Book Review – Makers
Cory Doctorow’s Makers has a lot in common with the previous books I have read from him and the themes developed throughout the stories are also familiar to many reg

Calorie Distribution and Undernourishment
Since it is Thanksgiving and Americans will be stuffing themselves… The undernourishment map: And, its opposite, the “Fat Map” (via Gerardo Marti):

Great Moments in Numerical Literacy
Via Kieran Healy: Kieran Healy’s Weblog – The Visual Display of Stupid via kwout Wow.. just wow

Global Sociology Blogroll – French-Speaking Community
SOCIOLOGOS – Société! Avez-vous dit société? via kwout Which seems to have mostly members from Burkina Faso at this point. Check it out or join!

My Commenters Are Smarter Than Me – Football, Capitalism and Branding Edition
After my previous post on sport and stigma regarding L’Affaire Henry, commenter Pat wrote the following (bumped from the comments): “Football is a global business with huge vested interests.What we are looking at in France’s case,via vi Henry, is a commodity brand who generates massive revenue streams,via its lucrative fanbase in Asia and beyond. It is no coincidence that FIFA(football’s governing body that includes the former Fre