By leveraging powerful maps and the latest scientific evidence, this book can help shape solution-oriented discourse." "It helps shift the discussion away from the sensationalist narratives we see on social media and in the news. "We hope that this book gives readers both context and optimism about the global challenges we face," said Hoffman, CREATE Lab project manager. The publisher says it plans to support the book with a social media campaign featuring the book's visualizations as short online videos. The book, not yet available in the U.S., visualizes and analyzes the impact of human activity on the planet and on society, examining such issues and mega-trends as pandemics, global climate change, inequality, violence, migration, health, education and accelerating technologies. Written by Ian Goldin, a professor of global development at Oxford University, and Robert Muggah, a Canadian political scientist who specializes on security, cities and new technology, the book includes satellite maps and data visualizations by the CREATE Lab team of Paul Dille, Gabriel O'Donnell and Ryan Hoffman. "Terra Incognita: 100 Maps to Survive the Next 100 Years," is being published by Century, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK. New UK book provides perspectives for navigating uncertain timesĮarthTime, the innovative data visualization technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University's CREATE Lab, takes center stage in a new book addressing some of the greatest challenges facing mankind.
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