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"Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks"

Ken Jennings

About the Program

Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings presents a history of cartography and examines the ways that maps are used today.  The author profiles many devotees of the field, from programmers at Google Earth to librarians at the Library of Congress and participants in the National Geographic Bee.   Ken Jennings speaks at Eliot Bay Book Company in Seattle. 

About the Authors

Ken Jennings

Ken Jennings won 74 games and $2.52 million on the trivia game show, Jeopardy!.  He is the author of Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs.  For more information, visit ken-jennings.com.


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"Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks"

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Past Airings

  • Friday, November 25th at 9pm (ET)
  • Thursday, November 24th at 9am (ET)
  • Sunday, October 30th at 2pm (ET)
  • Saturday, October 29th at 9:15am (ET)
  • Monday, October 10th at 6am (ET)
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