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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 4h

I was hoping to be slightly amused by this data but ended up being shocked. We see the most typically male and female reasons to be admitted to hospital in England. Only 10% of all psychosocial admissions are for men while men dominate suicide statistics. Source: buff.ly/W5PeSyl

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 9h

The Australian Bureau of Statistics is to be commended for their bad statistic jokes. Well done!

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 13h

How long will these countries need to DOUBLE their populations? Oman and Syria are doubling in only 20 years. Source: buff.ly/5yq0JHi

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 16h

The chart shows where we humans get our electricity from. Coal is still a significant part of the mix. Phasing coal out will take decades. A young environmentalist is probably well advised to become an engineer and push for cleaner alternatives by making them cheaper. Source: buff.ly/gjZpGsq

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 19h

As a dad of young kids living in Australia, I love that Bluey outperforms absolutely everyone.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 22h

On this map, @Maps_interlude shows us the number of spider species across Europe. Obviously, large countries with a range of biomes have more spiders than tiny countries. The Italians are the real Spidermen of Europe.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 1d

In Iceland geology nerds can channel their inner Homer Simpson… Who doesn’t like a post that requires both minimal Simpsons and minimal geology knowledge?

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 1d

“Name one city in Estonia” a fun game for anyone outside of the country. Naming one city will be possible for a few folks. Naming a second? Not many folks will manage. Maybe some ice hockey fans?!

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 1d

This might come in handy one day at a trivia night?

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 1d

Now that’s a size-comparison map that I hadn’t seen before: Hawaii 🌺 overlayed on top of the contiguous US shows just how far spread out the Hawaiian islands are. Big geopolitical importance for a lovely corner of the world.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 1d

I think including Hobart and even Perth was unnecessary for this #badgeographyjoke 😉

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 2d

This map shows the projected change in electoral college votes for the 2030 US election. This is about relative population size. We saw huge population flows from California to Texas and Florida. Source: buff.ly/TLpXOa6

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 2d

This data is a combination of population age (older people are heaps more likely to have Alzheimer's), likelihood of diagnosis being registered, and factors that actually determine if you get Alzheimer's - I have no idea what these are... Source: buff.ly/rTmtUD7

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 2d

This map shows what share of German cities was destroyed during the Second World War. It's easy to spot these areas today: no old building stock and lots of 1950s and 1960s concrete. Source: buff.ly/rTmtUD7

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 2d

In places like France and Italy, major pension reforms would be needed but political cowardice suggests these places rather ruin their economy instead of having difficult conversations.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 2d

I’m loving this view of the Baltics by @rhodesmaps. A nice way of showing how close St Petersburg is to the Baltic states.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 3d

Wow, this is the view on the Himalayas from Jainagar (India). The mountain chain is 150 km away and still beautifully visible - I’m sure this was a particularly clear day but it’s a truly wonderful sight. Source: buff.ly/aTj63aD

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 3d

Usually I point out that most things get better over time. Some things get worse. Why for example are so many pedestrians killed by cars in the US? Source: buff.ly/lUV8IE1

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve shared the opposite of this visual before. It’s rather striking to see that civilization and urbanization can also move backwards.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 3d

A bit of linguistic cartography to brighten your day. This map shows how the words for camel 🐫 spread across the Old World.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 3d

Here is yet another world map without New Zealand - oh wait... @undertheraedar is just messing with us 😉 🗺️ #badgeographyjoke

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 4d

Thank god, chocolate didn’t make the list…

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 4d

What is the graphics department at the Wall Street Journal smoking?! An insane infographic 🤣🤣🤣 Needless to say I approve!

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 4d

This map shows when the leaves change colour across Europe.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 4d

Animated map shows the global shipping routes in 1770. Trade was dominated by three European empires. HT Niloofar Joulaei

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