Posts Tagged ‘maps’
Nobody lives here: The nearly 5 million Census Blocks with zero population
By Ben | mapsfrom the creator's website: "A Block is the smallest area unit used by the U.S. [&hellip
Beautiful Maps: Where people run
By Ben | infographics, maps, technologyI have a habit of doing a bit of personal data tracking- using various apps [&hellip
Soda, Pop, Coke (American Dialects, part 2)
By Ben | culture, infographics, maps, scienceI've previously posted some of Joshua Katz's wonderful American dialect maps based on Bert Vaux's [&hellip
60 Years of the Most Popular Names for Girls
By Ben | culture, mapsby Jezebel, via @Mythagon
The Atlas of True Names
By Ben | mapsThe Atlas of True Names looks to replace modern geographical names with their etymological roots. [&hellip
Beautiful Maps: American Rivers in the Contiguous 48
By Ben | maps, natureNelson Minar created this amazing map of the rivers in the contiguous 48 states. [&hellip
American Dialect Differences: A Fascinating Time Suck
By Ben | culture, infographics, maps, scienceMy wife and I seriously spent two evenings going through all 122 dialect maps from [&hellip
How Fast Could You Travel Across the U.S. in the 1800s?
By Ben | history, mapsA flight from New York to San Francisco can be an all day affair including [&hellip
A Map of Every Location Bob Dylan Has Ever Sung About
By Ben | maps, musicFrom Slate: "And so, to mark Dylan’s 72nd birthday and the 50th anniversary of The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, [&hellip
A Political Map of Pangea
By Ben | maps, scienceWhat would Pangea look like if we plopped our current political borders on top of [&hellip