The distortions of maps can influence how we see the world. The world as we know it, or at least the way we view it on a map, is wrong. Astoundingly, we’ve been viewing things incorrectly since 1569.
John Locke, an English philosopher argued that the human mind is a “tabula rasa” or “blank slate”. Everything that we, as humans, know comes from our experiences in the world. So should ...
By Stephen Castle Around the world, people found ways to show their holiday spirit. By Keith Bedford and Sara Ruberg As the fighters who ousted Bashar al-Assad set out to assert control over the ...