How a Map Can Lie to You
It sounds like it belongs in a physics class, but the "Gravity Model" is one of human geography's most powerful predictors. This surprisingly simple concept explains everything from where you…
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The 5 Dumbest Geography Takes on the Internet
From Flat Earthers to people who think Africa is a single country, the internet is full of bad geography. We're busting five of the most common and cringeworthy myths and…
The Gall-Peters Bias: A Map’s Politics
The world map hanging in your classroom was a lie, but not a malicious one. This article explores the hidden politics of map projections, contrasting the familiar, colonial-era Mercator with…