Stories
Each one plays on the map: press play and it moves the map for you.
- How big is Africa, really?Add country after country and watch how much of it still fits.6 stops
- How small is Greenland, really?It looks almost as big as Africa. It isn't even close.6 stops
- The Earth's imaginary linesThe lines on every globe: what each one means, and why it is where it is.6 stops
- Why do we have seasons?Why leaves dry and fall, and why Christmas is in summer in Sydney.7 stops
- What time is it there?Why it is morning in New York while it is evening in Tokyo.6 stops
- Is the Sun ever straight overhead?Why it never is in London, and why that isn't why the sky is grey.7 stops
- How far is far?The solar system shrunk onto the Earth, with the Sun in London.8 stops
How the map was drawn
From a sailor’s chart in 1569 to a UN vote in 2026.
- A chart for sailorsWhy a chart made for navigators stretches the poles.1569
- The straight line that isn't the shortestGreat-circle sailing: the course a ruler on the map won't give you.1802
- The equal-area rebelsGall, Peters, and the schools that switched.1855 to 1973
- One truth, many shapesEqual-area maps only promise one thing. It is not shape.1805 to 1923
- The web brings Mercator backSquare tiles put Mercator on every phone.2005
- Equal EarthThe projection the UN chose, and what it gives up.2018
- The UN votes 164 to 1164 to 1. What the resolution actually says.2026