Map courtesy of Benjamin Hennig

Social geographer Danny Dorling explodes the traditional maps of the world and creates lively, ever-changing depictions of why and how we live.

Sad unicorn votes no

“Should Scotland be an independent country?” is a question Scots answered “no” to this week. Why did Scotland consider breaking up with the UK? Who else has stopped being British over the past few centuries? And what’s the deal with Scottish unicorns, anyway? 3 ideas behind the news.