Mishmash 18 | North Korea Conversation | 🚲 Safer Tour | 🗺 Historical Maps | 🔋 Energy Flow
Happy Monday!
It's been quite a whirlwind of events for the past couple of weeks, but after a hiatus, I am getting back to a regular rhythm with this newsletter and other personal projects I am excited to share with you soon.
I've gotten quite a few requests about the radio silence recently, so I figured I'd shortly explain here:
I was recently let go from my full-time job as a Product Designer and went on a break to State College, PA. It was a great relaxing time, making me thankful for family, friends, and Hannah.
With new opportunities on the horizon, I am excited to get back to sharing some content. Onto the Mishmash!
Lex Fridman and Yeonmi Park: North Korea
Yeonmi is a North Korean defector, human rights activist, and author of the book In Order to Live.
On the Lex Fridman Podcast, Yeonmi explains what it was like growing up in North Korea, escaping from her homeland, and the horrors that continue there. It was a heartbreaking and eye-opening conversation, and I am in awe at how courageous Yeonmi is at casting light on these issues.
I haven't read her book yet but plan too soon after this conversation.
Links to the Interview:
Links to Yeonmi on Social Media and Her Book:
Yeonmi's Twitter: https://twitter.com/YeonmiParkNK
Yeonmi's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialyeonmipark
Yeonmi's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/YeonmiParkOfficial
In Order to Live (book): https://amzn.to/3wdtKfL
🚲 A Call for a Safer Tour
For those following the Tour de France this year, it's been a rough one. Many top contenders are crashing out due to everything from unaware fans holding out signs on the road, loose gravel, and lack of road markings. Now even though this hasn't been the most crash-ridden year at the Tour, it's brought up enough concern from the current riders calling for further safety measures for the stages. I'm not sure if anything will come from these discussions but considering these riders have to deal with considerable risk daily, I hope to see more barriers and safety measures in future editions.
😬 Out of 184 starting riders, 36 have dropped out due to crashes in the past 15 out of 21 stages.
🗺 Open Historical Map
OpenHistoricalMap is a community project aimed at compiling sources of historical maps from all around the globe. So, for example, you can slide the date range to 1750 and see how certain regions developed year by year. This project is currently a work in progress, but I am excited to see this grow over the years as more historians and map buffs contribute.
🔋 Energy Flow
Here's a interesting visualization showing the flow of U.S. energy consumption.
You can find the main image at Visual Capitalist.
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