” - Bill Moyers, 1934 -
"I have a map of the United States . . . actual size. It says, "Scale: 1 mile = 1 mile." I spent last summer folding it. I also have a full-size map of the world. I hardly ever unroll it." - Steven Wright
"The edge of the map, where it spills into reality, are where the sea serpents and dragons live." - Spooky
"Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach." - Tom Robbins