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On every Minds Behind Maps episode I ask guests for books they've read they think are worth sharing. This time I'm sharing with you the books I read & recommend from my 2024 reading. Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Utopia For Realists ( Amazon Affiliate ) The Capitalist Manifesto ( Amazon Affiliate ) The New Breadline ( Amazon Affiliate ) Jean Martin Bauer on MBM Three Body Problem Trilogy ( Amazon Affiliate ) When the Heavens Went on Sale ( Amazon Affiliate ) Ashlee Vance on MBM Into the Wild ( Amazon Affiliate ) The Little Prince ( Amazon Affiliate ) Night Flight ( Amazon Affiliate ) My conversation with Jed Sundwall on Techs on Texts Timestamps (00:00) - Trying something new today (00:37) - Utopia For Realists (02:23) - The Capitalist Manifesto (11:44) - The New Breadline (15:59) - Three Body Problem Trilogy (21:42) - When the Heavens Went on Sale (25:36) - Into the Wild (32:16) - The Little Prince & Night Flight (37:46) - Conclusion Support the podcast on Patreon My Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter…
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1 How Bloomberg's Data Scientists use Satellite Images for Reporting: Krishna Karra - MBM78 57:03
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedKrishna Karra is a data scientist & report for Bloomberg, having used machine learning & satellite images for reporting. Recent stories from him & his team include mapping refugee camps in Rafah & exposing illegal ship oil transfers in the middle of the Ocean. Sponsor: Beemaps by Hivemapper Get access to high quality, fresh map data at https://beemaps.com/minds Use promo code MINDS to get 50% off your API credits through Dec. 31 2024 About Krishna Twitter LinkedIn Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Bloomberg: The Clandestine Oil Shipping Hub Funneling Iranian Crude to China Bloomberg: A Detailed Map Shows How Airstrikes and Refugees Reshaped Rafah How Radar Satellites See through Clouds (Synthetic Aperture Radar Explained) National Land Cover Database (NLCD) What Ukraine Has Lost Graves in Suda by Joe Morrison Jean Martin Bauer on Minds Behind Maps Books & Podcast: Overstory by Richard Powers ( Affiliate Link ) Ezra Klein Show Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:34) - Sponsor: Beemaps (01:51) - Krishna describes himself (03:27) - Example stories: Illegal Oil transfers (05:29) - Stories are the goal (07:07) - Why publish the data set? (12:24) - How Journalism has and hasn't changed (14:04) - How data changes a story (18:23) - Putting the datasets together (20:37) - Conveying trust (24:07) - Showing the limitations of the data (26:11) - Why is journalism important for satellite data? (30:14) - News room process (32:57) - Building custom tools (38:19) - Timeline of a news story (39:47) - What Krishna has learned as a data scientist in a news room (40:49) - Stories that have stuck out (42:57) - Different ways of showing the data (44:19) - Krishna's wishlist (51:12) - Book & podcast recommendation (53:16) - Paid podcasts & media (55:19) - Support the podcast on Patreon Support the podcast on Patreon My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 How Ex-Vox Video Producer Phil Edwards thinks about Maps to tell stories - MBM77 1:36:23
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedPhil Edwards is a video producer who worked at Vox for nearly 10 years, and now runs his own Youtube channel exploring the history of businesses, and lately has been using more and more maps. We go over one of his latest videos, “The Secret Economics of Google Street View” as a case study of how Phil thinks about maps to tell stories. We also talk about journalism on Youtube, and the business behind running a Youtube channel today. Sponsor: Beemaps by Hivemapper Get access to high quality, fresh map data at https://beemaps.com/minds Use promo code MINDS to get 50% off your API credits through Dec. 31 2024 About Phil Twitter Phil's Bluesky Phil’s Youtube Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Phil’s trivia site GeoGuessr Phil’s video about Google Street View Book & Podcast recommendations: 3 Scientists & Their Gods by Robert Wright ( Affiliate Link ) The Evolution of God by Robert Wright ( Affiliate Link ) On the Edge by Nate Silver ( Affiliate Link ) Freakonomics podcast Acquired Podcast My conversation with Ashlee Vance Wild Wild Space documentary Neo Hoog Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:52) - Sponsor: Beemaps (02:08) - Who is Phil Edwards? (03:13) - What does a Video Producer do? (04:29) - Chosing topics & stories (06:38) - Maps in video production (10:14) - Bringing a different element to maps stories (12:15) - Explaining Complicated Things (15:49) - Case Study: Google Street View Video (20:07) - Geoguessr (23:03) - Story & Journalism on Youtube (27:25) - Stories that Phil wants to work on (30:54) - Importance of visuals (34:58) - Learning Curve in Mapping & Animation (40:26) - Balancing Scientific Rigour and Story (49:53) - The Business of Youtube (54:09) - Choosing to scale or not (59:14) - Creating "content" (01:01:56) - Authenticity (01:05:00) - Valuing High Quality Journalism (01:10:18) - Succeeding on Patreon (01:13:46) - Creators that Phil admires (01:16:56) - Books & podcasts Recommendations (01:28:54) - Reporting On Vs Working In a field (01:31:40) - Where Phil finds inspiration (01:35:14) - Support the podcast on Patreon Support the podcast on Patreon My Twitter My Bluesky Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAwais Ahmed is the co-founder & CEO of Pixxel, a company building a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites. Unlike “traditional” cameras, these satellites can see across hundreds of bands, opening up a lot more applications. We talk about the engineering -and funding- required to pull this off and how Awais manages a company between India (where Awais is from) and the US. But that’s just the 1st part of the interview. Then we talk about his vision for the company, which goes way, way beyond sending imaging satellites. Sponsor: OpenCage Use OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their API Geomob About Awais Twitter LinkedIn Shownotes Awais’s personnal website Pixxel’s 3 phase vision Maxar HD machine learning upscaling Book & Podcast Recommendation The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch ( Affiliate Link ) Profiles of the Future by Arthur C. Clarke (only found it in ebook here, Affiliate Link ) Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ( Affiliate Link ) Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (01:09) - Sponsor: OpenCage (02:34) - Awais describes himself (03:46) - Pixxel (05:07) - What is hyperspectral? (10:36) - Spacial, Temporal & Spectral Resolution tradeoffs (18:01) - Hardest part of building satellites (22:58) - The resolution spotlight (28:38) - Image Quality Rabbit Hole (30:42) - The tricky part of raising money (38:52) - Awais has a big, big vision (50:42) - Likeliness of Awais's vision within 10 years (54:14) - Working between India & USA (59:04) - Personnal investing (01:01:20) - Importance of Reading (01:05:36) - Sci-Fi & History (01:08:33) - Book recommendation (01:10:43) - Awais in space? (01:11:54) - Pushing the boundaries of humanity (01:13:14) - Optimism in a cynical world (01:19:11) - Support the podcast on Patreon Support the podcast on Patreon My video on an introduction to satellite images Website My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedLuke Fischer is the Co-Founder & CEO of SkyFi, a company that we'll describe in a few ways in this episode, but boils down to an Earth Observation marketplace. We talk about Luke's 20 year time in the military before getting into startups, why Luke is bullish on their approach and many more Sponsor: SatCamp SatCamp is a different kind of conference, from October 1st to October 3rd 2024, in Boulder Colorado About Twitter LinkedIn SkyFi Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy Gabe -unit economics- Dominocielo Bill Perkins Die with Zero Silicon Valley No Revenue Book & Podcast recommendations Freedom’s Forge ( Affiliate Link ) BigDeal by Codie Sanchez Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:50) - Sponsor: SatCamp (02:41) - Luke describes himself (04:21) - Getting into the satellite image industry (07:13) - Risks starting a company (10:16) - Don't start a marketplace (18:22) - Racing to get customers (23:08) - What is the Product in all of this? (25:00) - What is the product that SkyFi needs to build today? (28:17) - Who is this for? (33:08) - Biggest pain points (37:44) - The market's view of Earth Observation businesses (45:00) - Pivoting from the military (51:28) - Hiring (59:12) - Raising big, early (01:02:08) - Predicting the industry in 2.5 years (01:09:05) - Consumer market? (01:14:24) - Health & family (01:26:05) - Community while all Remote (01:30:25) - Book & Podcast Recommendation (01:33:09) - Support the podcast on Patreon Support the podcast on Patreon My video on an introduction to satellite images Website My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedBen Strong is the Science & Machine Learning Lead at Earth Genome, an NGO working on the intersection of data, science & digital design. Most recently they've been working on Earth Index, an application built on top of Earth embeddings from foundation models. This conversation is the "so what" of Earth foundational model Sponsor: OpenCage Use OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their API Geomob About LinkedIn Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Ben’s blogpost on NDA sequencing for the Earth Earth Genome Earth Index Book & Podcast recommendation Demo Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver ( Affiliate Link ) Risky Business Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:46) - Sponsor: OpenCage (02:12) - Ben introduces himself (03:28) - "DNA sequencing" for Earth (13:37) - Not building another Foundation Model (18:06) - Earth embeddings: So what? (21:49) - What does locally finetuned mean? (25:48) - Invite only for now: Why? (29:31) - Journalistic applications (31:59) - Yet another tool for finding images? (35:09) - Deciding what to work on (38:35) - Designing for simplicity (44:14) - So, why hasn't Google made this? (51:18) - Funding (59:54) - Book & podcast Recommendations Support the podcast on Patreon My video on an introduction to satellite images Website My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIb Green led the development of 3D visualisation tools like for example Uber’s deck.gl and is now working at Foursquare, after having started Unfolded, which Foursquare acquired. During this conversation we touch on how browser based visualisations are changing This episode is supported by all the people on Patreon Access Behind the Scenes and support the podcast by joining too! About LinkedIn Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Kepler.gl Deck.gl Foursquare Kyle Barron Peak Math Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (00:41) - Support the podcast on Patreon (01:43) - Ib describes himself (02:33) - How lb got to where he is today (07:47) - Uber's need for visualization tools (15:11) - Why do companies build open source tools? (17:46) - Open source to open governance (23:41) - Starting a company (26:31) - How Unfolded generates revenue (28:28) - Nerding out on browser based visualization tech (35:11) - Client side rendering challenges (39:27) - Competing against the smartphone (41:38) - Looking ahead (47:43) - Book & Podcast recommendations (50:24) - Support the podcast on Patreon Support the podcast on Patreon My video on an introduction to satellite images Website My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 What does a Foundational Model of Earth look like? Clay Foundation: Bruno Sanchez-Andrade Nuño - MBM#67 1:25:45
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedBruno Sanchez is the Executive Director of the Clay Foundation, which just released their v1 of a “Foundational Model of Earth”. We talk about what that means, building open source & non profits and can’t help but draw parallels to the not-so-open anymore OpenAI. Previously Bruno was the Program Director of the Microsoft Planetary Computer Sponsor: OpenCage Use OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their API Geomob Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Clay Github repo Website My previous interview with Bruno Book & Podcast recommendation A Thousand Brains by Jeff Hawkins ( Affiliate Link ) Bad Therapy by Abigael Shrier ( Affiliate Link ) Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (01:59) - Sponsor: OpenCage (03:39) - What is a Foundational Model? (08:45) - Foundational Task (11:00) - Embeddings, and why they matter (13:49) - Comparing to compression algorithms (16:57) - What do embeddings enable? (19:50) - Finding the Relationship between data (24:16) - Implementation of monitoring all the data - I believe this is where you're going with the question (25:44) - Implementation details (27:52) - Validating a foundational model (33:49) - Earth is a "limited problem" (42:47) - Funding as a non-profit (47:53) - Raising enough philanthropic funding (53:02) - A Litmus test for open projects (56:26) - Future predictions (58:01) - Transparency/privacy (01:00:53) - Commercial data (01:03:36) - Openstreetmap (01:05:49) - Updating foundational models (01:12:17) - Clay model v2? (01:13:43) - Dataset to embedding size comparison (01:14:41) - Model v2 - continued (01:16:45) - Difference working at a non-profit vs a corp (01:20:27) - Book & Podcast recommendation (01:24:01) - Support the podcast on Patreon! Support the podcast on Patreon My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 How to Map Mars (to Land Rovers) - Fred Calef III - MBM#66 1:15:02
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedDr Fred Calef III has the unofficial title of "Keeper of Maps" at NASA JPL, he's the Lead Mapping Specialist for most of JPL's Mars Rover missions, most recently that being Perseverance & Curiosity. But to land -and navigate- a rover, one needs maps, and Fred makes them. Sponsor: Nimbo by Kermap Try out Kermap's monthly mosaic viewer Nimbo for yourself Support the podcast on Patreon About Fred Twitter Mastodon Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. VICAR Github repo (Video Image Communication & Retrieval) Mars 2020 Rover: Terrain Relative Navigation Airy-o crater 7 Minutes to Mars MMGIS (Multi Planet Geospatial Information System) Github Repo Mars Rover Location Map Book recommendations Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu ( Affiliate Link ) The Martian by Andy Weird ( Affiliate Link ) Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (00:48) - Sponsor: Nimbo by Kermap (02:23) - How would you describe yourself? (03:18) - Keeper of the Maps (05:04) - What it takes to map Mars (10:21) - Deciding where to put (0,0) (12:33) - Current accuracy of Mars mapping (14:01) - 150m / pixel: How do you find anything? (18:14) - Rover cameras on the ground (22:39) - Creating detailed maps for the Rover's automation (26:07) - How would we be navigating on Mars if we send people there? (31:20) - Comparing to the early days of car navigation (34:15) - Using a compass on Mars (36:13) - Mapping tools (48:54) - Has every image of Mars been seen by at least 1 person? (53:37) - Mars doesn't change that much (56:45) - More strange difference between Mars & Earth (01:00:53) - Mapping other celestial bodies (01:05:04) - Missions or mapping projects that Fred is looking forward to (01:06:10) - Book/podcast recommendation (01:10:06) - One last question: Mars time (01:13:19) - Support the podcast on Patreon Support the podcast on Patreon My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 Creating the most used map animation tool: GEOLayers - Markus Bergelt - MBM#65 1:25:02
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSponsor: OpenCage Use OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their API Geomob Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. GeoLayers geolayers.app Johnny Harris Markus’s cameo in a recent video Search Party Felt Procreate dreams Jason Boone’s episode Podcast recommendation: Syntax.fm Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (02:26) - Sponsor: OpenCage (03:52) - Markus Describes himself (04:29) - GEOlayers in simple terms (05:50) - From Motion Designer, to Map Animation Developer (07:51) - The team behind GEOlayers (08:20) - How does a Motion Designer turn into software engineer? (10:45) - Tricky nature of Map Animation (13:10) - OpenStreetMap (14:57) - Markus before and after diving into GIS (17:01) - Map projections (20:01) - Business Model & Funding (24:08) - Self Funding (26:38) - Being your own user (27:37) - GEOLayers used on Youtube (30:23) - Working with creator, example of Johnny Harris (32:20) - Paid Support (33:33) - Focusing ones time on what you enjoy doing (35:11) - Making a web app (42:35) - Subscription models (46:34) - Expectations in modern software business models (49:22) - High tech barrier to entry (55:01) - Inspiration from 2 other projects (01:05:32) - The future of GEOLayers (01:07:21) - Local vs Web based software (01:16:13) - Marketing & Social Media (01:20:50) - Book/podcast recommendation (01:23:18) - Support the podcast on Patreon Support the podcast on Patreon My video on an introduction to satellite images Website My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 Volodymyr Agafonkin: The Story of Leaflet, Building the Simplest Mapping Library & Life in Ukraine 1:11:18
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedVolodymyr Agafonkin is the creator of Leaflet, an open-source JS mapping library started in 2008 that is used pretty much everywhere on the Internet today. We end up nerding out on what makes building simple open source software & rendering maps online tricky but also so endlessly interesting. Volodymyr lives in Ukraine, a country shaken by a war for the past few years, which we also talk about. Sponsor: Nimbo by Kermap Try out Kermap's monthly mosaic viewer Nimbo for yourself Support the podcast on Patreon About Volodymyr Twitter LinkedIn Website Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Leaflet Mapbox blogpost on adaptive map projections CloudMade How Simplicity Will Save GIS Books & Podcasts The Storyteller by Dave Grohl ( Affiliate Link ) My Effin’ Life by Geddy Lee ( Affiliate Link ) Reply All podcast Search Engine podcast Heavyweight podcast Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (01:50) - Sponsor: Nimbo (03:26) - Volodymyr Describes Himself (04:22) - The story behind Leaflet (13:31) - Cloudmade Backstory (16:42) - From closed software to open source (23:43) - Maintaining high quality code (27:56) - Cloudmade today (31:21) - Leaflet, funding, sustainable (35:09) - Raster vs Vector maps (41:34) - Map projections (46:36) - Current main challenges to mapping (50:52) - Future of Leaflet (51:54) - Leaflet and Ukraine (01:05:39) - Book & Podcast recommendation (01:09:35) - Support the podcast on Patreon Support the podcast on Patreon My video on an introduction to satellite images Website My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 Qiusheng Wu: Building & Sharing Open Source Software - MBM#63 1:00:23
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedQiusheng Wu is an Associate Professor in Geography, an active open source contributor behind projects like geemap, leafmap or segment-geospatial also sharing tutorials on his popular Youtube channel. Qiusheng has a desire to teach, share and lower the barrier to entry to geospatial, all things I'm always curious to talk more about Sponsor: OpenCage Use OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their API Geomob About Qiusheng Twitter LinkedIn Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Kaggle Google Earth Engine Qiusheng’s Youtube channel Qiusheng’s Github Book & Podcast recommendation Geospatial Data Analytics on AWS ( Affiliate Link ) Mapscaping Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (00:35) - Sponsor: OpenCage (02:01) - How would you describe yourself (03:47) - Developing Open Source Software (06:46) - Lowering the barrier to entry (10:39) - Quisheng's story (18:39) - Getting Involved in open source (22:16) - Google Earth Engine (25:48) - Skepticism around closed platforms (32:31) - Teaching Skepticism (34:16) - Is open source free lunch? (36:51) - Why create tutorials? (41:35) - Video over any other format (45:42) - Pushing students to market their projects (48:52) - Teaching in multiple languages (53:18) - YouTube analytics (55:35) - Book/Podcast Recommendation Support the podcast on Patreon My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 Ryan Abernathey: Taking Scientific Computing to the next level - MBM#62 1:07:22
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedRyan Abernathey is a Climate Scientist, open-source software developer and the CEO & co-founder of Earthmover, a company trying to simplify how scientific computing is done. Ryan also co-founded the Pangeo project in 2016, one of the major efforts to build better tools for scientific computing today. Sponsor: Nimbo by Kermap Try out Kermap's monthly mosaic viewer Nimbo for yourself About Ryan Twitter LinkedIn Github Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Pangeo Xarray Zarr Earthmover ERA5 Books & Podcast recommendation Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore ( Affiliate Link ) The Data Stack Show Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (00:45) - Sponsor: Nimbo by Kermap (02:20) - Ryan describes himself (03:11) - From Oceanography to data infrastructure (06:11) - Building an Company around Open Source (13:33) - Product (16:28) - The current Earth Observation data stack (20:39) - Issues with today's approaches (30:30) - Zarr (33:30) - Friction with new technology (38:23) - Climate science vs geospatial (44:48) - Different sciences make different assumptions (47:17) - Modeling Level of Details (59:50) - Book & Podcast recommendations (01:05:37) - Support the podcast on Patreon! Support the podcast on Patreon My video on an introduction to satellite images Website My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 Gilberto Camara - Brazil's Fight Against Deforestation; Politics & Open Data - MBM#61 2:19:25
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedGilberto Camara was the director of INPE, Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research from 2005 to 2012, working there 35y in total and leading the use of satellite imagery to fight deforestation in Brazil, leading to what Nature declared “One of the biggest environmental wins of the 2000s” Sponsor: OpenCage Use OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their API Geomob About Gilberto Twitter Blog Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Landsat 1 MODIS Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , Brazil’s current president My interview with USGS’s former Director Barbara Ryan 1992 Rio declaration (particularly Article 10) BBC ‘Yes Minister’ Nature article on Brazil deforestation initiatives Books & Podcast recommendations The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi ( Affiliate Link ) The Rise of the Network Society: The Information Age by Manuel Castells ( Affiliate Link ) Robin Cole’s satellite-image-deep-learning Code & Other Laws of Cyberspace by Lawrence Lessig ( Affiliate Link ) Techno-Feudalism by Yanis Varoufakis ( Affiliate Link ) Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (01:14) - Sponsor: OpenCage (02:40) - Gilberto describes himself (04:14) - Deforestation wasn't always a priority: Brazil in the 80s (07:50) - INPE (Brazil's National Institute for Space Research) (11:13) - Landsat (23:15) - Forest Land doesn't have monetary value (24:14) - Mapping Deforestation Doesn't Magically Solve Everything (28:35) - Incentives (38:06) - Open Data was the only way (38:51) - Not everyone likes open data (42:11) - The first real-time deforestation alert system (46:43) - From data to actual enforcement (55:15) - Avoiding False Positive Deforestation Alerts (01:00:48) - Misunderstood Accuracy in Remote Sensing (01:07:52) - The roles of current geospatial tools (01:15:43) - Brazil made Landsat images openly available before the US (01:20:31) - Getting Things Done (01:33:51) - Private remote sensing companies (01:49:50) - The right tool & the right data (01:53:32) - Monetary motivations behind commercial GIS (02:02:29) - The source(s) of innovation (02:07:28) - Book/podcast recommendation (02:12:56) - Opening just a tiny little last topic (02:17:41) - Support my work on Patreon Support the podcast on Patreon My video on an introduction to satellite images Website My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 Thomas Ager: The Essentials of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) - MBM#60 1:21:29
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThomas Ager worked for 30y at the National Geospatial Agency on Radar satellite images and recently released ‘The Essentials of SAR’ a book breaking down Synthetic Aperture Radar for, as he puts it, “non electrical engineers” Sponsor: Planet Find more about accessing Planet's high resolution & high frequency images About Tom LinkedIn His book: The Essentials of SAR ( Affiliate Link ) Also available in Mandarin Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. My Interview with Iain Woodhouse: Understanding Radar Satellite Images Tom’s interview on Project Geospatial Mapping London’s deformation 70cm mapping of the Moon Book (and poem!) recommendation Who Is Fourier? ( Affiliate Link ) Project Geospatial: https://www.youtube.com/@Projectgeospatial Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (01:13) - Sponsor: Planet (02:28) - Tom describes himself (04:13) - National Geospatial Agency (05:46) - Why should anyone care about radar images? (09:52) - Why not just fly plane? (10:54) - SAR in the 80s (23:14) - Finding early use in SAR (27:09) - Skepticism in new tech (30:09) - Phase (35:32) - Bringing poetry to physics (42:01) - The most astonishing element of SAR (48:41) - Future of SAR (51:51) - The next step (56:49) - The language issue (59:45) - Tom's book (01:02:46) - Tom's book dedication (01:04:49) - Teaching (01:07:40) - Getting NGA's approval on the book (01:09:09) - Doing what people tell you not to do (01:11:34) - Machine Learning in SAR (01:15:55) - Book & Podcast recommendation Support the podcast on Patreon My video on an introduction to satellite images Website My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 Brian McClendon: The Story of Google Maps, Pokemon Go & Keyhole - MBM#59 1:40:33
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedBrian McClendon was one of the earliest investors & later VP of Engineering at Keyhole, which got acquired by Google in 2004. Brian become VP of Engineering and led Google Geo, overlooking the development of Google Earth & Google Maps. He also worked at Uber & is now at Niantic, which you might know for thri most popular app: Pokemon Go Sponsor: OpenCage Use OpenCage for your geocoding needs with their API Geomob About Brian LinkedIn Niantic Shownotes Never Lost Again by Bill Kilday ( Affiliate Link ) Brian’s University of Kansas course: “Startups Rasing Money” @Home Network (Wikipedia Page) Keyhole Inc (History of Google Earth Wikipedia) Google Earth I think you can find a link to Google Maps on your own :) Nicaragua border story Books & Podcast 3 Body Problem by Cixin Liu ( Affiliate Link ) Marketplace podcast Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (01:16) - Sponsor: OpenCage (02:42) - Brian describes himself (03:33) - Getting into computer graphics (05:15) - From engineer to building companies (08:06) - The Beginnings of Keyhole (12:42) - EarthViewer demo (14:33) - Going through rough times (21:00) - What made Keyhole so unique (25:56) - How much of Keyhole's work is still in Google Earth? (32:08) - Borders are hard (37:20) - Changing borders (43:15) - Google's rationale for spending so much on mapping (45:37) - Use for Google Maps vs Earth (47:22) - Google Earth Engine (51:16) - Earliest Google Earth Image (52:20) - Working at Uber (57:03) - Self-driving (58:30) - Project Ground Truth (01:04:01) - Where is self-driving today? (01:10:29) - Trains vs Cars (01:14:15) - Niantic (01:17:07) - Future predictions (01:19:28) - Glasses over phones (01:21:05) - The next iPhone moment (01:23:33) - Using Tech to get people outside (01:25:57) - Teaching (01:28:11) - The need for tech companies outside the Bay Area (01:30:21) - Remote work (01:34:59) - Recommendations to students (01:36:10) - Book/Podcast Recommendations Support the podcast on Patreon My video on an introduction to satellite images Website My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 Ariel Seidman - Taking on Google Maps, Crowdsourced mapping & Crypto - MBM#58 1:39:23
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAriel Seidman is one of the co-founders of Hivemapper, a company building a map through selling dashcams & paying contributing drivers with the aim of competing with Google Maps. Ariel has a long history of mapping, working on Map & Search at Yahoo in the mid 2000s. Sponsor: Planet Find more about accessing Planet's high resolution & high frequency images About Ariel Twitter LinkedIn Hivemapper Shownotes Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson ( Affiliate Link ) Econ 102 with Noah Smith: https://www.youtube.com/@ECON102Podcast Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (02:29) - Sponsor: Planet (03:43) - Ariel describes himself (05:59) - Steve Jobs influence (07:30) - Leaving Yahoo (11:32) - Importance of owning the collected data (14:15) - Hivemapper (25:53) - Incentivizing contributions (30:42) - So, Why crypto? (33:23) - Public distrust of crypto (39:16) - Building trust with contributors (46:40) - Regulations & Privacy (51:14) - Turning images into maps (01:06:04) - Customer base (01:16:26) - Bike support? (01:19:11) - Most interesting users (01:22:31) - Future predictions (01:26:10) - Collaborating with car manufacturers (01:27:47) - Book & podcast (01:31:51) - Changes in Journalism Support the podcast on Patreon My video on an introduction to satellite images Website My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 Best of 2023: 12 Conversations About Maps, Satellite Images & Tech - MBM#57 1:25:17
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedIt's the end of the year, so time for Christmas sweaters & looking back on the year through 12 conversations ranging from advice for people wanting to build things, discussing academia & companies, thinking about the roles of maps in the world and many others. Support the podcast & my work on Patreon Listen to the full episodes mentioned today: Harold Goddijn Sean Gorman Can Duruk James Killick Mila Luleva Iain Woodhouse Jed Sundwall Javier de la Torre Este Geraghty Renny Babiartz Hongwei Liu Steve Brumby Timestamps (00:00) - Intro (01:15) - Consider Supporting my Work on Patreon (02:49) - Harold Goddijn - Advice for Ambitious People (09:41) - Sean Gorman - Not Everyone needs to code (14:26) - Can Duruk - Making Maps Fun (19:32) - James Killick - Why Apple Got Into Maps (33:00) - Mila Luleva - Academia & Private Sector (38:33) - Iain Woodhouse - Teaching Satellite Image's Military History (46:48) - Jed Sundwall - ChatGPT's impact on Open Data (57:10) - Javier de la Torre - Policies are 10 years behind the science (01:00:10) - Este Geragthy - The Story behind John Hopkins Covid Dashboard (01:05:23) - Renny Babiartz - The Nuance in Communicating Findings (01:11:48) - Hongwei Liu - Indoor Mapping (01:15:58) - Steve Brumby - Maps Against Greenwashing (01:24:26) - Outro Support the podcast on Patreon My satellite image introduction video My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Max edited this episode this time so... follow me!…
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1 Jason Boone: Animating Maps for a Living, Working with Johnny Harris & Joining a Tech Startup - #MBM56 1:37:47
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJason Boone runs the Boone Loves Videos YouTube Channel with nearly 100k subscribers, teaching people visual effects & map animations. This led him to work with some of the biggest YouTubers out there, including Johnny Harris. We talked about running an online business teaching people map animations, using maps to tell stories and Jason's recent dive into tech startups. Sponsor: Planet Find more about accessing Planet's high resolution & high frequency images About Twitter LinkedIn Jason’s Youtube channel: Boone Loves Videos Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Jack Joyce Johnny Harris Google Earth Studio The Origins of European Imperialism by Johnny Harris “How Johnny Harris rewrites history” by Present Past Mapal Every Frame a painting Book & Podcast recommendation Vagabonding ( Affiliate Link ) This American Life Documentary Series Range by David Epstein ( Affiliate Link ) Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (00:44) - Sponsor: Planet (01:58) - How would you describe yourself (04:22) - Jason's path to becoming a YouTuber (12:43) - Documentary itch (15:43) - Maps! (21:30) - Geo layers (24:07) - Leaning into a niche (27:40) - Getting the data you need to tell a story (32:02) - Working with Johnny Harris (36:49) - Telling Stories (40:37) - Travelling through maps (43:05) - Joining a tech startup (43:16) - Felt (45:22) - Income as a freelancer (54:54) - Helping others get jobs (56:09) - A story of respecting Johny Harris (59:52) - Tech Startups (01:03:04) - Youtubers also run startups (01:05:14) - Current YouTube landscape (01:06:54) - Do I need film school? (01:10:16) - One hit wonders of YouTubers (01:13:32) - YouTube algorithm (01:15:06) - Jason's relationship to analytics (01:16:50) - Advice for content creators (01:20:57) - Embracing a niche (01:24:25) - Family privacy (01:30:51) - Book & podcast recommendation (01:36:20) - Behind The Scenes available on Patreon Support the podcast on Patreon My satellite image introduction video My Twitter Podcast Twitter Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter Edited by Peter Xiong Find more of his work…
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1 Javier de la Torre: From Biologist to Entrepreneur, How Maps Help Preserve Biodiversity & Hosting Conferences - MBM#55 1:22:31
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJavier de la Torre started a Biologist Researcher, went on to start Vizzuality and later Carto where he is now. Javier works at the intersection mapping, software based companies & geospatial. He is also one of the founding members of the Tierra Pura Foundation focused on mitigation and adaptions tactics to climate change. Sponsor: Felt Check out their QGIS Plugin to easily share your QGIS projects About Javier LinkedIn Twitter Carto Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Vizzuality Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth documentary Tierra Pura Foundation Andrej Karpathy’s tweet Geospatial + AI Javier talk at Spatial Data Science Conference Book & Podcast recommendation Freakonomics Podcast The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf ( Affiliate Link ) Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (00:53) - Sponsor: Felt (02:19) - Javier Describes Himself (03:49) - Curiosity as a driving factor (07:16) - From Researcher to Starting a Company (14:42) - Policy is 10 years behind Science (18:04) - Solving the Worlds Biggest Problems (21:01) - Focusing on a single problem (27:38) - Carto (31:29) - Commercial viability as a key to success (39:00) - Buiding a company vs Doing the work (43:01) - So, why host a conference? (47:52) - Online vs in person community (51:13) - Geo and AI (55:46) - English is the ultimate programming language (01:05:03) - Will SQL survive? (01:13:00) - The valuable skills in a post-AI world (01:17:29) - Book/podcast - Support the podcast on Patreon - My video on an introduction to satellite images - Website - My Twitter - Podcast Twitter - Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter - Edited by Peter Xiong . Find more of his work…
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1 Hongwei Liu: What It Takes to Actually Map the Indoors, Hard Work & Finding the Right Things to Work on - MBM#54 1:47:13
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHongwei Liu is the CEO & Co-Founder of MappedIn, a company focused on indoor mapping. I know a lot about what it takes to map the outdoor world, but little about what’s required to map indoors. That’s what this conversation is about. Episode Sponsor: SkyFi Get high resolution imagery easily, with prices up front on SkyFi.com About Hongwei LinkedIn Twitter Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. MappedIn Maker, their free new iOS app My conversation with James Killick 3D Gaussian Splatting Github repository Hongwei’s blog How I got into startups My video on how satellite images work Book & podcast recommendation: Hardcore History The Catcher in the Rye ( Amazon Affiliate ) Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (01:03) - Sponsor: SkyFi (02:13) - Hongwei Describes Himself (04:45) - "Accidentally" Starting a company (08:15) - Solving a technological vs a people problem (10:21) - Starting a business as students (13:45) - Sales is about convincing people (17:50) - Continuing to experiment (21:42) - What does it actually take to map the indoors? (26:32) - Maps vs Models (28:01) - Why do we even need good indoor maps? (34:58) - An indoor approach to Tesla's mapping (41:04) - All Privacy aside, what would it take to automate indoor mapping? (45:39) - Making a free mapping app (48:25) - Product vs Sales lead companies (01:02:12) - "Only the paranoid survive" (01:06:15) - AR/VR (01:09:35) - Hongwei's hard work ethic (01:11:05) - Unconventional path (01:16:42) - Difficulty of finding your own lane (01:21:38) - Grinding for the people that coming after (01:25:21) - Faith (01:28:45) - Visiting China (01:34:50) - Misunderstandings through language (01:40:22) - Leveraging the internet (01:43:16) - Book & Podcast Recommendations (01:45:29) - Consider supporting me on Patreon - Support the podcast on Patreon - Website - My Twitter - Podcast Twitter - Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter - Edited by Peter Xiong . Find more of his work…
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1 Sean Gorman: Startups, Coding Isn't for Everyone, Finding What (& with whom) to work on - MBM#53 1:45:49
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSean Gorman is currently on his 4th start-up, Zephr, working on improving smartphone location. Previously he worked on 3D mapping (acquired by Snap), mapping fibre optics infrastructure (and caught the NAS's attention as a grad student). I was recently in Colorado and got to spend a few days with Sean, at the end of which we recorded a conversation about building great teams, finding what to work on and building businesses around maps Sponsor: Felt Try out collaborative online mapping with Felt Check out their Youtube Channel for walkthroughs of their latest features About Sean Twitter LinkedIn Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. We recorded this conversation right after SatCamp, that we mentioned a few times Matthew Ball Essays Zephr Book & Podcast Recommendations Radiolab Hard Fork New York Times Daily Malazan Book of the Fallen 01: Garden of the Moon by Steven Erikson ( Affiliate Link) Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson ( Affiliate Link) Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (00:48) - Sponsor: Felt (01:53) - Sean Describes Himself (05:22) - Accidentally becoming an entrepreneur (11:36) - Ending up in front of the NSA as a grad student (25:33) - Propelled into starting a company as a grad student (30:45) - Not Everybody has to code (35:40) - Base, Hits or Bunts: A Baseball Analogy to start-up exits (41:15) - VC vs Angel investing (45:02) - Deciding what to work on (59:25) - Building a library of ideas (01:02:35) - Sean's current project: Zephr (01:11:05) - Smartphone location information isn't that good (01:18:51) - How do you solve the trust problem (01:26:33) - Advice for people wanting to build things (01:29:39) - Building a Good Team (01:33:35) - Gravitating towards small teams (01:37:37) - Predictions on the AR market (01:40:15) - Podcast/book recommendation - Support the podcast on Patreon - Website - My Twitter - Podcast Twitter - Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter - Edited by Peter Xiong . Find more of his work…
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1 Harold Goddijn: The Full Story of TomTom, Selling Millions of Devices, the impact of the iPhone & mapping today - MBM#52 1:27:46
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedHarold Goddijn is one of the co-founders & the CEO of TomTom. TomTom has pivoted many times, from it's beginnings making PDA software in the early 90s, stumbling onto map applications, building its own hardware to millions of devices sold in a day, to its current form today. TomTom is a fascinating company in the mapping industry and I'm excited to share a conversation with the person leading it all, Harold Goddijn. Episode Sponsor: SkyFi Get high resolution imagery easily, with prices up front on SkyFi.com About Harold LinkedIn TomTom Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Psion TomTom Go The Overture Maps Foundation My interview with Mark Prioleau the Executive Director of Overture Books & Podcast Recommendations: Napoleon: A concise biography from Davis A. Bell. ( Affiliate Link ) Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (00:58) - Sponsor: SkyFi (02:07) - Harold describes himself (03:49) - Being an entrepreneur (06:53) - TomTom in the early days (11:26) - Why get into mapping in the early days? (17:41) - Technical hurdles to mapping (21:06) - The not-so-smooth relationship with data providers (25:55) - The 2000s down turn (28:52) - Launching TomTom Go (30:11) - From a downturn to sudden growth (33:31) - Going IPO without raising capital (35:18) - 2008 was a rough year (41:40) - Pivoting the company (45:35) - What is TomTom today? (47:42) - The challenges of making maps today (53:04) - Working with car manufacturers (56:44) - Products for entreprises vs consumers (01:00:53) - One map to rule them all? (01:05:12) - How does TomTom make money while providing a free map? (01:07:07) - Why collaboration with Meta, Amazon & Microsoft? (01:08:04) - What is Harold excited about for the future? (01:12:27) - Mapping attracts many people (01:14:59) - Appreciating beautiful maps (01:16:03) - Advice for entrepreneurs (01:22:55) - Book/podcast recommendation - Support the podcast on Patreon - Website - My Twitter - Podcast Twitter - Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter - Edited by Peter Xiong . Find more of his work…
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1 James Killick: Why Did Apple get into Maps? (And how they got there) - MBM#51 2:00:05
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJames Killick worked at Apple from 2013 to 2022 on the Maps team and has worked in mapping for the past 40 years. I've been wondering why Apple has gotten so much into Maps; Google makes sense to me, they're just the same ad business as search, but on a map. So, why -and how- did Apple get into Map? Sponsor: Felt Try out collaborative online mapping with Felt Check out their Youtube Channel for walkthroughs of their latest features About James LinkedIn Twitter Shownotes Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books. Map Happenings Tim Cook apologises for Apple Maps (2012) The Underlying Angst of Google Maps and Apple Maps Book & podcast recommendations: Build by Tony Fadell ( Affiliate Link ) Daring Fireball Dithering Lex Fridman Timestamps (00:00) - Introduction (01:15) - Sponsor: Felt (02:20) - James Describes Himself (04:37) - Car navigation in 1985 (12:25) - Etak's customers (14:33) - Analog Maps (22:22) - From Analog to Digital (29:07) - MapQuest's business model: Ads on a map (32:36) - MapQuest after the Dot Com Bubble (41:28) - The Origins of Apple Maps (45:04) - Shortcomings with Google's data (46:29) - Apple wanting full control of their own maps (47:36) - Justifying the costs of owning everything (51:11) - A Rocky Apple Maps launch (54:24) - James's role joining Apple in 2013 (59:45) - Indoor mapping (01:02:29) - Crafted vs automated approaches (01:06:38) - The OpenStreetMap approach (01:10:56) - Contribution vs Curation (01:15:09) - So why does Apple have Apple Maps? (01:19:25) - Would Apple move towards more advertising? (01:27:41) - Anti-consumerism in Apple's products (01:29:39) - Shortcomings of Google's model (01:31:51) - Apple Maps reviews (01:34:51) - Incentivizing contributions (01:41:08) - Michelin Stars comparison (01:46:36) - Apple's Spatial computing (01:52:11) - Books/podcasts (01:57:19) - James' blog: Map Happenings - Support the podcast on Patreon - Website - My Twitter - Podcast Twitter - Read Previous Issues of the Newsletter - Edited by Peter Xiong . Find more of his work…
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