Whether you realize it or not, you're probably pretty familiar with the Mercator projection. It's the chosen map of Google, and often displayed in classrooms around the country. But Boston public schools have stopped using it because it's inaccurate. Here's what a more accurate projection looks like.
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Why the most popular map of the world is totally misleading
Whether you realize it or not, you're probably pretty familiar with the Mercator projection.
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Alex Kuzoian contributed reporting on an earlier version of this article.
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