Last year, Americans spent more than 300 billion minutes on navigation apps, like Waze or Google Maps.
The GPS systems in our pockets have come a long way from the first known map, carved into a mammoth tusk 30,000 years ago.
But even with satellites tracking us and the ever-changing Earth from the skies – digital maps aren’t fact. Errors can show up and are sometimes as old as maps themselves. The phantom island of Sandy Island appeared on Google Maps until 2012, when Australian scientists sailed to its supposed location and found only open ocean.
Mistakes on maps were sometimes intentional, sometimes not – but every single one tells a bigger story.
How and why did it get there? What does it reveal about the creator of the map and the world around them?
We sit down with Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones, better known as the Map Men on YouTube, to talk through these questions and more.
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Newshour - Nicolas Sarkozy starts jail time in Paris
The former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has started his five- year sentence at La Santé prison in central Paris. Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy to finance his election campaign with funds from the Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi. He denies wrongdoing.
Also in the programme: A rare interview with the Israeli writer David Grossman on what he calls his country's moral test; and the German pastor who made a startling discovery about his grandfather while watching a documentary about the Nazis.
(Photo: Nicolas Sarkozy has maintained his innocence and has lodged an appeal. Credit: Reuters)
WSJ Minute Briefing - U.S. Stocks Closed Mixed After Strong Earnings Reports
The Dow hits a new record. Plus: Gold had its worst day in over a decade. And General Motors posts surprisingly strong results. Katherine Sullivan hosts.
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WSJ What’s News - Warner Bros. Discovery Is Exploring a Sale
P.M. Edition for Oct. 21. Warner Bros. Discovery said it’s considering a sale of some or all of its media assets. WSJ media and entertainment reporter Joe Flint discusses what’s driving this moment of consolidation in the entertainment industry. Plus, General Motors reported better-than-expected third-quarter results, sending its stock soaring. And amid a glut of unaffordable housing, a growing number of renters nationwide are applying with fraudulent paperwork. We hear from WSJ real estate reporter Deborah Acosta about what happens to fraudsters and what the trend means for renters and landlords. Alex Ossola hosts.
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Motley Fool Money - Polymarket, Kalshi, and the Line Between Investing or Gambling
Prediction markets are having a moment - from Fed odds to football. In this episode of Motley Fool Money, host Emily Flippen, with analysts Jason Hall and Sanmeet Deo, break down what prediction markets are, why they exploded, how regulators view them, and the smartest ways investors might (or might not) get exposure.
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The Phil Ferguson Show - 536 – Market performance – Trip to Italy
Thought on a recent vacation to Italy.
Market data, Year to date and one year data on performance for different parts of the market.
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WSJ Tech News Briefing - TNB Tech Minute: Netflix Reports Higher Revenue and Profit
Plus: Coinbase to acquire crypto-investing platform Echo for $375 million. And cooling-equipment maker XNRGY gets financial backing from Decarbonization Partners. Julie Chang hosts.
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State of the World from NPR - A Brazen Theft from France’s Most Famous Museum
In just seven minutes, in broad daylight, millions of dollars worth of jewels that once belonged to French royalty were stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. We hear about what was stolen, how the French people are reacting and what it might take to catch the thieves who did it.
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Federalist Radio Hour - How Radicals Co-Opted The Homelessness Industrial Complex
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Capital Research Center President Scott Walter joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to dive into the data detailing how radicals and extremists are using nonprofits aimed at helping the homeless to achieve leftist political ends.
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Marketplace All-in-One - From “How We Survive”: Food Tour of the Future
Hey Smarties! Today we’re passing the mic to our friends over at “How We Survive.” This season, Marketplace’s climate solutions podcast is diving into the future of food on a hotter, drier planet. In this episode, host Amy Scott and the “How We Survive” crew go on a food tour around Northern California to find out how some companies are experimenting with new ways to make foods threatened by climate change.