How to investigate your government through algorithms
Some kinds of reporting-by-the-numbers are anything but lazy. Take investigations looking into algorithms — examining the formulas used by the government to determine who is more likely to commit a...
View ArticleTurkey tries map diplomacy
Map heads all know about Piri Reis, Turkey’s mysterious master cartographer. Now his 1513 world map stars in the full-page color advertisement below taken out in the September 21, 2017 national edition...
View ArticleWhat’s under the canals of Venice? Old boats, tires and a few surprises
Most visitors to Venice drift through the canals on gondolas taking selfies. But a group of researchers spent seven months puttering along pointing high-resolution multibeam echosounders into the...
View ArticleFive-minute map: San Francisco’s proposed Uber/Lyft loading zones
Update: March 23, 2018. A pilot zone geofencing Lyft drivers from picking up passengers on Valencia Street has been added in the Mission. Source: Examiner.com If you drive, walk or bike in San...
View ArticleMapping UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage spots
Looking at the most recent UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity it’s clear that these “elements,” as they’re called, are all over the map. There’s painting,...
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