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”
Category: Science
Map Monday, Worldwide Hyperloop transit map
If Elon Musk is successful with his Hyperloop project, a scheme to replace trains and planes with transit via hyper-speed vacuum tubes, future humans will be able to catch a subway-like train to their global destinations. Is this a real possibility? As it turns out yes, the technology exists today…. Read more“Map Monday, Worldwide Hyperloop transit map”
Map Monday, When is a curved line really straight?
Learning math consists of mastering basic concepts and using them as building blocks to understand more complex ideas. A good way for students to understand these ideas is to apply them to the real world. This starts far earlier than you might realize. Even before they go to school every… Read more“Map Monday, When is a curved line really straight?”