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Kadesh: history is written by the victors
A journey through one of the best-documented battles of antiquity. With special attention to historiography and how this battle is one of the best…
Jul 11
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Miguel García Álvarez
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Cartographic projections: deforming the Earth to represent it
The history of a compromise that was created to resolve an unsolvable geometry problem. The virtues and shortcomings of some of the most iconic map…
Jul 5
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Miguel García Álvarez
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Cartographic projections: deforming the Earth to represent it
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June 2025
A history of relations between Iran and the West
From the Great Game to coups. How the ambitions of the West and Russia repeatedly put Iran's sovereignty in check.
Jun 26
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Miguel García Álvarez
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The Kingdom of Bamum, the best example of indigenous African cartography
A brief history of the Kingdom of Bamum, who had their own alphabet and were the creators of possibly the most iconic map of African cartography.
Jun 20
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Miguel García Álvarez
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The Russian arrival on the Pacific Coast
A brief history of the creation of Russia, its initial expansion and exploration of the Far East until Ivan Moskvitin reached the Pacific Ocean.
Jun 13
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Miguel García Álvarez
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The Atlas for a Nuclear War
A detailed propaganda atlas published in 1982 against the proliferation of nuclear weapons, dealing with their past, present and possible futures.
Jun 5
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Miguel García Álvarez
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May 2025
The abyss of demographic winter
A journey through the major demographic risks in human history, from the threat of overpopulation to the abyss of demographic winter.
May 29
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Miguel García Álvarez
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Italian irredentism and propaganda
The history of Italian unification, the emergence of the sentiment of irredentism, and how it was used by fascism during the 20th century.
May 22
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Miguel García Álvarez
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Europa Regina
The story of how the myth of the abduction of Europa and the geographical creation of the European continent gave rise to Europa Regina, one of the most…
May 15
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Miguel García Álvarez
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Lost waters: prehistoric lakes
The history of the formation and drainage of some of the most important prehistoric lakes: Paratethys, Agassiz, West Siberia and Mega-Chad.
May 8
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Miguel García Álvarez
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The blackout: chickpeas, uncertainty and misinformation
On the blackout of 28 April in the Iberian Peninsula, uncertainty and the danger of misinformation. And my chickpeas.
May 1
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Miguel García Álvarez
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The blackout: chickpeas, uncertainty and misinformation
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April 2025
Unexpected curves: Drawing straight lines on a map
A combination of flight paths, a calculation of the direction of Mecca and sea routes. All about geodesic lines.
Apr 24
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Miguel García Álvarez
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