Fact Check: Map Comparing Size of Texas to Europe Is Mostly Accurate

A map shared to social media in mid-October 2024 accurately compared the size of Texas to Europe. Rating: Mostly True (About ...
Newsweek

True-Scale Map Comparing Russia to Africa Blows People’s Minds

A video showing the true size of Russia compared to Africa has gone viral on TikTok as social media users learn about the misrepresentation of scale on many world maps. First posted in late February, ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Comparing Boston's past to present with historic media

BASED ON JUST YOUR ADDRESS. WHAT IF THERE WERE A TIME MACHINE THAT COULD FIT IN YOUR POCKET AND SHOW YOU INSTANTLY WHAT A PLACE LOOKED LIKE 100 YEARS AGO? WELL, THERE IS. IT’S CALLED ATLAS SCOPE AND ...
The Next Web

How to map the globe using 3-word combinations and a bit of math

It’s hard to imagine that three random words have the power to both map the globe and keep your private data secure. The secret behind this power is just a little bit of math. What3words is an app and ...
The Conversation

How math and language can combine to map the globe and create strong passwords, using the power of 3 random words

Mary Lynn Reed currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA). IDA is a nonprofit corporation that operates three Federally Funded Research and Development ...