Monthly Archives: April 2014

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) was founded in 1945 by a group of scientists, who were heavily involved in the Manhattan Project and development of the first atomic bomb. Their mission in forming the Federation was to educate the … Continue reading →

http://www.boredpanda.com/fun-maps-they-didnt-teach-you-in-school/ This website is called “40 Maps They Didn’t Teach You in School”. All of these maps are very funny and fascinating and can actually help you draw on some pretty interesting conclusions.

Infoplease.com is a website where you can find many atlases of the world and has a map library. This online atlas allows you to view the world by simply clicking a button. The homepage allows you to click which continent … Continue reading →

During the past several years, the continued increase in population has been becoming a serious problem throughout the world. With the increase in population and rapid use of limited natural resources, it is becoming very hard to sustain life in … Continue reading →

The “How Communists Menace Vital Materials,” is a propaganda map that is portraying the USSR as a “Menace.” The Map was created by the Research Institute of America, an early private think tank. The map was created in 1956 which … Continue reading →

Famed Jewish cartographer Abraham Cresques has only one map we can trace back to his hand, but his renown is well deserved. “The Catalan Atlas”, created in 1387, depicts Medieval Europe and surrounding regions. The making of the map was … Continue reading →

Our map titled “United States Exports and Imports of Commodities” is a fascinating cartographic production due to its unique ability to synthesize a large amount of economic information while still retaining the spatial properties which characterize maps. The piece was … Continue reading →

The Aeronautical Chart and Information Center’s map, “The Lunar Wall Mosaic”, created in 1962, depicts the moon’s surface, which consists of labeled craters and mountains[i]. The map’s depiction of the moon is sincere; however, the moon’s surface is not a … Continue reading →

  Boils, blisters, and bruises cover the southern hemisphere and make it the foreign and scary “Third World”. However, is this true or is this map trying to project certain ideals and interests on its audience? The Atlas of World … Continue reading →

A global revolution started inside a dorm room in April 2004. Shocking, right? These days maybe not, but in 2004 nobody would’ve predicted how broadly the social media site Facebook would cover the world given its humble beginnings. Even Mark … Continue reading →