It's the chosen map of Google, and often displayed in classrooms around the country. It's also inaccurate. Produced by Alex Kuzoian Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Science Whether you ...

They have to compromise. Map makers use map projections to transform the Earth onto a flat surface. One of the most popular world map projections is known as the Mercator Projection. You’ll have ...

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 ...

They have to compromise. Map makers use map projections to transform the Earth onto a flat surface. One of the most popular world map projections is known as the Mercator Projection. You’ll have ...