Map Monday, The most common 2nd language by state

Spanish is the most common 2nd language spoken in most of the US.  What’s the next most common language?  As you might expect government, businesses and advocacy groups want to answer to this question.  Where there’s interest there’s data and this being a Map Monday post, that translates into a… Read more“Map Monday, The most common 2nd language by state”

Map Monday, Chess Grandmasters by Country

This week’s Map Monday feature is about chess; specifically the distribution of the World’s Grandmasters. The origins of chess remain somewhat obscure.  Most believe the modern game grew from chaturanga, a game played in the Gupta Empire in the 3rd-6th centuries. The first recognizable version of the game appeared in… Read more“Map Monday, Chess Grandmasters by Country”

Map Monday, Favorite Internet browser by country

As mobile devices take an ever increasing share of people’s internet time, the internet browser war seems to have fallen by the wayside.  I spent more than a decade in the high-tech battlefield. I understand the ephemeral nature of these epic battles.  My personal battle revolved around ATM switching vs…. Read more“Map Monday, Favorite Internet browser by country”