James Bond films (only later did I discover the books) were a mainstay of my childhood fantasy world. When I was younger the cars, gadgets, exotic locations, and action scenes drove my interest. Together with my friends I would roam the neighborhood fighting SPECTRE, Goldfinger, and Oddjob. The only thing… Read more“Map Monday, On location with James Bond films”
Map Monday, How human disease travels the globe
Human disease has taken many paths to travel the globe. Blown by winds and storms or carried on currents many early diseases found new homes via earth’s weather. Some of these diseases may have taken their journeys in their native state, but quite a few hitched a ride on a… Read more“Map Monday, How human disease travels the globe”
Map Monday, cosmic flight paths through the Solar System
Cosmic happenings have been at the top of the news over the last six months. In January we heard about the brightest supernova ever recorded. At its peak the ASASSN-14lh supernova was 20 times brighter than the combined light of all the stars in our galaxy. Also in January researchers… Read more“Map Monday, cosmic flight paths through the Solar System”
