Atlas Geographica

An ongoing list of quotes for motivation, education and inspiration drawn from both fiction and non fiction.

The horrific story of elephant abuse in Thailand. How the corrupt tourism industry has normalised riding the elephant.

In the aftermath of Thailand Tiger Temple raid a horrific and systematic case animal cruelty was exposed. All at the hands of the Buddhist.

Is a Carbon Tax the right solution to combat climate change? Nobel Prize winner and economist Nordhause believes so and he has laid out an actionable plan.

Chernobyl does a lot to muddy nuclear’s image but there is more to the story. It is green, efficient and our best answer to climate change.

Your favourite characters all undertook the same journey. Context changes, plot lines are different, but the journey is always the same.

How To Be Antifragile? Nassim Taleb introduces us to Antifragility and how it represents personal developement for many instances in life.

Why did no-one predict 9/11, the Coronavirus or the GFC? It’s because we couldn’t have. Nassim Taleb in his bestseller introduces us the Black Swan.

Nassim Taleb and The Incerto are an exploration of randomness and uncertainty in a fractured world. These books will still be read 1000 years from now.

Mortality And One Mans Brilliance In The Face Of Cancer. Christopher Hitchens passed away on December 15, 2011, Mortality is what he left us.

It’s time we use the ‘enemy’ to our advantage.

Tim Ferriss, one of the our generations most brilliant marketers, has independently created his net worth >7 streams of income >$1,000,000 each.

What are the the best books to read before you die? The Atlas Geographica reading list brings you both inspiring authors and books.

Sweden, Swedes & Covid-19. Leave it to the Swedes to be responsible, sensible & competent in the face of this pandemic as they race towards herd immunity.

What is individuation? Carl Jung said individuation is the most important psychological transformation an individual can go through.

What is the shadow? Carl Jung tells us how the shadow can will influence over your behaviour and also the importance of integration.

An introduction to Carl Jung and his wonderfully brilliant Jungian concepts. The shadow, individuation, the archetypes are more…

After reading Storyworthy I have tried to figure out how to tell stories people will never forget. This article shed all the answers.

Why does Jordan Peterson’s new book 12 more rules leave me with the notion that I am being taken for a ride?

Aristotle’s famous secret sauce for delivering great and memorable speeches. Used by aurators around the world. Ethos, Pathos, Logos.

Geoffrey Cain is the author of the ‘Perfect Police State’ and discusses with me the humanitarian catastrophe of the Uyghur Muslims of China

Will China Be The Next Super Power? This seems to the question that continues to re-emerge into the culture. But is it true?

Freidrich Nietzsche Quotes, Nihilism & The Ubermensch Stephen Hicks returns to the podcast and delivers us one of the best pieces of content on the internet covering Friedrich Nietzsche. Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the greatest and sharpest philosophers of all time. Nietzsche’s ideas, Nietzsche’s quotes and Nietzsche’s philosophy has proven to be truly Lindy …

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An Aboriginal Growing Up In Sweden – Social Work & Addicition – The Last Of The Stolen Generation Big Mike Salbro is one of the last people forcibly taken from their mother’s arms as a member of the stolen generation. Mike’s story is full of twists, turns, tragedies and inspiration. He was adopted at just …

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Half year review for 2021 from the bi-annual review series. The first half of 2021 includes menstruation cups, Mexico and much more.

What are Special Economic Zones? This article gives a brief introduction to understanding these SEZ’s with resources for further learning.

Peter Attia’s 3 Lever Nutritional Framework simplifies one of the noisiest fields of science. Nutrition and diet. Read more here.

A new and different theory of consciousness. The consequence of too many mint tea’s alongside Germany’s biggest hippy.

Could menstrual cups be one of the greatest opportunities within conscious capitalism of our time? The menstruation business.

Do algorithms cater to the individual or the masses? What are the incentives? Does survivorship bias explain the paradox of big algorithms?

Mongolia | The Land Of The Eternal Blue Sky, Genghis Khan & The Mongol Empire Mongolia, despite being just 3,000,000 people, have had an entirely outsized influence on history. The Mongolian conquests and Mongol empire of 13th century Genghis Khan majorly shifted the genetic structure and political geography of what would become billions of people. …

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Explaining Nietzsche’s slave morality. What is slave morality and where did it come from? Modernity versus the Ancients.

Geographic Determinism is the oversimplified idea that discounts culture and people over the lay of the land which determines everything.

Geothermal energy promises to completely disrupt and change the planet that we live on. How much is truth? and how much is exaggeration?

Is sand the most important solid substance on earth? This article analyses sand & sand mining to answer this question. What do you think?

The Thucydides Trap explains the shifting dynamic between a sitting superpower and it’s incumbent. Is war inevitable?

Oatly are another amazing company to come out of Sweden. Could they replace cow milk the world over? Time will tell…

Food Waste is the most stupid and solvable problem we face today. As much as 1/3rd of all food produced is wasted.

These are the 7 fundamental Mental Models that ground your life. Mental Models are important for understanding the world.

Tim Marshall joined Ryan Faulkner-Hogg on the What About When podcast to speak about geopolitics & prisoners of geography.