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Why Africa – and some cartographers – want to overhaul the world map
The colonial-era Mercator map distorts continental size, making Africa look smaller than it is. The 55-nation African Union joins the push to embrace a new world map.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe colonial-era Mercator map distorts continental size, making Africa look smaller than it is. The 55-nation African Union joins the push to embrace a new world map.
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The full episode
4 of 4Why did modern cities move away from creating shaded public spaces?- 0:00Amanda Knox’s case is well known. What is Hulu’s new series trying to achieve?
- 0:00Ancient world knew the importance of shade. How did modern cities forget?
- 0:00It’s still anyone’s game in the CA governor's race. Might Caruso jump in?
- 41:18Why Africa – and some cartographers – want to overhaul the world mapYou’re reading this