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Maps

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Maps.

Video playlists about Maps

Reimagining borders

Get to know our continuously interconnected world with talks that transcend our traditional understanding of boundaries and their limitations.

Adventures in mapping

Maps don't just tell you which street to turn left on. Maps convey information that shapes our lives, deepen our understanding of problems and our ability to create solutions, and whisk our imaginations to new lands. See what we mean, below.

Talks about Maps

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Exclusive articles about Maps

Maps: 7 thrillingly new perspectives on the world and how we live today

Social geographer Danny Dorling explodes the traditional maps of the world and creates lively, ever-changing depictions of why and how we live.

Posted Dec 2016

Your guide to reading the world

Author Ann Morgan invites book lovers to follow her on a literary journey through 196 countries.

Posted Nov 2015

The shortest paths to happiness. Literally

Figuring out how to walk from A to B is easy in the age of online mapping tools. Just plug in two addresses and off you go. But sometimes getting to a place as quickly as possible isn't the priority. Take a look at a project in which researchers tried to figure out a city's "happy" routes.

Posted Feb 2015

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