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The Power of Maps

Wood, Denis

Denis Wood shows how maps are not impartial reference objects, but rather instruments of communication, persuasion, and power.

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Perspectives Article

Neurogeology: The Anthropocene’s Inspirational Power

by Christian Schwägerl

This article argues that Planet Earth has entered a period of “neurogeology”: the mental states and resulting actions of individual humans, groups of humans, and the collective mental states of all humans together are creating a new mode of planetary development.

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Exhibition chapter

Introduction | The Northwest Passage

A mere dream for centuries, the Northwest Passage has now become a place and a topic where scientific and traditional knowledge intersect. This is the introductory chapter of “The Northwest Passage: Myth, Environment, and Resources”—a virtual exhibition written by historian Elena Baldassarri.

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Exhibition chapter

Natural Resources | The Northwest Passage

Apart from a diverse and previously unknown fauna, explorations and receding ice caps have uncovered a sought-after abundance of natural resources in the Arctic region. Historian Elena Baldassarri argues that the exploitation of these resources not only constitutes a threat to the non-human world, but also to the Inuit people. This is a chapter of the virtual exhibition “The Northwest Passage: Myth, Environment, and Resources.”

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