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Invisible lines: how unseen boundaries shape the world around us

  • Written by Mend Mariwany, Producer, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation

Our experiences of the world are diverse, often changing as we move across borders from one country to another. They can also vary based on language or subtle shifts in climate. Yet, we rarely consider what causes these differences and divisions.

In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to geographer Maxim Samson at De Paul...

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