“The simplicity of a historical map — the clear labels, the sharp edges, and above all the reduction of thousands or millions of people into abstract symbols — is a big part of why they’re so beguiling. But it’s also […]
In the very first issue of this newsletter I linked to a post that explained how our standard world map was a lie. Today, I bring you a much more detailed and interesting post on the same topic. Especially interesting […]
“Data has been processed to show only one person for each unique geographic location with the highest notability rank.” There’s at least one data quality problem: Jean-Paul Sartre was not born in Colombia. | learn more
Maps are lying to you. I still remember when it sunk in that our typical world map is one big lie. When a tour guide in Colombia told us that the country is bigger than Texas and California combined, I didn’t […]