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How Google Maps changed our brains

WBUR | By Amory Sivertson,
Ben Brock Johnson, Emily Jankowski
Published March 12, 2026 at 9:56 AM MDT

Google Maps has been around for more than 20 years, and in that time, the way we navigate around has completely changed.

The Endless Thread team talks to the guys behind the YouTube series Map Men.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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Amory Sivertson
Ben Brock Johnson
Emily Jankowski

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