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Data Anxieties, Talking to Machines and Maps in Pockets — Re:port 001

This Re:port looks at unfiltered AI conversations (WildChat Dataset), colonial history timelines (COLDAT Dataset), recent books (Critical Data Studies) and papers (Visual Representation of Worldmaps on small devices).

Charting Power: How Maps Shape Political Narratives

The renaming of the Gulf of Mexico is a reminder that maps are tools of power. This visual reconstruction traces the Gulf’s shifting names, revealing how cartography legitimizes claims, shapes perceptions, and asserts dominance — from colonialism to digital geopolitics.