How Do Maps Shape the World? | The Geography of Geography

Podcast: Sleep Stories from the Pioneers · Pioneers of Human Behaviour

Opublikowano: 2026-10-21

How do maps shape the world, and how do we decide where we are? Settle into The Geography of Geography, a thoughtful sleep story for adults exploring the history of maps, the science of geography, and the fascinating ways people have learned to understand the places around them. We begin with Agloe, an imaginary town placed on a road map whose name eventually found its way into the real landscape. A small invention raises a larger question: do maps simply describe the world, or can they help shape it? In ancient Alexandria, Ptolemy records...