Money Maps

Some kind of theoretical physicist used data collected from WheresGeorge.com to create a map of how our money moves, hence how we move. The darker blue the line, the less likely a dollar bill is to cross it. How do we understand these lines? The map's creator suggests they can be used to create new state boundaries based not on arbitrary frontiers but on actual social and economic affinities. For me, it's awesome to see how much rivers, specifically the Mississippi, still help shape human mobility. Also how little Florida - or New England - wants anything to do with the rest of us. More pictures here.

Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks

Curious about the distribution of income across your community/neighborhood/city/state? This map uses information from the American Community Survey to put pretty colors on things you already know.

Stream of Time, Chart of Universal History (1842)

An early infographic from the Big Map Blog that charts great names and events from Western history along interconnecting 'rivers' of time. Equal parts ambitious and dizzying.