Thinking Spatially

Nov 30 2024 50 ep. 13 mins 30

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Why does thinking spatially and geographically still matter in our 21st Century world? Join geographer Joseph Kerski as we explore natural hazards, population trends, biodiversity, energy, water, and other important issues, how geotechnologies and maps can serve as tools for investigation, and dig into issues of location privacy and data quality along the way.

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Surveying: Measuring the Earth

Nov 30 2024 13 mins

This episode focuses on surveying, and how measuring the Earth was important through ancient times to our modern times, with an emphasis on the geographic implications.

Universalis Cosmographia: Waldseemullers America and the World

Nov 01 2024 11 mins

This episode investigates Universalis Cosmographia: Waldseemuller’s map showing America and the World, and the impact it had on its time in 1507 and on to today’s modern web maps.

Regional Studies: Investigating the Diversity of the World

Oct 01 2024 12 mins

This podcast delves into regional studies, their geographic foundations, and their impact.

Posidonius: Uniting Geography with Science and Philosophy

Sep 01 2024 9 mins

This podcast episode focuses on Posidonius, who untied geography with science and philosophy, and the impact it had on thought in his time (135-51 BC) and thereafter.

Roads, Ports, and Railroads: Connecting the Planet

Aug 01 2024 14 mins

This podcast episode focuses on Roads, Ports, and Railroads, how they connect the Planet, and their geographic implications.

Mercator: Mapping the World in a New Way

Jul 01 2024 13 mins

This podcast focuses on the life and work of Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594), who mapped the world in a new way, and the geographic implications of his life and work.

Topophilia: Affinity to Place

Jun 01 2024 15 mins

This podcast defines and explains the concept of topophilia–that we as humans are fundamentally attached to place, and why it matters.

Pei Xiu: Advancing Cartography in China

May 01 2024 10 mins

This podcast discusses the cartographic and geographic advances of Pei Xiu in China from 224 to 271 AD or CE.

Observatories: Monitors of the Earth and Beyond

Apr 01 2024 11 mins

This episode of the Thinking Spatially podcast discusses the geographic implications of observatories from ancient times to our modern times.

Magellan: Launching Global Exploration

Feb 29 2024 14 mins

This podcast focuses on Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) and the impact his 1519-1521 voyage had on geography, cartography, exploration, and much more, during its time and down to our present age.