I think the interests in these are 1. historical 2. how things can go wrong / be misunderstood in systems of human knowledge. 3. cartography that is beautifu

I think the interests in these are 1. historical 2. how things can go wrong / be misunderstood in systems of human knowledge. 3. cartography that is beautiful. with #3 probably the most important - I think the site is beautiful, but only if you can disagree that design is only beautiful if it is functional (emphasis on the only there)