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”
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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”
Map Monday, Alphabets and writing systems of the World
How often do you think about alphabets and the complexity of writing words on paper (or screens)? In one of my previous blog posts I wrote about the under-appreciation of the written word. Some of you may erroneously make a connection between my frequent themes of under-appreciation and my own… Read more“Map Monday, Alphabets and writing systems of the World”