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Blog
2017 in review
A look back at last year’s books, podcasts, video games, and more
Suburban freedom
Access denied: using the Glasgow Subway by wheelchair
The subway can be the quickest way to get around a city. Unless you’re in a wheelchair
Linguistics
What of Trump’s ‘world’s greatest person’ claim?
The 45th president of the United States has a fraught relationship with the English language
- Sport
Data for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
Making stats on the athletes and events available in a structured format
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Maps
Maps
The Age of Greater Reykjavík
The age of buildings in Iceland’s capital city, dating back to the 18th century
Maps
Map of child poverty in England, Scotland, and Wales
District-level data from the Campaign to End Child Poverty
Maps
Shaded relief map of Iceland
What would Iceland look like if we could only see the shadows of its mountains?
Maps
The Counted in southern California
People killed by police and other law enforcement agencies in and around Los Angeles
Maps
London: violent crime in 2012
Violent crime recorded in Britain’s capital city throughout the year
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And there’s more …
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Podcast
North Atlantic Radio was a sixteen-episode podcast on the subject of the Web that ran from May 2009 until September 2010
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Travelogue
In 2005 and 2007 I wrote two short accounts of my travels around North and South America
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Flother is the online home of Matt Riggott, a professional programmer and amateur map-maker living in Reykjavík, Iceland.