Greg Miller
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Portland, OR, United States
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The enduring allure of conspiracies » Nieman Journalism Lab
Conspiracy theories seem to meet psychological needs and can be almost impossible to eradicate. One remedy: Keep them from taking root in the first place. → Read More
Excerpt: Pirate maps were the most valuable booty of all
Extremely valuable pirate booty, a stolen Spanish atlas bought the life of a 17th-century English buccaneer. → Read More
The map that popularized the word ‘gerrymander’
The practice wasn’t new in 1812. But a map in a newspaper gave it a name that stuck. → Read More
How mapmakers help indigenous people defend their lands
With help from cartographers, native peoples’ hand-drawn maps of their own territory become a tool against exploitation. → Read More
See the Classified Russian Maps That Fell Into Enemy Hands
Russian cartographers mapped their homeland in detail—making these secret charts invaluable to the Nazis, the U.S. Army, and the CIA. → Read More
See the Classified Russian Maps That Fell Into Enemy Hands
Russian cartographers mapped their homeland in detail—making these secret charts invaluable to the Nazis, the U.S. Army, and the CIA. → Read More
How the Muggletonians, an Obscure Religious Sect, Mapped the Universe
The Muggletonians believed that Earth was the center of the universe—and made beautiful maps to prove it. → Read More
Ancient Maps Show Islands That Don't Really Exist
For centuries, mapmakers have conjured up islands that only exist in the imagination. → Read More
Vintage Video Explains How Road Maps Were Made in 1940
See how mapmakers painstakingly kept pace in an era when America’s road network was constantly expanding. → Read More
Vintage Map Shows Santa's Journey Around the World
A time capsule in more ways than one, a 1955 map features dozens of Santas cavorting all over the world. → Read More
Maps Show How Tearing Down City Slums Displaced Thousands
In the 1950s and ‘60s, federally funded projects displaced hundreds of thousands of people in American cities. → Read More
Rare Aztec Map Reveals a Glimpse of Life in 1500s Mexico
A colorful map shows how indigenous and Spanish cultures mixed after their worlds collided. → Read More
Bizarre, Enormous 16th-Century Map Assembled for First Time
The largest known world map of its time—made of 60 individual sheets—can finally be seen as the mapmaker intended. → Read More
Why Ancient Mapmakers Were Terrified of Blank Spaces
Inventing cities, mountains, and monsters to fill the empty spaces on maps is a centuries-old tradition in cartography. → Read More
Secret Soviet Posters Demystify Map Symbols
These posters, part of a massive military program, illustrated how to map different types of buildings, bridges, and even trees in intricate detail. → Read More
The Soviet Military Program that Secretly Mapped the Entire World
The U.S.S.R. covertly mapped American and European cities—down to the heights of houses and types of businesses. → Read More
The Soviet Military Program that Secretly Mapped the Entire World
The U.S.S.R. covertly mapped American and European cities—down to the heights of houses and types of businesses. → Read More
This Enormous 100-Year-Old Map of Rome is Still the City's Best
The document is almost as tall as a two-story building. Here's how a 19th century archaeologist made the best map of the most mapped city in history. → Read More
Maps Show How Water Can Be a Precious Lifeline—or a Deadly Weapon
A new atlas by "guerrilla cartographers" explores the importance of water in everything from ancient mythology to modern warfare. → Read More
Charming 19th-Century Atlases Were the Facebook of Their Day
County atlases from the late 1800s provide a fascinating—if idealized—look at life in rural America. → Read More