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A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything
You know that feeling when you see something that somebody much younger than you has done, that blows you away with its creativity and execution, and you realize that you couldn’t make something that awesome now, let alone when you were that age? That feeling, gentle reader, is called “humility,” and, if you’re at all […] Continue reading
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Tagged animation, Electronic Geek, History, Science and Education, stop-motion, Video
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Beautiful 19th Century Maps Drawn by Children
For some reason, maps have always piqued my interest. Even as a child, I loved rifling through old maps of places near and far, imagined and real, tracing the boundaries and plotting adventures.
Sadly, precious few maps have survived the centuries. But one of the most remarkable collections I’ve ever seen came to my attention via […] Continue reading
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Tagged Armchair Geek, cartography, children, Education, History, kids, mapmaking, maps, Science and Education
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