Dark matter and dark energy

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• Dark energy - "... dark energy is a hypothetical form of energy that permeates all of space and tends to increase the rate of expansion of the universe.... dark energy currently accounts for 73% of the total mass-energy of the universe." - Wikipedia
• Dark matter - "dark matter is matter that is inferred to exist from gravitational effects on visible matter and background radiation, but is undetectable by emitted or scattered electromagnetic radiation... dark matter accounts for 23% of the mass-energy density of the observable universe. In comparison, ordinary matter accounts for only 4.6% of the mass-energy density of the observable universe, with the remainder being attributable to dark energy." - Wikipedia
  
• FOR KIDS: The dark side of the universe - "Most of the cosmos is invisible, but that doesn't stop scientists from searching for it" - Science News - April 27, 2011
  

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Cartography

Image via WikipediaNautical chart of Portuguese cartographer Fernão Vaz Dourado (c. 1520 - c. 1580)

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• Cartography - "Cartography is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively." - Wikipedia
  

Videos

• Research topics: Cartography - playlist (the playlist is presently empty after YouTube removed the entire series that was in it)
  

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• 83 Awesome Links for Cartography Geeks
  

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Aboriginals

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• Australian Aborigine - "Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands." - New World Encyclopedia
  

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• Research topics: Aboriginals - playlist
  

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Norway

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• Economy of Norway - "The economy of Norway is a developed mixed economy with heavy state-ownership in strategic areas of the economy. Although sensitive to global business cycles, the economy of Norway has shown robust growth since the start of the industrial era. Shipping has long been a support of Norway's export sector, but much of Norway's economic growth has been fueled by an abundance of natural resources..." - Wikipedia
  
• History of Norway - "The history of human settlement in what is present day Norway goes back at least 11,000 years, to the late Paleolithic." - Wikipedia
  
• Norway - "Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe occupying the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula..." - Wikipedia
  

Articles analysis

• Making sense of Norwegian anti-Semitism - "Acclaimed European ‘Jew-hatred’ expert Bruce Bawer, American literary critic, writer and poet and a sharp critic of European anti-Semitism and radical Islam, who lives in Norway, talks ... about the outbreak of Jew-hatred and loathing of Israel in his country." - The Jerusalem Post - April 19, 2011
  

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