Science on a Sphere

Science on a Sphere is, without a doubt, the best way to show how natural processes work at global scale, something readily seen in this excellent video by Alexander E. McDonald, the inventor of this most disruptive tech. Enjoy.

A digital globe can illuminate the human planet: wars, colonization, the formation of diaspora, modern trade flows or air traffic. It can also help teach math, play games, show movies or serve as a blank canvas for one’s inner, spherical artist. Michael Starobin, 44, a multimedia professional and the producer of seven spherical films, says this brave new world is limited by only one rule: “Respect the roundness.”