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Maps of the Invisible: Revealing Hidden Patterns on Planet Earth with James Cheshire

Science & Cocktails is proud to present a unique episode with geography superstar James Cheshire, acclaimed author of many books, including The Atlas of the Invisible, and awardee of major awards from the Royal Geographical Society. James Cheshire reveals hidden patterns around the globe that shape our lives: patterns of happiness, anxiety, cell towers connecting us all, geopolitics, and hurricanes. What can a big map tell you about gender inequality? Can you use a map to fix the world economy? If you looked deep enough into one, can you tell the future? How can maps be used to reveal the patterns hidden in the billions of data points collected everyday about planet earth? What questions must cartographers ask, and what processes must they follow to create compelling visualisations? How has historical data visualisation influenced the maps and graphics we see today? Digital threads unspool behind us now in nearly everything we do. Even if you fled to a deserted island and hurled your phone into the sea, a satellite would soon pass overhead and record the heat signature of your campfire. Each passing second, the world’s data gathers into a bigger tangle. Professor James Cheshire pulls at these threads and maps what he finds. This Science & Cocktails episode demonstrates how James Cheshire uses the power of maps to give a tangible visual form for stories that reveal what data can tell us about our past, who we are, how we’re doing and what we face in the century ahead. Cheshire presents examples from pioneering thinkers and data visualisers from the 19th Century and hear how they are inspiring mapmakers today. Behind the scenes insights into the techniques and concepts required to transform complex data into inspiring information and discussion of whether we can have too much data - all that and more through stunning maps and visualisations. James shows how geography is at the heart of many of the world’s challenges – and also offers a solution to them. James Cheshire is Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography in the UCL Department of Geography and Director of the UCL Q-Step Centre. He is co-author of the critically acclaimed books London: The Information Capital and Where the Animals Go. James is the recipient of a number of major awards from the Royal Geographical Society, The North American Cartographic Information Society and British Cartographic Society. He was President of the Society of Cartographers between 2017 and 2019. His research focuses on the use of “big” and open datasets for the study of social science. He has published in a range of journals on a variety of topics including the use of cycle hire schemes, the spatial analysis of surnames and new ways to visualise population data. For more cool science visit: • Website: https://www.scienceandcocktails.org • Facebook:   / scienceandcocktailscph   • Youtube:    / sciencecocktails   • Instagram:   / scienceandcocktailsglobal