Anekdota

The economist William Nordhaus is always interesting. I'm of the opinion that more economists should get into global warming, so it's always good to read up on somebody who's been in the field for a long time.

From his website I've found this cool economic globe. Basically, it's a rotating globe with where the amount of economic activity is represented by height and colour. Check out Japan.
Some minor gripes: It's North hemisphere focused and lots of the world shows no economic activity (perhaps it could be fine-tuned to show differences between areas with low economic activity).