Christopher Tucker

How Smart Do We Want AI to Be? World Models May Understand Things Better Than We Do Step aside, LLMs. The next big step for AI is learning, reconstructing and simulating the dynamics of the real world.

#AI #GeoAI #WorldModels #geography #geospatial www.cnet.com/tech/service...?

A stunning map of the Atlantic Ocean seafloor — and one woman's pioneering quest to publish it The geology of the ocean floor is truly spectacular — perhaps even more than land geology. Unfortunately, it's really hard to study.

#Geography #Oceanography #MarieTharp @womeningis.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social www.zmescience.com/other/geopic...?

America’s Dirtiest Carbon Polluters, Mapped to Ridiculous Precision “The U.S. taxpayers have a right to this data.”

The power of #Geography with “ridiculous precision”. Love it. #carbon #pollution #mapping @americangeo.bsky.social gizmodo.com/americas-dir...?

Thanks @colinwoodard.bsky.social for a great article.

The Geographic Roots of Our Immigration Divide How ideas like “heritage Americans” and “nation of immigrants” wound up in conflict.

#Geography #humangeography #aphg #immigration #migration @americangeo.bsky.social The Geographic Roots of Our Immigration Divide
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And I forgot to say, thanks to Frank Jacobs of #StrangeMaps @bigthink.com bigthink.com/strange-maps/

America’s post-apocalyptic maps reveal eerily familiar fault lines As these maps show, post-apocalyptic fiction is a particularly fertile genre, and a particularly American one.

Provocative #Geography about a divided #America. Worth a read! @americangeo.bsky.social #humangeography #aphg #politicalgeography #culturalgeography #usa #maps
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Did we start the fire? A 400,000-year-old hearth sparks new questions about human evolution Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans

Ok, so more on this. Crazy cool. Human ancestors with flint tools and a hearth making fire and cooking 400,000 years ago in modern day England. Come on. I did not have that on today’s bingo card. #humangeography #geography #history #fire @anericangeo.bsky.social
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Scientists discover oldest evidence of human-made fire in a 400,000-year-old hearth A new archaeological find pushes back the timeline on when humans mastered the ability to make fires, a transformative technology.

As a reminder, #history will continue to find deeper and deeper roots. Not more recent than previously thought. We are going to find more and more fascinating human history from way before we ever thought we would. www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...?

John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True The Chief Justice has been working to neuter the Voting Rights Act since the beginning of his career.

Some truth that is worth your time to read. #supremecourt #history #votingrights @davedaley.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...?

Scientists just released a map of all 2.75 billion buildings on Earth, in 3D A new global atlas captures humanity’s entire built environment—from megacities to remote villages.

#geography #3D #humangeography #aphg @americangeo.bsky.social @openstreetmap.bsky.social @osmus.bsky.social #cesium www.zmescience.com/tech/map-eve...?

About 7,000 years ago, the Sahara desert was green, and now we know who lived there Two genomes from 7,000 years ago found in the Takarkori rock shelter reveal a lost lineage from North Africa in the Green Sahara.

Awesome. #geography #aphg #humangeography #history @americangeo.bsky.social
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Map: Where in the U.S. Christmas trees are grown Odds are your tree comes from Michigan, North Carolina or Oregon.

Where in the U.S. Christmas trees are grown #geography #chtistmas @americangeo.bsky.social
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20 of the Strangest Maps Ever Created The classic Mercator Projection has never looked so dull.

#geography #maps www.mentalfloss.com/geography/ma...?

The Lovecraft Atlas Maps The Cthulhu Mythos With Enough Geographical Detail to Induce Madness What's the French term for Great Old One? Not sure? Well, you may very well find the answer in Alain T. Puysségur and Laurent Gontier's Lovecraft Atlas, a geographical and cartographic exploration int...

This is awesome. www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/th...?
#HPLovecraft #Lovecraft #Maps #Geography #Awesomeness @americangeo.bsky.social

If you live in #DC #WashingtonDC and have strong opinions about the boundaries of DC neighborhoods, there is no such authoritative map and these folks are crowdsourcing a map. Take a look at this flyer and give it a go! #geography #geospatial @openstreetmap.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social

Nice twist on place names. #geography #toponyms www.mentalfloss.com/geography/ma...?

China’s demographic crisis means it’s going to run out of workers China is experiencing unprecedented, and probably irreversible, population decline that will hamper its economic growth and its ambitions to rival the United States.

More baby bust alarmism by @joshuaqyang.bsky.social at @washingtonpost.com. This stuff just gets so old. Time to reimagine economics for an era of degrowth. Prosperity and wellbeing do not demand growth. Please read some @vegardskirbekk.bsky.social. www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...?

What Happened When Hitler Took On Germany’s Central Banker Hans Luther was the principled and respected president of the Reichsbank—but he wouldn’t accede to Hitler’s demands.

Hoping #JeromePowell gives this article by Timothy W Ryback a read and holds out longer than Hans Luther did. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Here's how Coke using sugar instead of corn syrup could affect your health Is Coke switching to cane sugar healthier than its corn syrup formula?

Well, I guess we could just import #MexicanCocaCola, right? Are the President and #RFKJr saying that Mexico has always been right and America has been wrong re: Coke? Make American Great Again By Being More Like Mexico? Fraught. www.axios.com/2025/07/22/c...?

Jeffrey Epstein's Lawyer Says Ghislaine Maxwell Should be Freed Alan Dershowitz also said the convicted sex trafficker should be granted immunity to speak about her relationship with Epstein.

So, I thought I had heard that #AlanDershowitz had frequented #JeffreyEpstein’s #LolitaEpxress. Am I incorrect? If I am not, why does he have an ounce of credibility in anything related to this topic? Does that make molestation attorney client privilege? www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epst...?

“He Belonged to Intelligence.” The Jeffrey Epstein Network — and the Truth That Still Hasn’t Been Told I have studied this man for years, but this is my first time writing a public piece about his evil ways and his vast network. The evidence is overwhelming.

If you have been following the #EpsteinFiles, I would love your thoughts on this article by @shaunkingofficial.bsky.social
www.thenorthstar.com/p/he-belonge...?

The Demographic Struggle Over International Migration Given the demographics, significant differences between the two sides, and the current situations in various countries, it is likely that the struggle over international migration will persist through...

Another great article by Joseph Chamie, former director of the UN Population Division. The facts are messy. They don’t get better adding 80m+ people to the planet each year…Give it a read. www.ipsnews.net/2025/06/the-...

Jyrki, it’s fun to remember how connections get made! I hope you and yours are safe and well. I need some Sardinian food and beverage!!

It turns out ChatGPT o1 and DeepSeek-R1 cheat at chess if they’re losing, which makes me wonder if I should I should trust AI with anything AI has a novel approach to the endgame

This is fascinating and makes you think. #AI #EthicalAI #ExplainableAI #ReproducibleAI www.techradar.com/computing/ar...

Brian Monheiser on LinkedIn: Who is the undeniable evangelist in your company or across the industry?… | 85 comments Who is the undeniable evangelist in your company or across the industry? The one who steps onto any stage and instantly commands attention, delivering a… | 85 comments on LinkedIn

For those of you interested in a who’s who of #geospatial thought leaders, this LinkedIn post from the great Brian Monheiser has led to some great posts. Give it a read. I learned a lot about awesome geo folks that I was unfamiliar with. You might too. www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

What is 'ordo amoris?' Vice President JD Vance invokes this medieval Catholic concept Vice President JD Vance recently cited medieval Catholic theology in justifying the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump.

Come on @apnews.com, this is the best you can do? You can’t even point out ehy conservative catholic theologians who disagree with #VPVance? This reads like an endorsement, not even explanatory journalism. Shame on you. apnews.com/article/jd-v...

Musk’s DOGE Minions Refuse to Reveal Their Names When Grilling Civil Servants Federal employees say they were asked which of their colleagues should be fired during the “one-way interviews.”

Interesting. www.thedailybeast.com/musks-doge-m...

The Media Is Missing the Story: Elon Musk Is Staging a Coup As the world's richest man seizes control of government agencies, mainstream outlets are treating it like standard political news

Yep. @parkermolloy.com is right. His ‘awkward’ salute was not to Trump. It was to himself. #elonmusk #coup www.readtpa.com/p/the-media-...

I’m with you 100%. And, even if they did investigate and prosecute any transgressions, POTUS would simply pardon him. But, it is an interesting case where there would be a clearly recorded individual failure to abide by the law of a document he personally signed.