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German #geographer and #demographer in #Melbourne. I curate #maps and #data that explain how the #world works. Obviously all opinions are my own...

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If you have this weird gut feeling that the rich pay little tax in the US, your gut is spot on... Source:

If you have this weird gut feeling that the rich pay little tax in the US, your gut is spot on... Source:

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Another animated true size type of map. This lovely version is from the great Milan Janosov.

Another animated true size type of map. This lovely version is from the great Milan Janosov.

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This animated map allows us to watch Manhattan grow up, literally. We see New York’s building boom from 1765 to 2014, as colonial houses give way to brownstones, tenements, skyscrapers, art deco icons, post-war towers and today’s luxury high-rises. A lot of urban history in one neat visual. Source:

This animated map allows us to watch Manhattan grow up, literally. We see New York’s building boom from 1765 to 2014, as colonial houses give way to brownstones, tenements, skyscrapers, art deco icons, post-war towers and today’s luxury high-rises. A lot of urban history in one neat visual. Source:

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It's the early 1930s and you travel from London to Cairo via train. Imagine what this would've felt like. Exhausting, exhilarating, dangerous? This lovely animated map by Tatiana Pashagina allows us to dream about traveling the old Orient Express.

It's the early 1930s and you travel from London to Cairo via train. Imagine what this would've felt like. Exhausting, exhilarating, dangerous? This lovely animated map by Tatiana Pashagina allows us to dream about traveling the old Orient Express.

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Rivers are alive. A 50-year sequence of Peru’s Ucayali River shows how a river constantly shifts its bed, reshapes landscapes and redraws maps. Rivers move, ecosystems respond and planning must learn to work with that movement rather than pretend landscapes stay fixed. Source:

Rivers are alive. A 50-year sequence of Peru’s Ucayali River shows how a river constantly shifts its bed, reshapes landscapes and redraws maps. Rivers move, ecosystems respond and planning must learn to work with that movement rather than pretend landscapes stay fixed. Source:

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A great #badgeographyjoke in the form of an animated map by @mirzakok

A great #badgeographyjoke in the form of an animated map by @mirzakok

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This super cool isometric map of NYC was created with Claude and Gemini without any human coding involved. It's fun to explore the city that never sleeps in this lovely SimCity-esque style. Source:

This super cool isometric map of NYC was created with Claude and Gemini without any human coding involved. It's fun to explore the city that never sleeps in this lovely SimCity-esque style. Source:

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This animated map shows us the aftermath of the Super Bowl. A huge exodus of private jets from the Bay Area airports began. We departures from five local hubs (SFO, OAK, SJC, LVK, and HWD) between 3:00 and 10:00 UTC. The rich can easily get tickets to the event and travel isn't an issue either. Source:

This animated map shows us the aftermath of the Super Bowl. A huge exodus of private jets from the Bay Area airports began. We departures from five local hubs (SFO, OAK, SJC, LVK, and HWD) between 3:00 and 10:00 UTC. The rich can easily get tickets to the event and travel isn't an issue either. Source:

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A week on planet earth. This animated map shows the global temperatures in early March of 2026. Source:

A week on planet earth. This animated map shows the global temperatures in early March of 2026. Source:

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This map shows the radioactive cloud moving through Europe after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. This was super scary and set off a strong anti-nuclear sentiment. To this day the Green political movement is linked to its anti-nuclear roots. Source:

This map shows the radioactive cloud moving through Europe after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. This was super scary and set off a strong anti-nuclear sentiment. To this day the Green political movement is linked to its anti-nuclear roots. Source:

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A friendly reminder that for many mountain enthusiasts K2 is considered The Mountaineers' Mountain or The King of Mountains.

A friendly reminder that for many mountain enthusiasts K2 is considered The Mountaineers' Mountain or The King of Mountains.

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I frequently present data on population change but hadn't seen a visual that shows population loss in such a dark way. The short video shows population loss of Indigenous American populations over relatively short periods. Source:

I frequently present data on population change but hadn't seen a visual that shows population loss in such a dark way. The short video shows population loss of Indigenous American populations over relatively short periods. Source:

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To counter my previous post about Italy, here is an extremely different case. Qatar grew its population based on (let's call it) cheap imported male laborers who built a whole lot out of nearly nothing in the desert. Source:

To counter my previous post about Italy, here is an extremely different case. Qatar grew its population based on (let's call it) cheap imported male laborers who built a whole lot out of nearly nothing in the desert. Source:

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This animated map shows tidal movements around the globe. Sure, a legend would've been welcome. The red dots show areas without significant tidal movement. Locate your closest shoreline on the map and enjoy the show. Source: HT Marine Gyaan

This animated map shows tidal movements around the globe. Sure, a legend would've been welcome. The red dots show areas without significant tidal movement. Locate your closest shoreline on the map and enjoy the show. Source: HT Marine Gyaan

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It's the neighbourhood, stupid! That’s where community happens. What if we applied Ireland’s policy stack to a single street? You’d get less space for cars and more for people. Safer walking. Better public transport. Greenery woven in. More reasons to stop, chat, belong. Policy only matters if it shows up on your street. Source:
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It's the neighbourhood, stupid! That’s where community happens. What if we applied Ireland’s policy stack to a single street? You’d get less space for cars and more for people. Safer walking. Better public transport. Greenery woven in. More reasons to stop, chat, belong. Policy only matters if it shows up on your street. Source:

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949,883 views • 2 months ago

This animated map shows 196 years worth of passenger rail in Great Britain. They come, they go. Let's just say that these days no Brit would dream up a character like Thomas the Tank Engine.
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This animated map shows 196 years worth of passenger rail in Great Britain. They come, they go. Let's just say that these days no Brit would dream up a character like Thomas the Tank Engine.

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This is a berry good map. The distribution of 19 types of berries native to North America are shown in this interactive map. Source:
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This is a berry good map. The distribution of 19 types of berries native to North America are shown in this interactive map. Source:

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2,956,889 views • 3 years ago

Bye, Russia! Animation shows where Germany has been getting its natural gas from. Source:
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Bye, Russia! Animation shows where Germany has been getting its natural gas from. Source:

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2,172,355 views • 3 years ago

Atlantic currents aren’t some distant risk. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is already weakening, and if it tips, the consequences are real: a colder Europe, disrupted food systems, frozen ports, energy shortages. This isn’t a 2100 problem. It’s happening now. Source:
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Atlantic currents aren’t some distant risk. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is already weakening, and if it tips, the consequences are real: a colder Europe, disrupted food systems, frozen ports, energy shortages. This isn’t a 2100 problem. It’s happening now. Source:

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90,120 views • 1 month ago

400 years of data in one animation: global power never stands still. From Asian dominance to Western industrial rise and now China’s surge, the centre of gravity keeps shifting. Today’s turmoil feels new, but history says it’s the norm. Source:
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400 years of data in one animation: global power never stands still. From Asian dominance to Western industrial rise and now China’s surge, the centre of gravity keeps shifting. Today’s turmoil feels new, but history says it’s the norm. Source:

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113,602 views • 1 month ago

Here are some European train journeys for your bucket list!
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Here are some European train journeys for your bucket list!

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155,161 views • 5 months ago

To say this is a problem is a gigantic understatement. We live in the golden age of AI slop. Hopefully we will soon gain the right control the algorithms that control our online life in order to filter out AI slop to a large degree.
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To say this is a problem is a gigantic understatement. We live in the golden age of AI slop. Hopefully we will soon gain the right control the algorithms that control our online life in order to filter out AI slop to a large degree.

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184,986 views • 7 months ago

What would be left of the world's oceans if we pulled a 10m plug in the Marianas Trench emptying the water? Silly exercise but great to watch! Inspiration: Source:
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What would be left of the world's oceans if we pulled a 10m plug in the Marianas Trench emptying the water? Silly exercise but great to watch! Inspiration: Source:

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539,358 views • 3 years ago

Animated map shows the history of US American settlement (post Columbus). We end up seeing about 2500 cities and towns. Pretty amazing to watch. Source:
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Animated map shows the history of US American settlement (post Columbus). We end up seeing about 2500 cities and towns. Pretty amazing to watch. Source:

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439,967 views • 3 years ago

This great animated map shows how daylight hours vary across the globe throughout the year. Source:
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This great animated map shows how daylight hours vary across the globe throughout the year. Source:

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36,739 views • 3 months ago

Just a bit of Australian state border geography humour. Surely that's not too niche for you?! Source:
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Just a bit of Australian state border geography humour. Surely that's not too niche for you?! Source:

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137,688 views • 2 years ago

You've seen videos of the of the recent extreme rainfall in Dubai. This animated map add further context. Source:
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You've seen videos of the of the recent extreme rainfall in Dubai. This animated map add further context. Source:

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72,459 views • 2 years ago

This animated map imagines rivers standing up like trees. The link shows you an animated globe. Explore the world of river trees and see what your favourite river looks like standing upright! Source:
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This animated map imagines rivers standing up like trees. The link shows you an animated globe. Explore the world of river trees and see what your favourite river looks like standing upright! Source:

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32,859 views • 1 year ago

This animated map shows the distribution of 19 types of berries native to North America. I consider this a berry good map and hope it won't get berried under other posts in your timeline. Source:
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This animated map shows the distribution of 19 types of berries native to North America. I consider this a berry good map and hope it won't get berried under other posts in your timeline. Source:

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34,433 views • 1 year ago

Today in a year you will be able to witness the eclipse of April 8, 2024. Shown here from the perspective of the Moon. Source:
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Today in a year you will be able to witness the eclipse of April 8, 2024. Shown here from the perspective of the Moon. Source:

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55,965 views • 3 years ago

Record high number of births, record low birth rate. What’s going on? Here are two minutes of demographic insight into births in Australia. Here is my column in The New Daily on the topic:
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Record high number of births, record low birth rate. What’s going on? Here are two minutes of demographic insight into births in Australia. Here is my column in The New Daily on the topic:

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39,604 views • 2 years ago

This video is a super short summary of my column in The New Daily on the demographics of China. I explain why China must grow its economy at all cost:
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This video is a super short summary of my column in The New Daily on the demographics of China. I explain why China must grow its economy at all cost:

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11,074 views • 7 months ago

This animation shows when land was first developed in the US and the construction of the railway system. Source:
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This animation shows when land was first developed in the US and the construction of the railway system. Source:

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12,408 views • 10 months ago

Wow! This cool animation shows a full day of inbound and outbound flights at Frankfurt Airport. On this busy day more than 1,300 flights were operated. Source:
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Wow! This cool animation shows a full day of inbound and outbound flights at Frankfurt Airport. On this busy day more than 1,300 flights were operated. Source:

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10,879 views • 10 months ago

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