Thinking Spatially
Episodes
Place, Thought Leader, Tool, Event, Geographic Oddity: March 2026 Thinking Spatially Podcast
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the March 2026 Thinking Spatially podcast, again focusing on a Place, Thought Leader, Tool, Event, and Geographic Oddity, we will focus on: Two f...
Place, Thought Leader, Tool, Event, Geographic Oddity: February 2026 Thinking Spatially Podcast
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the February 2026 Thinking Spatially podcast, we will again highlight a Place, Thought Leader, Tool, Event, Geographic Oddity: This month we will...
A place, thought leader, tool, event, and geographic oddity: January 2026 podcast
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A place, thought leader, tool, event, and geographic oddity: January 2026 podcast in the Thinking Spatially series. This month I feature: The shortn...
Vesuvius: Natural Hazards Analysis, past and present, and its impact on geographic studies
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode investigates Mt Vesuvius: Natural Hazards Analysis, past and present, and its impact on geographic studies. The post Vesuvius: Natural H...
Defining Geography: Traditions, Themes, and Standards
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses how geography is defined, exploring its traditions, themes, and standards. The post Defining Geography: Traditions, Themes, an...
Photography: Documenting the Landscape
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode investigates how photography impacted the study of the Earth and how geographers in turn impacted and used photography. The post Phot...
Bernhardus Varenius: The first modern geography textbook
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses Bernhardus Varenius and the impact that the first modern geography textbook had on the past and present. The post Bernhardus ...
Sebastian Munster: Describing the Heavens and Earth in Cosmographia.
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses Sebastian Munster’s contribution to geography: Describing the Heavens and Earth in Cosmographia. The post Sebastian Munst...
Urbanization: Livin’ in the City
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses how urbanization has impacted planet Earth and how geographers study urbanization. The post Urbanization: Livin’ in the Ci...
Malthus: Forecasting the future through Demography
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses Thomas Robert Malthus: Forecasting the future through Demography. The post Malthus: Forecasting the future through Demogra...
Time: How it is embedded in geography, and how standardization and time zones impacted our world
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode investigates Time: How it is embedded in geography, and how standardization and time zones impacted our world. The post Time: How it i...
UAVs: Unmanned or Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles, or Drones, and their impact on geography and geotechnologies
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode discusses UAVs: Unmanned or Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles, or Drones, and their impact on geography and geotechnologies. The post UAVs: Unm...
The Treaty of Tordesillas: Its Impact on Exploration and Settlement, Past and Present
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode investigates The Treaty of Tordesillas and Its Impact on Exploration and Settlement, Past and Present. The post The Treaty of Tordesillas...
Using childhood memory maps to foster spatial thinking
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why use childhood memory maps to foster spatial thinking? This episode discusses how and why to use this powerful and easily implementable activity ...
Alexander Von Humboldt: Kosmos: Studying the Earth and Its People
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Thinking Spatially podcast examines the life, exploration, and impact that Alexander Von Humboldt had on sciences, with an emphasi...
Surveying: Measuring the Earth
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode focuses on surveying, and how measuring the Earth was important through ancient times to our modern times, with an emphasis on the geogra...
Universalis Cosmographia: Waldseemullers America and the World
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode investigates Universalis Cosmographia: Waldseemuller’s map showing America and the World, and the impact it had on its time in 1507 and...
Regional Studies: Investigating the Diversity of the World
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast delves into regional studies, their geographic foundations, and their impact. Regional Studies: Photo by Joseph Kerski, in Iowa.
Posidonius: Uniting Geography with Science and Philosophy
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode focuses on Posidonius, who untied geography with science and philosophy, and the impact it had on thought in his time (135-51 BC)...
Mercator: Mapping the World in a New Way
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast focuses on the life and work of Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594), who mapped the world in a new way, and the geographic implications of his ...
Topophilia: Affinity to Place
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast defines and explains the concept of topophilia–that we as humans are fundamentally attached to place, and why it matters. The post To...
Pei Xiu: Advancing Cartography in China
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast discusses the cartographic and geographic advances of Pei Xiu in China from 224 to 271 AD or CE. The post Pei Xiu: Advancing Cartography...
Observatories: Monitors of the Earth and Beyond
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Thinking Spatially podcast discusses the geographic implications of observatories from ancient times to our modern times. The po...
Magellan: Launching Global Exploration
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast focuses on Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) and the impact his 1519-1521 voyage had on geography, cartography, exploration, and much more, ...
Proximity and Adjacency: Why they matter, and how to teach them through mathematics, maps, and geography
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Thinking Spatially Podcast focuses on the concepts of Proximity and Adjacency: Why they matter, and how to teach them through math...
Political Boundaries along Lines of Latitude and Longitude
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The podcast Political Boundaries along lines of latitude and longitude explores the geographic implications of the history and development of politica...
Northwest Ordinance Act: Surveying and Settling the Land
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Thinking Spatially podcast examines how the Northwest Ordinance Act in the USA impacted surveying and settling of the land, geogra...
The Earths Magnetic Field: Impacting Geography from the Ground Up
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Thinking Spatially podcast explores how the investigation and discovery of the Earth’s magnetic field influenced geography and o...
Columbus: Permanently Altering Global Relationships
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Thinking Spatially podcast focuses on the controversial figure of Columbus and how his exploration and voyages permanently Altered...
The French Geodesic Mission: 1 degree of Latitude
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Thinking Spatially podcast examines the French Geodesic Mission of 1730 and its impact on our understanding of the Earth, includin...
Lewis and Clark: Researching, Mapping, and Exploring to the Coast
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Thinking Spatially podcast focuses on the impact that Lewis and Clark had on geographic tools, geographic thinking, settlement pat...
The Earth in Space: Seeing the World as it Truly Is
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Thinking Spatially podcast focuses on how space exploration helped us understand our own Earth and how it influenced geographic th...
Brunel: Modifying the Landscape in the Industrial Revolution
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Thinking Spatially podcast focuses on Brunel and how his work led to the modification of the Landscape in the Industrial Revolutio...
Aryabhata and Brahmagupta: Using Mathematics to Explain Geography
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode in the Thinking Spatially podcast series focuses on Indian mathematicians Aryabhata and Brahmagupta: How their advancements in Mathemat...
The Environmental Movement: Connecting Geography to a Higher Purpose
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode in the Thinking Spatially podcast series discusses the environmental movement: How it began, what it is, and its impact on geographic t...
Teaching GeoEthics
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Thinking Spatially podcast series describes why ethics is central to work in geography and mapping, and discusses strategies on ho...
Antarctica: To the End of Earth
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Antarctica: To the End of Earth: This podcast describes the exploration of Antarctica and its impact on science and on geographic thinking. The post...
Al Biruni: Laying the Geodetic Foundations
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode describes the life and discoveries of Al-Biruni, who laid the geodetic foundations for what we understand about the Earth. The post Al Bi...
Spatial Citizenship Education: What it is and why it matters
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join me for a chat about: Spatial Citizenship Education: What it is and why it matters. The post Spatial Citizenship Education: What it is and w...
Marco Polo: From West to East and Back Again
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as we discuss the life, exploration, and impact that Marco Polo’s journey from Italy to China and back again had. The post Marco Polo: ...
What are the 10 most important educational benefits to GIS?
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as we discuss the 10 most important educational benefits that GIS (Geographic Information Systems) offers. The post What are the 10 most imp...
David Livingstone: A European with a Heart for Africa
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as we discuss the life and impact of David Livingstone of the 19th Century: A European with a heart for Africa. The post David Livingstone: ...
What is GIS and why teach with it?
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as we discuss what is Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and why teach with this important framework, data sets, and tools? The post What i...
Pliny the Elder: Creating the First Encyclopedia of Geography
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as we discuss the amazing feat of Pliny the Elder’s encyclopedia, his life, his spectacular death, and the impact his work had. The post P...
What are the 10 key strategies for teaching GIS?
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as we discuss the 10 key strategies for teaching GIS–Geographic Information Systems. Many choices exist, and this chat will help you navig...
Aerial Photography: Examining the Earth from Above
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aerial Photography: Examining the Earth from Above. Think spatially as we examine the development and influence that aerial photography has had sinc...
On becoming a GISP GIS Professional
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My story of becoming a GISP – a GIS professional as certified by the GIS Certification Institute, and why you should consider becoming one as well. ...
George Perkins Marsh: Humans as Change Agents
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as we chat about George Perkins Marsh, who pioneered the concept of humans as change agents: His life and legacy, and why it all matters. ...
What are the 10 most important GIS skills in education?
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Let’s chat about the 10 most important GIS (Geographic Information Systems) skills to focus on and foster in education. I contend that if you and yo...
Leif Eriksson: Visiting North America in 1001
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lets chat about Leif Eriksson’s life, voyages to North America and elsewhere, and the impact it all had on exploration, history, and geography. The ...
Copernicus: Establishing correct Earth-Sun Relationships
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Copernicus: Establishing correct Earth-Sun Relationships. Think spatially as we examine Copernicus’ life and impact, and why it matters on down to...
Cross-staffs, astrolabes, and other devices: Determining Positions on the Planet
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cross-staffs, astrolabes, and other devices: Determining Positions on the Planet, and paving the way for GPS. Think spatially as we consider these d...
Smith: Breaking New Ground with Stratigraphy
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Smith: Breaking New Ground with Stratigraphy: Think spatially on the life and impact of William Smith, creator of the world’s first modern geologi...
10 Useful and Amazing Web Mapping Applications
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Think spatially as we examine 10 amazing web mapping applications that I have used in a wide variety of research and teaching settings, and you can do...