I love anything space travel related. I love Monty Python. And anyone who’s seen me should find it self evident that I love cheese. This little news item about cheese in space naturally caught my eye and had to be passed on to our good readers. This week’s podcast features a news item concerning the [...]
When you travel around the US there are lots of interesting landmarks to see. Unfortunately, only a few get the top billing. Not to disparage the Grand Canyon’s and Jamestown’s of the country, but there are some great places to see that get lost in the limelight. Checkout this list from Matador Trips of the 20 Overlooked [...]
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 282 December 12, 2010 Main Topic: Our conversation with Max Baber of USGIF Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
The New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) is attempting to document Times Square at this moment and time and space by requesting photos from anyone in the public. According to the NY Historical Society guidelines, “The original digital photographs of contemporary Times Square in New York City (from West 42nd to 47th Streets at Broadway or Seventh [...]
While I was looking around for general World Regional Geography materials to talk about in honor of the end of the semester I came across pppst.com or Pete’s PowerPoint Station. Pete’s is a filled with free presentations in PowerPoint format about a ton of topics from math to history to (you guessed it) geography. There [...]
A VerySpatial Podcast Shownotes – Episode 281 December 5, 2010 Main Topic: Conversations with Clark Selby of PCI Geomatics and Michael Quan of Tactical VR Click to directly download MP3 Click to directly download AAC Click for the detailed shownotes
The news that NASA discovered a new type of microorganism has overshadowed new findings on Pluto. The Christian Science Monitor presents both sides of the debate, “Should Pluto be Restored as a Planet?” According to Mike Wall from Space.com, Pluto was found to be slightly larger than Eris, the entity that supplanted it, re-opening the [...]
As most people are painfully aware, the economy isn’t exactly hoping right now. My gifts for geographers is designed to be easier on the wallet for those looking to keep their expenses to a minimum. Let me just say I hate ties. Can’t stand’em. Unfortunately social conventions dictates they’re necessary from time to time. If [...]
I know I have been scarce on the blog recently while I try to balance the whole new professor thing with all the other fun stuff in my life, but I had to add my picks for your holiday shopping this year. My first pick is a great resource that I have already used to [...]
