Between 1960 and 2019, the number of nesting pairs of Bald Eagles in the contiguous US grew from a few hundred to over 70,000. What a success story!

Wonderful cartoon by @tomgauld describes my bookshelf pretty accurately. Give him a follow if you enjoy books or science. Also buy his stuff and find out which category his books will be in your library!

How big is #Mexico ? Source: buff.ly/2MS1auG

Number of 40°C days recorded across France’s main weather station network over the past 75 years.

Lovely little #map of #procrastination. A really creative way of showing how we all waste time occasionally (ok, all the time...). Created by the artists at @evernote.

#Infographic shows where in your mouth different letters (in the English language) are formed. I had never seen something like his before. Really cool stuff! Source: buff.ly/2wqhnDs

I love "The hierarchy of disagreement". We collectively need to learn how to argue and disagree in a kinder, more efficient way. The whole article is worth reading. If you are pressed for time just read the pyramid and laugh at the lowest stage. Source: buff.ly/2tU4hgx

Before AI was the talk of town, we obsessed about the Internet of Things and @MooseAllain gave us one of the funniest cartoons ever.

This natural experiment started in 1992 when three shipping containers lost about 30,000 rubber ducks in the middle of the ocean. Over the years the ducks were sighted across the globe allowing scientists to better understand ocean currents. Source: buff.ly/2t5VPuk

The Japanese concept of #ikigai boils down the search for meaning in life into four questions. 1) What do you love? 2) What are you good at? 3) What does the world need from you? 4) What can you get paid for?

Map of Europe with each country represented by one of its most recognizable pieces of art. Even though I’d argue France should have a picture of Asterix 😉 Source: buff.ly/2eKIYUV

The interactive "Ancient Earth" globe allows you to view the continents at varies stages from today back to 750 million years ago. You can even look for your home address in the search field to see where you would've lived back then. Source: buff.ly/2t1YUsQ

Since we live on a planet of oceans it makes sense to create a projection centered around Antarctica to emphasize the role of the oceans. Of all map projections this one probably hurts my brain the most...

#Infographic show the sleeping habits of various animals. #Dolphins put one half of their brain to sleep at a time. #Giraffes almost don't sleep at all. #SeaOtters hold hands while sleeping. Source: buff.ly/2E8CjOh

Venn diagram shows what letters the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic alphabets have in common. Lovely bit of trivia. Source: buff.ly/2v3ytXq

About once a year I reshare this little bit of urban planning wisdom.

Very cool animated #history map of #Europe. One frame for every year starting in 400 BC. The link goes through to YouTube. Be aware the video is 11 minutes long. Utterly fascinating though! Link: buff.ly/2EPAoPc

Now that the West talks more about Africa than usual during the World Cup a quick reminder of just how big the continent really is. Source: buff.ly/2N0hdHr

The Chinese car market shifted towards local brands. Once China was a gold mine for foreign car companies but that's no longer the case...

The Roman Empire compared to the USA. Maybe the former Roman Empire should apply to host a World Cup soon? Source: buff.ly/2tJOwFS

I honour of @erlinghaaland let me reshare this reminder that the Norwegian flag is the Swiss Army knife of flags: It contains six other flags!

In the US people with higher income are less likely to have a tattoo. Is an ink free body becoming a social marker? Once again a great dataset dug up by @ryanburge.

Over the last 10 years gasoline prices in the US went up and had some temporary super high spikes. EV home charging costs rose much less over the same period. Source: buff.ly/YIG6qUk

A quarter century of real US house price changes. Michigan prices were held back by Detroits decline I assume. Montana becoming much more expensive might be due to being a particularly small market in 2000 driven up by internal migration? Just a guess. Any Montana experts here? HT @mapstream

This map goes a long way in explaining why Italy and Spain are beloved holiday destinations for Germans and Brits. Throw in good food and a beach and you’ve got a tourism jackpot.

This animated version of the NASA climate spiral is worth watching until the end when the graphic turns 3D. Source: buff.ly/rGxGK0R

This map shows the last time European countries had a fertility rate of 1.5 or above. A slightly different way of saying fertility decline is huge in Europe. Source: buff.ly/wKm3IXZ

I loved Moby Dick when I first read it many moons ago. I had forgotten how far the journey described in the book was. Source: buff.ly/5Z2mKIy

Here are the populations of 100 European cities of major importance in 1854. Note that it doesn’t say biggest cities. Didn’t expect Naples so high up the list. Only London and Paris had over a million residents.

Challenge yourself and find where Waldo is celebrating Freedom 250.

Another gem for the size comparison fans out there. Mt Everest is tiny in comparison to Olympus Mons on Mars. HT @curiosityonx

This map suggests that any struggling US worker should pack up their belongings and move to the Dakotas. Freakishly low unemployment should result in decent wages. Also these are affordable states. Source: buff.ly/Hp04QUv

What does this map shows? A) Where Pornhub will be blocked & restricted as of 1 July 2026 B) Where VPN subscriptions surge C) All of the above Source: buff.ly/OafFgcO

Turns out ALL Australian pineapples 🍍 come from Queensland.

The argument for wealth and death taxes seems stronger in Germany and Switzerland than it does in the US based on this data. (Erben = inherited wealth)

People tend to give the highest ratings to movies that are older than them, and the lowest ratings to newer movies. This of course makes perfect sense because you only watch old classics but might watch random new BS.

Where would you prefer to live in this matrix based on the wet-dry and hot-cold axis?

This map by @civixplorer annoyed me. Why do cities within a country get to have different logos for their metros? That’s confusing. One simple logo for all metro systems in a country is the way to go. But I would of course say that as a German…

Just so you know where exactly you are wasting your life a away. Also, follow me on all of these channels please. Source: buff.ly/OjLJtob

Workers about to retire must be replaced by young people about to join the workforce. The euro area has 37% more people aged 55-64 than aged 15-24 (69% in Germany). Without migration, the workforce shrinks while demand for care goes up. The remaining workers will be taxed ever more.

This map shows the journey that Ernesto Che Guevara describes in "The Motorcycle Diaries". The journey turned Che from a young man looking for adventure into a man who saw poverty as structural injustice and started the transformation into the famous revolutionary. Source: buff.ly/GXniOtE

I’m hardcore pro-environment, hardcore pro-low-emissions, but I’m also pro-aircon. Get one if your city heats up like crazy. Yes they look terrible but your European city wasn’t designed to work on a 35+ degree day. As always, the poor are more severely hit.

Around the June solstice, London and Rio de Janeiro enjoy almost the same sunset time. That feels wrong as the two cities sit over 40 degrees of longitude apart. But the calendar fixes the puzzle. London is near its longest day of the year, while Rio is near its shortest. Source: buff.ly/QChoxeV

It's impressive to see how much of Boston's land reclamations took place between 1630 and 1880.

This chart by the Fed shows that the 70+ cohort in the US held 19% of household wealth in 1989. Today the 70+ group owns 33%. Source: buff.ly/WPQoEUL

This map shows how several US cities were reshaped by land reclamation projects. Very cool. Source: buff.ly/MEmlNh6

This awesome animated map shows the decade long journey taken by Odysseus' home from Troy. Best part is that more books are mapped: buff.ly/nbLfG9v

No surprise to see China having huge currency reserves. The US doesn’t need huge reserves since the USD is boss. Surprised to see how small the German reserves are. Source: buff.ly/0M10sWi

China became heaps richer and more urbanized in just one decade. So did other parts of Asia but the Chinese story is particularly impressive.

The average US American now need to earn $70k to afford a modest 2 bedroom rental without being considered to be under rental stress. Source: buff.ly/qBCzwxI