links for 2011-03-28

Around the world without leaving London – lovely project photographs Londoners from 202 countries, each holding a Polaroid of the previous person photographed, a chain linking them all together.

Another clever exploration of the world through food – 80 recipes that cover 60+ countries

My new favorite example of a xenophile blog. Exploring the flavors of 192 UN member nations by cooking burgers influenced by each nation for her family, using easy-to-find ingredients. Great framework for exploration, and pretty impressive results so far (she's up to Azerbaijan as I post this…)

Fascinating visualization of Wikipedia data, presenting a world map through geo- and chrono-tagged articles, demonstrating what parts of the world Wikipedia covers most thoroughly at different moments in history.

Howard Rheingold interviews Aalam Wassef on the role social media played in Egypt's revolution, makes clear that the story starts in 2005, not 2011.