Review | The Selected Letters of Cassiodorus: A Sixth-Century Sourcebook
A millennium and a half ago, or so, if you wanted to break away from the western Roman Empire, you simply called in the barbarians.
The Speaking Style of Some Languages May Help Spread COVID-19
Researchers hypothesize that languages with higher numbers of aspirated consonants, like the letters P, T, and K in English, allow for the spread of more particles from the speakers’ mouths.
Review | Dreamers and Schemers
Barry Siegel’s “Dreamers and Schemers” features William May Garland who propelled LA’s early development into a major metropolis through his ‘irresistible life force’ of salesmanship.
Review | The 99% Invisible City
The 99% Invisible City explains the small mysteries in our everyday urban geography.
New Online Tool Aims to Track Covid-19 Cases in Schools Across the United States
A new effort will attempt to track coronavirus cases based on voluntary reporting from public, charter, and private schools in the United States.
Study Forecasts World Population to Peak in 2064
A report recently published by the University of Washington has estimated that the global population would peak in 2064 at 9.7 billion before declining to 8.8 billion in 2100.
Guess the City Based on Street Video
City Guesser is an online geography game that uses audio and visual street video to provide hints about where in the world the city is located.
Mapping University Plans for Fall 2020
The Daily Pennsylvanian has developed a map that is tracking the Fall 2020 plans for 350 colleges across 50 states.
The Geography of Music
Music has a number of important geographical links that affect the economic, politics, and tastes of music.
Spatial Relationships Between Public Transport and Ride-Hailing
Researchers have studied the effects of ride sharing on public transportation.
Testing Sewage Can Predict COVID-19 Spikes
The concentration of coronavirus RNA in sewage could point researchers toward a clearer picture of how many residents have been infected by the virus in a specific area.
Study Estimates That 3 Billion People Will Be Living In Extreme Heat By 2070
Researchers used data from UN population projections to map out how a three-degree warming scenario will translate into temperature changes for the world’s population.