Earth is a fascinating place. This page collects some of the interesting spots I have shared.

  • Land doesn’t vote, people vote: Virginia 2025
    What would happen if you followed the “people vote” principle and scaled the map so that the area of each county was not determined by its land area, but by the number of people who voted?
  • Derna immediately after the flood
    The Flood
    Imagine Westminster, Maryland or Maitland, Florida suddenly wiped off the map, washed out to sea by a hundred-foot wall of water.
  • A photo of the Huanan Seafood Market, where the COVID-19 pandemic began
    Where It All Began
    Three years ago, right about this time, a killer was beginning to kill. We had no idea at the time, but our lives were about to change forever. Here’s where it all began.
  • The Golden Temple of Elista on Google Earth
    In Russia, Buddha meditates on you!
    The world’s most unexpected Buddhist temple is in Russia, on the western shore of the Caspian Sea
  • Map of South Dakota and North Dakota
    What’s North of South Dakota?
    The answer is mostly obvious: North Dakota. But there is one tiny, bizarre exception, which I found through Google Earth.