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Steven Johnson giving a brief talk on John Snow’s map

Steven Johnson, author of The Ghost Map, gave a 10 minute talk at TED on the 1854 cholera outbreak in London. Steven Johnson’s take on the outbreak is an amazing read. If you have just a passing interest in geography … Continue reading

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God help us.

GIS for Dummies has been released. Aren’t there already too many people abusing GIS? Doesn’t the advanced nature of GIS preclude a “Dummies” book? I can understand Google Earth for Dummies, as that software is geared more towards general use, … Continue reading

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