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Strange Maps reveals the worlds humans have imagined.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2006, Frank Jacobs has been collecting and interpreting maps that do more than chart geography or political borders. These maps \u2014 often obscure, beautiful, funny, and deeply revealing \u2014 each tell a story, usually one that&#8217;s more about how we see ourselves than where we are.<\/p>\n<p>Published as a book in 2009 and a Big Think column since 2010, Strange Maps draws on a steady stream of reader submissions and rare discoveries. Together, they offer a way of seeing the world from unfamiliar angles, where cartography becomes culture, argument, and art.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                      \n\n                    <div x-ref=\"closeBtn\" class=\"hidden\" :class=\"{ 'read-less': readLess }\">\n                        <span>Read Less<\/span>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n<div \n    class=\"grid grid-cols-[1fr_80px] pt-[20px] mt-[30px] border-t tab:gap-[20px] tab:pt-[0px] tab:mt-[0px] tab:border-t-0 tab:pl-[20px] tab:border-l\"\n    >\n    <div class=\"pr-5\">\n                    <span class=\"block bt-subtitle text-[14px] leading-[130%]\">with<\/span>\n            <div class=\"\">\n                <a class=\"font-oswald font-bold text-[18px] tab:text-[24px] leading-[100%] focus:underline hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\" target=\"_self\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>            <\/div>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"mt-[10px] bt-util-14 text-black opacity-[70%] [&#038;_p]:mb-4\">\n                <p>Frank Jacobs is a journalist whose work explores how culture, history, and imagination shape the way we see the world.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <a \n                href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\" \n                class=\"mt-[20px] bt-button-more font-sans text-[14px] font-semibold leading-[115%] tracking-[-0.01em]\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n                >\n                Full Profile            <\/a>\n                    \n    <\/div>\n    <div>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"335\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/strangemaps.jpeg?quality=85&amp;w=335&amp;h=335&amp;crop=1\" class=\"w-[80px] h-[80px] object-cover grayscale\" alt=\"strange maps\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/strangemaps.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/strangemaps.jpeg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/strangemaps.jpeg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/strangemaps.jpeg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/strangemaps.jpeg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/strangemaps.jpeg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/strangemaps.jpeg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/strangemaps.jpeg?resize=375,375 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>    <\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div \n    class=\"bt-block bt-block--page-section bg-white  bt-block--full-width relative \"\n    >\n        <div class=\"w-full overflow-hidden relative \">\n        <!-- to do: add background image -->\n        <div class=\" pb-[30px] pt-[30px] desk:pb-[45px] desk:pt-[45px] relative h-full\">\n        \n            <div class=\"z-10 relative flex flex-col w-full frame\">\n                <div class=\"w-full mx-auto \">\n<div class=\"bt-block bt-block--feature-narrative flex justify-center\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col tab:flex-row relative w-full\">\n                <div class=\"feature-narrative__content tab:w-1\/3 flex flex-col justify-center p-6 tab:p-8 order-2 tab:order-1 bg-black text-center inv\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\" class=\"text-white italic mb-4 hidden tab:block bt-subtitle text-sm leading-tight hover:underline focus:underline\">\n                    Strange Maps                <\/a>\n            \n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/irish-language-decline\/\" class=\"feature-narrative__title text-white mb-4 hover:underline focus:underline\">\n                    The Irish language is having a moment \u2014 and running out of time                <\/a>\n            \n                            <div class=\"text-white mb-4 font-inter text-base opacity-70\">\n                    Gaeilge is trending culturally. So why is it, according to census data, also dying?                <\/div>\n            \n                            <p class=\"text-black inv:text-white bt-subtitle\">\n                    <span class=\"bt-byline-12 text-white mr-0.5\">by<\/span>\n                    <a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>                <\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/irish-language-decline\/\" class=\"feature-narrative__image tab:w-2\/3 order-1 tab:order-2 bg-black\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Irish_speakers_decline_16x9.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=1200&amp;h=675&amp;crop=1\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover\" alt=\"Four maps of Ireland from 1800, 1850, 1900, and 2000 show a steady decline in areas 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China is tomorrow\u2019s.<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">As the global economy moves beyond oil, the strategic importance of the world\u2019s most critical hydrocarbon chokepoint is likely to decline rapidly.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/grayening-why-everything-is-gray\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grayening_16x9.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A map of the United States showing the most popular paint color in each state, with names of various gray, blue, and neutral shades labeled over the corresponding states.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grayening_16x9.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grayening_16x9.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grayening_16x9.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grayening_16x9.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grayening_16x9.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Grayening_16x9.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, 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focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/aztec-capital-map\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenoch-grande.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Historic map illustration of the city of Tenochtitlan, surrounded by water, with labeled features and detailed buildings, from the early colonial period in Mexico.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenoch-grande.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenoch-grande.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenoch-grande.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenoch-grande.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenoch-grande.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenoch-grande.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenoch-grande.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenoch-grande.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenoch-grande.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tenoch-grande.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/aztec-capital-map\/\" class=\"card-title\">Ghost map: Europe\u2019s first glimpse of Tenochtitlan shows a city already destroyed<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">This 1524 map of the Aztec capital was a window into an exotic otherworld \u2014 and largely a fiction.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/ozone-hole\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strangemps.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A group of people stands and plays cricket in an urban park at dusk, with city buildings, trees, and illuminated streetlights in the background.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strangemps.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strangemps.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strangemps.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strangemps.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strangemps.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strangemps.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strangemps.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strangemps.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strangemps.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/strangemps.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/ozone-hole\/\" class=\"card-title\">We saved the world once \u2014 we can do it again<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">The ozone hole was going to destroy life as we know it, but an unprecedented global effort fixed the problem.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/star-forts\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saarlouis.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Historic map illustration of a star-shaped fortified city with surrounding moat, labeled roads, and buildings visible outside the city walls.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saarlouis.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saarlouis.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saarlouis.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saarlouis.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saarlouis.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saarlouis.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saarlouis.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saarlouis.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/saarlouis.jpg?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/star-forts\/\" class=\"card-title\">Militarized snowflakes: The accidental beauty of Renaissance star forts<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">First rising in the 15th century, these forts sought to counter a deadly innovation in military technology.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/mckinley-colonies\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cropped-West-McKinley.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A section of a map labeled &quot;West McKinley Town Site&quot; with surrounding property names and numbers in blue and orange text.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cropped-West-McKinley.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cropped-West-McKinley.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cropped-West-McKinley.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cropped-West-McKinley.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cropped-West-McKinley.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cropped-West-McKinley.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cropped-West-McKinley.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cropped-West-McKinley.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cropped-West-McKinley.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cropped-West-McKinley.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/mckinley-colonies\/\" class=\"card-title\">Welcome to McKinley: How the U.S. almost colonized a chunk of Cuba<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">A century ago, an American colony named after Trump&#039;s favorite president was thriving on the Isle of Pines. Then came hurricanes and geopolitical reality.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/the-knowledge-of-london\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cabbie.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A person stands next to a large book titled &quot;The Knowledge,&quot; symbolizing mastery of the city\u2019s map.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cabbie.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cabbie.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cabbie.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cabbie.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cabbie.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cabbie.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cabbie.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cabbie.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cabbie.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cabbie.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/the-knowledge-of-london\/\" class=\"card-title\">Memorizing London&#8217;s 25,000 streets changes cabbies&#8217; brains \u2014 and may prevent Alzheimer&#8217;s<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">One of the toughest vocational exams in the world requires candidates to memorize 25,000 streets in an area five times the size of Manhattan.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/submarine-wall\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cropped-TAF.png?quality=80&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"3D topographic map showing underwater reefs and features labeled with names such as Toul ar Fot, TAF1, Porz Biazel, and Ar Fot Bras; scale and north arrow included.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cropped-TAF.png?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cropped-TAF.png?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cropped-TAF.png?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cropped-TAF.png?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cropped-TAF.png?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cropped-TAF.png?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cropped-TAF.png?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cropped-TAF.png?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cropped-TAF.png?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/submarine-wall\/\" class=\"card-title\">7,000-year-old underwater wall raises questions about ancient engineering \u2014 and lost-city legends<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Scientists found a massive underwater wall off the coast of France that might help explain the origin of the legend of Ys.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/america-after-the-fall\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cropped-divided-states.png?quality=80&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A colorful map of the United States with state boundaries replaced by regions labeled with various unrelated names and entities.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cropped-divided-states.png?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cropped-divided-states.png?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cropped-divided-states.png?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cropped-divided-states.png?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cropped-divided-states.png?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cropped-divided-states.png?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cropped-divided-states.png?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cropped-divided-states.png?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Cropped-divided-states.png?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/america-after-the-fall\/\" class=\"card-title\">America\u2019s post-apocalyptic maps reveal eerily familiar fault lines<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">In post-apocalyptic fiction, imagined futures turn today\u2019s political and cultural tensions into geography.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/la-empresa-de-china\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cropped-Chinese-Job.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A color-coded map of Asia shows four migration phases from China, with arrows pointing toward Papua New Guinea and the Andaman Islands, both circled in yellow.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cropped-Chinese-Job.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cropped-Chinese-Job.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cropped-Chinese-Job.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cropped-Chinese-Job.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cropped-Chinese-Job.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cropped-Chinese-Job.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cropped-Chinese-Job.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cropped-Chinese-Job.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Cropped-Chinese-Job.jpg?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/la-empresa-de-china\/\" class=\"card-title\">\u201cThe Chinese Job\u201d: Spain\u2019s wild 1580s plan to conquer the world \u2014 via Beijing<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">The plan \u2014 conquer China and push west to attack the Ottomans \u2014 was peak imperial hubris, as the Spanish themselves eventually realized.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/american-religion-as-100-people\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/religious-snapshot2.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A raised hand with bracelets is shown in focus against a blurred background of people indoors.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/religious-snapshot2.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/religious-snapshot2.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/religious-snapshot2.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/religious-snapshot2.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/religious-snapshot2.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/religious-snapshot2.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/religious-snapshot2.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/religious-snapshot2.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/religious-snapshot2.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/religious-snapshot2.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/american-religion-as-100-people\/\" class=\"card-title\">Mapped: If America were 100 people, this is what they\u2019d believe<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Nearly 30 would be &quot;nones&quot; \u2014 an amorphous group that spans from zealous atheists to the vaguely spiritual.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/africa-wants-a-new-map\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Map-Comparison.png?quality=80&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"A world map comparing landmass outlines of the Equal Earth projection in pink and Mercator projection in green, with grid lines overlaid.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Map-Comparison.png?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Map-Comparison.png?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Map-Comparison.png?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Map-Comparison.png?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Map-Comparison.png?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Map-Comparison.png?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Map-Comparison.png?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Map-Comparison.png?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Map-Comparison.png?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/africa-wants-a-new-map\/\" class=\"card-title\">Africa wants its true size on the world map<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">The African Union argues that the Mercator projection distorts the continent, both in size and global attention.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/metropolis-delaware\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cropped-Metromap.jpeg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Illustrated map showing streets, parks, and landmarks of a coastal city bordered by Hob&#039;s River and Delaware Bay, with a compass rose in the lower right corner.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cropped-Metromap.jpeg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cropped-Metromap.jpeg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cropped-Metromap.jpeg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cropped-Metromap.jpeg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cropped-Metromap.jpeg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cropped-Metromap.jpeg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cropped-Metromap.jpeg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cropped-Metromap.jpeg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cropped-Metromap.jpeg?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/metropolis-delaware\/\" class=\"card-title\">The strange cartography of Superman\u2019s ever-shifting hometown<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">The latest &quot;Superman&quot; film sets Metropolis in the First State.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/mapping-the-limits-of-human-perception\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange-maps_compressed.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Diagram showing a galaxy, zooming in to highlight a small area labeled &quot;Human Experience&quot; within a grid mapping time and space on logarithmic scales.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange-maps_compressed.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange-maps_compressed.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange-maps_compressed.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange-maps_compressed.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange-maps_compressed.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange-maps_compressed.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange-maps_compressed.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange-maps_compressed.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange-maps_compressed.jpg?resize=854,854 854w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/strange-maps_compressed.jpg?resize=1100,1100 1100w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/mapping-the-limits-of-human-perception\/\" class=\"card-title\">Mapped: The boundaries of human perception<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Science helps us imagine the vastness of space and time \u2014 and our small but meaningful place within it.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/climate-analog-mapping\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-31-at-12.29.15.png?quality=80&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Map showing Copenhagen, Denmark\u2019s projected 2080 climate as similar to Demigny, France today, with a red arrow connecting the two cities and climate details listed in pop-up boxes.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-31-at-12.29.15.png?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-31-at-12.29.15.png?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-31-at-12.29.15.png?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-31-at-12.29.15.png?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-31-at-12.29.15.png?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-31-at-12.29.15.png?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-31-at-12.29.15.png?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-31-at-12.29.15.png?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-31-at-12.29.15.png?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/climate-analog-mapping\/\" class=\"card-title\">Mapped: How warm your city will be in the 2080s<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\u201cClimate analog mapping\u201d finds the place that is currently as warm as your city might be in 60 years.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/america-in-england\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JFK-england_compressed.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Granite memorial stone for John F. Kennedy, surrounded by trees and located on a paved area with steps. Inscription dedicates the site from the people of Britain to the United States.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JFK-england_compressed.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JFK-england_compressed.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JFK-england_compressed.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JFK-england_compressed.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JFK-england_compressed.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JFK-england_compressed.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JFK-england_compressed.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JFK-england_compressed.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/JFK-england_compressed.jpg?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/america-in-england\/\" class=\"card-title\">Is this acre in England really American territory?<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">The JFK Memorial at Runnymede provides a link between America&#039;s and Britain&#039;s founding documents.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/double-ancestry\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cropped-Ancestors.jpeg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Diagram showing human evolutionary relationships and gene flow among Khoisan, West Africans, Non-Africans, Neanderthals, and Denisovans over time, with percentages of genetic admixture indicated.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cropped-Ancestors.jpeg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cropped-Ancestors.jpeg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cropped-Ancestors.jpeg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cropped-Ancestors.jpeg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cropped-Ancestors.jpeg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cropped-Ancestors.jpeg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cropped-Ancestors.jpeg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cropped-Ancestors.jpeg?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Cropped-Ancestors.jpeg?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/double-ancestry\/\" class=\"card-title\">Evolution isn&#8217;t a straight line: Modern humans come from 2 ancient lineages<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">After more than a million years of separation, two branches of humanity reunited around 300,000 years ago, suggests new research.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/india-bhutan-border\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bhutanmap-copy.png?quality=80&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Map of Bhutan showing its borders with China and India, highlighting several disputed regions with labels indicating their names and locations.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bhutanmap-copy.png?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bhutanmap-copy.png?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bhutanmap-copy.png?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bhutanmap-copy.png?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bhutanmap-copy.png?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bhutanmap-copy.png?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bhutanmap-copy.png?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bhutanmap-copy.png?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/bhutanmap-copy.png?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/india-bhutan-border\/\" class=\"card-title\">Why China is eating its tiny neighbor, Bhutan<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">As Beijing encroaches on the territory of the Himalayan kingdom, its ultimate aim is leverage over India.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-author\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"bt-author bt-author-12 text-black inv:text-white hover:underline focus:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/people\/frankjacobs\/\">Frank Jacobs<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"block__card block__card--type__horizontal block__card--size__big block__card--variant__light block__card--posttype__narrative block__card--horizontal-big block__card--image_position__after\" style=\"--access-word: 'Members'\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/china-more-unequal-than-rome\/\" class=\"card-image relative\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TOP-Income-per-capita-Rome-vs-China.jpg?quality=85&amp;w=512&amp;h=512&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-large_square size-large_square\" alt=\"Map showing income per capita in 1300 (US dollars, 1990 PPP) across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia, with regions shaded by income brackets.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TOP-Income-per-capita-Rome-vs-China.jpg?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TOP-Income-per-capita-Rome-vs-China.jpg?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TOP-Income-per-capita-Rome-vs-China.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TOP-Income-per-capita-Rome-vs-China.jpg?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TOP-Income-per-capita-Rome-vs-China.jpg?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TOP-Income-per-capita-Rome-vs-China.jpg?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TOP-Income-per-capita-Rome-vs-China.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/TOP-Income-per-capita-Rome-vs-China.jpg?resize=640,640 640w, 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Lagos and Singapore are labeled with bold text and marked with colored dots.\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 500px) 200px, 100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Longest-possible-train-journey-copy-2.png?resize=20,20 20w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Longest-possible-train-journey-copy-2.png?resize=40,40 40w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Longest-possible-train-journey-copy-2.png?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Longest-possible-train-journey-copy-2.png?resize=160,160 160w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Longest-possible-train-journey-copy-2.png?resize=256,256 256w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Longest-possible-train-journey-copy-2.png?resize=335,335 335w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Longest-possible-train-journey-copy-2.png?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Longest-possible-train-journey-copy-2.png?resize=640,640 640w, https:\/\/bigthink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Longest-possible-train-journey-copy-2.png?resize=854,854 854w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"card-title-and-series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-series\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/\">Strange Maps<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigthink.com\/strange-maps\/portugal-to-singapore-train\/\" class=\"card-title\">The world\u2019s longest train journey is epic \u2014 but nobody&#8217;s ever taken it<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">Can you travel by rail from Portugal all the way to Singapore? 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