Oil Diet

Via Paul Kedrosky an informative interactive feature on oil.

Tracking the Global Recession

A great timeline of the crisis starting in Feb 2007. With hindsight so many canaries in the coalmine. (H/T Crossingwallstreet)

The World according to Facebook

How to get there is explained here
Where are China, Russia, Brazil? Many African countries are just absent, the Swiss Alps are clearly noticeable as is the surprising difference between Spain and the rest of Western Europe.

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