America wants to fix maps, except maps of Africa

Last week, the UN General Assembly voted nearly unanimously to utilize maps with the more accurate Equal Earth scale instead of the commonly used Mercator scale. The United States voted against it, and the reason why may surprise you. Listen in to this bonus episode about why the US’s explanation to vote “no” is ironic, especially as President Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America. If you’re not in the US, this change has already come into effect.What’s your take on these major geopolitical events? If you’ve got feedback, shoot us an email: [email protected] We appreciate our growing On the Fringe community. All the best from both of us,Dave + Gav The map of Africa used as the cover for this podcast was created by WwJLaik and is available here on Wikimedia commons. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit onthefringepodcast.substack.com/subscribe