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RE: Mercator projection, the Comic Sans of map projections
Haha! Maybe it's a good thing that you cannot set fonts on Steem then 😜
It is indeed an interesting phenomenon. I wonder if there have been studies about it already. I remember as a kid that I drew a lot of maps of imagined places, and I played a lot of games such as 'age of empires' , or 'spore' where maps are important. I wonder if such things ended up shaping my mental maps.
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I promise not to drag you down the rabbit hole I began to dig with my speculation, but I can't resist sharing the information I've discovered since reading your comment.
Yes, there have been studies.
Turns out, work with Alzsheimer's patients utilizes maps in a similar, but not exact way.
And work with children uses maps to assess and develop spatial intelligence. A whole bunch of studies, starting with Piaget.
You don't have to respond to this...I'm like a dog with a bone when I get an idea. Your blog on maps has sent me on a tangent. It's fascinating. The way we visualize space and ourselves in that space influences just about everything.
Have a great day.
Don't hold back at all! It is a fascinating topic indeed. And your links are definitely interesting. If you are interested in the topic, I can send you some more studies for which you probably need an account to access them. I'll check it out later today!
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I have selected some papers I could find about the topic, I hope you find some of them interesting!
https://we.tl/t-wwCEemjgl7
You're a gem. Thanks for taking time out of your busy day to look that up. I will read with great interest.
It is done with pleasure if it is for someone who would genuinely enjoy it 😊