R has some excellent mapping options. There is the leaflet R package, which I use when I want to do a lot of customization. There is tmap, which I like for its nice balance between power and ease of ...

One of the key features of Google Maps navigation is the spoken directions, which allow users to follow a suggested route without looking at the screen. The voice guidance is integral to the ...

For the last several years I’ve been showing Annie Leonard’s “The Story of Stuff” whenever I teach climate science to my students. I find it is interesting for them to think about where our “stuff” ...

You’re wandering in the woods, looking for a secret that environmental clues have indicated is in the area. You pull out your map. It is unhelpfully vague, includes no topographical features, and you ...