A brief history of time zones



A brief history of time zones using an interactive globe.

via BBC

The Beauty of Maps



This film looks at the way cartography has changed and entered an age of digital map-making.

Denis Lawson explains how digital mapping is shaping the future, letting us see into virtual spaces and into the infinite unknowns of outer-space.

Each image is a breath-taking first look at the world today, showing the extent of human endeavour in the most beautiful ways possible.

Check out the youtube playlist here

and the interactive stuff here

Stir Fry infographic



Fantastic cutaway of a wok

via SeriousEats