Assorted Links

1. The Lone Man Building a Cathedral By Hand
   
   
2. Language Evolution Simulation w/ Agent-Based Modeling via Mara Averick
   
   
3. A research consortium is collecting DNA samples from subway systems around the world to improve our understanding of infectious disease in cities. Here is the interactive map of subway bacteria in New York
   
   
4. People Are Using Britain's New Plastic Money to Play Vinyl Records
   
   
5. Layered Drawings Exploring The Passing Of Time
   
   
6.  A bird that "sings" like chain saw, photographic cameras and car alarms 
   
   
7. Great maps by John Nelson on Five Years of Drought in the US

credit: John Nelson