tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32374470968842124932024-02-18T20:24:15.158-08:00More Fun With Maps!Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-46358876956026405882014-06-05T07:50:00.000-07:002014-06-05T07:53:10.391-07:00We've Moved!<b>More Fun With Maps</b> can now be found on Pinterest, which is a lot easier for me to update. Please visit us at <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/dobson2688/more-fun-with-maps/">http://www.pinterest.com/dobson2688/more-fun-with-maps/</a>.<br />
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While we're on the subject, you might also enjoy <b>Dobson's Improbable History</b>, a (more or less) daily blog on what happened on this day, at <a href="http://improbhistory.blogspot.com/">http://improbhistory.blogspot.com</a>.<br />
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General essays appear on my <b>Sidewise Thinking</b> blog at <a href="http://sidewiseinsights.blogspot.com/">http://sidewiseinsights.blogspot.com</a>.<br />
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Miscellaneous links and weird stuff, formerly <b>Dobson's Link Rot </b>(<a href="http://dobsonlinks.blogspot.com/">http://dobsonlinks.blogspot.com</a>) can now be found at <b>All the Links That Fit</b> (<a href="http://www.pinterest.com/dobson2688/all-the-links-that-fit/">http://www.pinterest.com/dobson2688/all-the-links-that-fit/</a>).<br />
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See you there!Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-70471889092355542322014-03-07T01:00:00.000-08:002014-03-07T01:00:08.062-08:00By Train from New York to Paris!<a href="http://blogs.voanews.com/russia-watch/2012/04/28/join-russia-and-usa-by-rail-tunnels-under-the-bering-strait/">Join Russia and USA by Rail Tunnels under the Bering Strait? « Russia Watch</a><br />
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A fascinating, if somewhat unlikely project. Visit the link for additional maps showing the proposed Bering Strait tunnel and what it would take to link the rail systems of Russia, the US, and Canada.<br />
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-10531293093271171572014-03-06T01:00:00.000-08:002014-03-06T01:00:02.886-08:0019 Trillion Maps!<a href="http://fakeisthenewreal.org/19trillion/">All of the ways to make a map of the United States with four colors / fake is the new real</a><br />
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According to the four color theorem, you only need four different colors to color any map so that no two adjacent regions have the same color. Every time you refresh the map at the link, you'll see a different four color solution for the United States.<br />
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Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-67862729985250361912014-03-05T01:00:00.000-08:002014-03-05T01:00:01.022-08:0012 Maps That Changed the World!<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/12/12-maps-that-changed-the-world/282666/">12 Maps That Changed the World - Uri Friedman - The Atlantic</a><br />
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A fascinating article at the link, with a nice assortment of historical maps.<br />
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-15163019930588273912014-03-04T01:00:00.000-08:002014-03-04T01:00:00.540-08:00Escape From New York!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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You can also look at some fascinating historical maps on the topic by visiting <a href="http://dsl.richmond.edu/historicalatlas/">Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States</a>, specifically <a href="http://dsl.richmond.edu/historicalatlas/138/a/?view=plate">here</a>.</div>
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-17347161506260603502014-03-03T01:00:00.000-08:002014-03-03T01:00:01.326-08:00Carbon Footprint Maps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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At the link, you'll find several interactive maps that allow you to look at any particular zip code. This is annual average household carbon footprint by zip code. Also at the link are average household energy carbon footprint by zip code and average vehicle miles driven by zip code.</div>
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-67809495830436117572014-02-28T01:00:00.000-08:002014-02-28T01:00:06.808-08:00Revolutionary War Maps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://www.bigmapblog.com/2014/tworevolutionary-war-maps-of-boston-1776/">Two Revolutionary War Maps of Boston Harbor (1776)</a></div>
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-35645510125465627502014-02-27T01:00:00.000-08:002014-02-27T01:00:04.962-08:00Where You Live Suggests How You're Likely to Vote<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Where you live has a lot to do with how you vote. I've suspected this for a while: Republicans are definitely a conservative party, but Democrats are not necessarily liberal — they're urban.</div>
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-86002523955052022352014-02-26T02:22:00.004-08:002014-02-26T02:22:57.200-08:00Every State's Favorite Band<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-every-states-favorite-band-2014-2"><b>Here's Every State's Favorite Band - Business Insider</b></a><br />
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Building on yesterday's map, here's a map of the US showing which artist "enjoys the most outsized support in each state." For an overall summary of the study, visit the link; for a detailed breakdown and analysis, see the original study at <b><a href="http://musicmachinery.com/2014/02/25/exploring-regional-listening-preferences/">Exploring regional listening preferences | Music Machinery</a>.</b><br />
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Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-22617707518965664422014-02-25T01:00:00.000-08:002014-02-25T01:00:00.472-08:00The State of Music<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-63739413433067647242014-02-24T01:00:00.000-08:002014-02-24T01:00:13.153-08:00The Internet: A Map<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I wouldn't go quite as far as "the most brilliant thing ever," but it's pretty cool. Thanks to Tracy Hickman for bringing this to my attention.</div>
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Thanks to Allan Rothberg, who brought this to my attention. I can't find a link to the creator or much background on this particular map.</div>
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-26251773415993554352014-02-20T06:20:00.003-08:002014-02-20T06:20:42.964-08:00The 124 States of America<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Throughout American history, there have been numerous proposals to create new states or redraw state boundaries. What if every single one of them had succeeded? If so, there would be 124 US states today — and here they are. What state do<i> you</i> live in? (Visit the link for more of the story.)</div>
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-47536397207415594192014-02-19T08:20:00.001-08:002014-02-19T08:20:22.915-08:00You Don't Have to Be Crazy to Live Here, But It Helps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Most of the United States is officially designated as a shortage area for mental health professionals. At the link, you'll find other maps showing areas with shortages of dentists, primary health care providers, and lots more.</div>
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-80345542416046298202014-02-18T04:00:00.000-08:002014-02-18T04:00:06.179-08:00The State of American Food<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-15095625700147949782014-02-13T04:00:00.000-08:002014-02-13T04:00:08.010-08:00World Unemployment 1991-2018<a href="http://qz.com/171170/two-decades-of-unemployment-data-in-177-countries-gifed/">A GIF of world unemployment since 1991 – Quartz</a><br />
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Unemployment in the United States is a matter of great concern to all of us in the United States...but the rest of the world has unemployment issues too, many far worse than ours. Here's a GIF of world unemployment since 1991, with projections out to 2018. Commentary and source information available at the link.<br />
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-90580574160473886012014-02-11T04:00:00.000-08:002014-02-11T04:00:03.303-08:00Unequal Inequality<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/01/the-geography-of-the-american-dream/283308/">The Geography of the American Dream - Derek Thompson - The Atlantic</a><br />
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How likely is it that a child born in the bottom 20% of the economy will rise into the top 20%? The degree of social mobility is a key indicator of the health of American society — without sufficient social mobility, we become a class-stratified society.<br />
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Overall measures of social mobility in the United States tend to disguise the fact that it varies tremendously from region to region. This map shows where social mobility is highest (pale yellow) and lowest (deep red). The first of the two links has several additional maps along with discussion of source information and methodology. The second link talks about what factors do (and do not) seem to matter in social mobility.<br />
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Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-42428760061992258462014-02-07T05:00:00.000-08:002014-02-07T05:00:02.765-08:00Moving PicturesBruce Townley shared this map of the top rated (by IMdB) movie set in each state. I didn't know that <i>Silence of the Lambs</i> was set in Maryland, but maybe that explains why all these restaurants offer menu item of liver with lava beans with a recommended Chianti pairing.<br />
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Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-46756068587517248652014-02-05T01:17:00.000-08:002014-02-05T01:17:42.774-08:00I Read National Geographic for the Maps<a href="http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2013/12/national-geographic-shares-rich-map.html">Official Enterprise Blog: National Geographic shares rich map content with the world via Google Maps Engine</a><br />
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-24295497860126328332014-02-04T01:03:00.000-08:002014-02-04T01:03:21.870-08:00The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly<a href="http://interestingandamazing.com/how-americans-feel-about-each-state?pid=120722&utm_source=mylikes&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ml&utm_term=29153938">How Americans Feel About Each State</a><br />
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How people answered a variety of questions about each state...<br />
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<br />Michael Dobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160618239909704634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3237447096884212493.post-16943718753528298312014-01-31T05:00:00.000-08:002014-01-31T05:00:01.641-08:00Show Me the Money!<a href="http://www.thewire.com/national/2013/12/americas-wealth-staggeringly-concentrated-northeast-corridor/356143/">America's Wealth Is Staggeringly Concentrated in the Northeast Corridor - The Wire</a><br />
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The median household income in the poorest county (Wilcox County, Alabama) was $22,126 in 2012. In Falls Church, Virginia, where highly educated defense contractors and federal government workers cluster, the median income last year was $121,250, more than five times higher. Here's a map of income by county for the United States.<br />
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<i>Slate</i> magazine provides this map showing water stress — the ratio of water withdrawals to supply. There's an interactive version here: <a href="http://www.wri.org/applications/maps/aqueduct-country-river-basin-rankings/#x=171.91&y=7.05&l=2&v=home&d=bws&f=0&o=13">Water Risk Indicators</a>.<br />
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Here's the Washington <i>Post</i> on how much teachers get paid state by state. (Alaska is $65,468; Hawaii is $54,300.) The original source allows you to look at data over the years: http://highereddatastories.blogspot.com/2013/12/how-much-do-we-pay-public-school.html.<br />
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For comparison, I've added a map showing the highest paid <i>public</i> employee in each state. Can't find a reliable source for how much those highest-paid employees actually make.<br />
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Here's a Washington <i>Post</i> article showing the demographic breakdown of religion in the United States. Map #1 is the largest single denomination in each county, map #2 is the largest non-Christian religion for each state, and map #3 shows the religious diversity by county. There are more maps at the link, including some interactive ones.<br />
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Here's the largest non-Christian religion for each state. South Carolina — who knew?<br />
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