• Colossus of Rhodes to be Rebuilt - Who says you can’t relive the past? The people of the Island of Rhodes, with the help of a German artist are rebuilding one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, this time with earthquake resistant materials.

• Live Piracy Map - In recent years Pirate attacks have been on the rise around the world. This map shows a constant update on all of the Pirate attacks around the world (including one off of Corsica).

• The Power of Speech - When Daniel Everett first went to live with the Amazonian Pirahã tribe in the late 70s, his intention was to convert them to Christianity. Instead, he learned to speak their unique language - and ended up rejecting his faith, losing his family and picking a fight with Noam Chomsky.

• Fuzzy Britain and Truth in Maps - This article starts with a look at the various ways cartographers draw Britain on maps and concludes asking if “maps are only useful insofar as they do deviate from the truth”?

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