Tom Farrand

Inspired by @searsio, I too am having a mid-life ex-raver crisis.

But watch this, and tell me you wouldn't have wanted to be there hearing this for the first time!

A Friday feeling if ever there was one!

Corsham Court Oriental plane 'most spreading tree in UK', near Chippenham in Wilts. I reckon I could spend at least a day climbing this one....

Why not?

This is going to turn into something cool.....

More geekery but amazing work from Information is Beautiful. More £ to Africa and Climate Change please. Less to bankers. Obviously.

A familiar sight anyone?

If you haven't discovered this awesome mash-up yet, check it out. Best way to work out where the snow is......

I normally love this kind of thing - geeky data visualisation that reveals some massive, hidden behaviour that's interesting....

But for this map of the world's Facebook relationships it's hard not to see the dominant US/Europe axis that technology is both enabling and accelerating. It somehow doesn't feel quite right that the true inequality in access to technology, but also to opportunity is so vividly brought to life via a social networking site.

Makes me think the world could be a much better place if there were more strong relationships between people in the West and folk in the Rest. Or at least a better and deeper understanding of the extent of the inequality and the dramatic differences in each others lives....

Wonder if Facebook could or even should be piloting some kind of 'Facebook for Good' idea to help this? Linking up people in very different parts of the world as 'pen pals' - to promote sharing of lifestyles, dreams, aspirations, current realities. No exchange of money, just an exchange of ideas and ideals - would be really interesting, and you never know, could even lead to something?

What do you reckon?

Only just seen this. Brilliant. Love the 'that thing that happened in the Middle East, or Africa. Whatever' line - you couldn't make it up.

That's what you call hangtime........

in case you fancy having a go next time

Yesterday I found the real size of Africa.

Today, I found this saying "We Are All Africans"

In Mr Richard Dawkin's words...

"The Bible says modern people are the result of incestuous relations Cain and his brothers had with their sisters. Science says we are all descendants of Africans. I believe science"

Sounds good to me.....I'm in!

This is mental. I'm still reeling from China, and then this comes along. Wow!

I've a bit soft spot for Africa, being born in Nairobi and lived in a few places there as a kid. It feels like the unloved continent. The place being left behind.

But just imagine what the world would be like if Africa fulfils its true potential, when it's this BIG!?

Bonkers

Image by Greg Osuri http://bit.ly/alpcgn

Amazingly shot film from the perspective of a cameraman behind surfing footage. Love the way this film is shot - passion, adventure, excitement, emotion. Just check the list of stuff that happens to a surfer photographer in action.......brutal

Shame it's from the #pointless #Relentless energy drink. At least some creative good has come from their involvement and this beauty got created.

Hat tip to @dansolo for pointing this my way

This water map shows billions at risk of 'water insecurity'

The first time I've seen a map where Europe gets some heat from all this climate change stuff - normally all about the equatorial zone but when it comes to water - we're directly in the firing line......

....at some point the penny has to drop