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How maps’ names and border territories − and what they omit - can project different political objectives.

The hidden globe is a mercenary world order in which the power to make and shape law is bought, sold, hacked, reshaped, deterritorialized, reterritorialized, transplanted, and reimagined.

The Mercator Projection, Ptolemy’s ‘Geographia’, the Fra Mauro Map, and even Google Maps have all shaped how we experience the world around us.

How the wealthy are redrawing the world map A new book explores the world of tax havens and techno-utopias, and asks if they can be used for good.

As Moo Deng, the popular pygmy hippo continues to soar in popularity, Newsweek looks at the most popular animals around the globe.

According to their score system, it is the most flat map of Earth. “Our map is actually more like the globe than other flat maps,” Gott added.

This phenomenon can be attributed to the Mercator projection, a map most commonly seen hanging in classrooms and in text books, which was created in 1596 to help sailors navigate the world.

Build the whole world, out of Lego. Despite a few niggles, the Lego Ideas The Globe is another beautiful, unique set.