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How the compass unlocked the world | Small Thing Big Idea, a TED series

Posted on January 13, 2020 by agogo22

“Everything that we think of as world history would not have taken place without the compass.” Science curator David Biello explains how the device changed our relationship to the world.

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Submission – Official Map: Unified Map of Transit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2018 — Transit Maps

Posted on January 17, 2019 by agogo22

Submitted by Henrique, who says: Hello! Rio de Janeiro has, now and finally, a new official map of all the metropolitan transport system. Here, we have BRT corridors, tramways, metro lines and a suburban rail, but each system used to … Continue reading →

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If you thought Apple’s maps were weird, look at these

Posted on September 21, 2012 by agogo22

The two dominant colours on the moon’s surface are dullish grey and pitch black – but only to the naked eye. The geological materials and phenomena that shaped the moon display such a wealth of differences that space geologists (in … Continue reading →

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