Toban B. sent us a link to a video that condenses 24 hours of air traffic into a minute and 12 seconds. It’s fascinating to see where planes are going to and coming from on a typical day:
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T B — June 23, 2009
For me, that video mainly is about international inequality (as opposed to a simpler form of 'globalization').
Here's a very relevant post from Kevin Drum on the Mother Jones site -
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2009/05/map-day
That post is about how disparities cut across the causes and consequences of global warming.
fascinating « sarcasm & cheese — June 24, 2009
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