Even Isolated Cultures Get the Blues. Researchers have found that the Mafa of northern Cameroon, who have not been exposed to western music, associate dissonant music with sadness.

Coming soon to a city near you: A map that shows the carbon footprint of each neighborhood. Check out San Francisco’s here.

Economical & Ecological travel tips!

Maps not only help us navigate through physical space, but also through difficult questions.
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As mentioned in last month’s discoveries, Google Earth has taken up way to much of my time. Now they have added underwater imagery and maps of the sea floor, which means even more of my time will be burned in the fires of Google’s servers!

Geologic time is usually reckoned in million of years but this continually updated world map of recent earthquakes shows the true dynamics of the earth.

A while back the movie “Snakes On a Plane” made headlines for a single gimmick. Now check out this gimmick of a hostel on a plane.

• 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”?