links for 2008-06-11

“With­in about 10 clicks, the sys­tem makes a guess at the user’s cog­ni­tive style and morphs to fit. “If we deter­mine that you like lots of graphs, you’re going to start see­ing lots of graphs,” he says.”

I like this short but sweet talk by John­son about the fight against cholera in Vic­to­ri­an London.