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30 Oct 2018
The map book I wrote with @betsymason goes on sale today! It's a big, lavishly illustrated book with 80 stories about maps and mapmakers. If you're even a little bit carto-curious, check it out! bit.ly/alloverthemap
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22 Dec 2021
The intriguing biology and behavior of insects has inspired artists throughout history and across many cultures: knowablemagazine.org/article…
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15 Jan 2021
Conspiracy theories tap into basic aspects of human psychology and cognition--which may explain why they’re so hard to eradicate. My latest for @KnowableMag: knowablemagazine.org/article…
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11 Sep 2020
As a fan of cartography I see many things wrong with this map. But as a resident of Oregon it resonates emotionally.
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11 Aug 2020
New blood tests that pick up early signs of Alzheimer's disease could accelerate research on treatments: knowablemagazine.org/article…
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26 Jun 2020
Love the headline introducing the mosquito on this 1943 malaria map drawn by Dr. Seuss for @USArmy: "This is Ann... she drinks blood!"
What a milestone! @DavidRumseyMaps has now put 100,000 maps online. A new series of blog posts will highlight some of the recent additions: davidrumsey.com/blog/article…
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12 May 2020
Reports of neurological symptoms in Covid-19 patients raise questions about how the virus might affect the nervous system. My latest for @KnowableMag knowablemagazine.org/article…

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Recently discovered engineering drawings for the Statue of Liberty hint at a late change to Gustave Eiffel's plan smithsonianmag.com/history/o…
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31 Mar 2020
For the last 50 years there's been a single source of cannabis available for legitimate scientific research in the United States. That may be about to change: sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/…

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25 Mar 2020
Researchers are tracking another pandemic, too—of coronavirus misinformation sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/…

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Greg Miller retweeted
Do we suffer 'behavioural fatigue' for pandemic prevention measures? mindhacks.com/2020/03/20/do-… Me for @mindhacksblog

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19 Feb 2020
Do physical spaces still influence social connections in the internet age? @MarioLuisSmall says they do, in some interesting and important ways: bit.ly/39QPbJ8

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Greg Miller retweeted
So cool to see our book in German and Chinese! And the German translation "Kartenwelten" just won an award: bit.ly/2vP7oYv
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15 Jan 2020
I recently spoke with author @sam_kean about how he weaves science and history into great stories. Our interview is online @Open_Notebook theopennotebook.com/2020/01/…

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Minneapolis is reckoning with its history of structural racism, through updates to the city zoning code and this pioneering attempt to map every discriminatory housing covenant. @dosmonos reports: citylab.com/equity/2020/01/m…

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Greg Miller retweeted
Hey map lovers, we're back! We've launched a new website with some of our favorite stories about maps, with more on the way soon. Check it out at mapdragons dot com: bit.ly/mapdragons Hope to see you there!

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Greg Miller retweeted
Opinion | Science journalism too often takes its cues from science: We tend to cover the topics and people that powerful and influential scientists themselves say are noteworthy. This perpetuates the very forces that distort science to begin with. undark.org/2019/10/24/more-i…
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Great piece here on post-#WWII/ early #Coldwar map capture & the kind of cartographic info the US military deemed important by Greg Miller @dosmonos @mapdragons @SmithsonianMag
The U.S. Army secretly sent a team to capture maps and geodetic data from the Nazis in the waning days of WW2. @dosmonos tells their story in the November issue of @SmithsonianMag smithsonianmag.com/history/u…
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