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Tomas Pueyo

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Tomas Pueyo

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Tomas Pueyo
@tomaspueyo
Aug 1, 2023
MEGATHREAD All my geography posts in one place (I'll add more as I make them) 1. Maps distort the world
Tomas Pueyo
@tomaspueyo
Apr 14, 2023
Maps twist our perception of the world Here are 20 to rethink it: 1. Countries closer to the equator (~poorer) seem smaller than they are (map by @neilrkaye)
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Tomas Pueyo
@tomaspueyo
Jul 18, 2024
Here are the most FASCINATING facts I could find about Mexico: 1. Mexico is so huge it’s hard to comprehend. You can fit 30 European countries in Mexico and still have room to spare
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Tomas Pueyo
@tomaspueyo
Feb 7, 2023
India just passed China as the most populous country in the world. Why? Because of the biggest accident in history Look at where people live in India. What's that band up north?
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Tomas Pueyo
@tomaspueyo
Apr 20, 2023
The Mediterranean Sea was dry 5M years ago Then, a series of MEGAFLOODS filled it in a matter of months How did the Med dry up? Why did it fill so brutally? How would it have felt to be there? This is what we know:
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Tomas Pueyo
@tomaspueyo
Apr 14, 2023
Maps twist our perception of the world Here are 20 to rethink it: 1. Countries closer to the equator (~poorer) seem smaller than they are (map by @neilrkaye)
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Tomas Pueyo
@tomaspueyo
Jul 29, 2023
50% of humans live in this circle But why? It's not a coincidence It's because of a single, massive accident Why? Let's zoom in:
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Tomas Pueyo
@tomaspueyo
Aug 13, 2022
Why do Brazilians speak Portuguese and not Spanish? Because of the rotation of the Earth and the distance between Puerto Rico and Cape Verde:
Tomas Pueyo
@tomaspueyo
Apr 1, 2024
This video of the Rock of Gibraltar gives an intuition for why some areas of the world have deserts next to rainforests What's happening here? How can you use that to predict where there will be deserts or rainforests?🧵
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Tomas Pueyo
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May 16, 2023
Why is Africa the way it is? What are its main regions? Its most defining features? What's key about each country? Most of it is rooted in 2 factors. Here's how to understand Africa and each one of its countries:
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Tomas Pueyo
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Feb 14, 2024
East/West Germany's phantom borders More below
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Tomas Pueyo
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Jan 31, 2024
Why is Madrid the capital of Spain? Madrid is quite unique: • No river • Very recent • Tiny when it became a capital So why?
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Tomas Pueyo
@tomaspueyo
Nov 9, 2024
Should you be able to experiment on your own cancer? This expert virologist did. It was the 3rd time her cancer appeared. It didn't bode well. So she injected viruses in her tumor and it shrunk. But most journals didn't want to publish her results. Why? Because they're dumb 🧵
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Nov 9, 2024
A scientist who successfully treated her own breast cancer by injecting the tumour with lab-grown viruses has sparked discussion about the ethics of self-experimentation go.nature.com/3NXqzEq
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Tomas Pueyo
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Jan 24, 2023
The tiny island of Java has more population than all of Russia More than all of Japan Why?
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Tomas Pueyo
@tomaspueyo
Apr 5, 2023
The Texas Triangle , between Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio, contains 75% of Texans. Why? What's special about that triangle?
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