Tomas Pueyo (@tomaspueyo)

France is weird: Why is it the biggest sea country worldwide? Why was it the most powerful? Why not anymore, even in Europe? Why the only EU country that belongs to both north & south? Why did it form so early, >1000 years ago? It all starts here: ...

India just passed China as the most populous country in the world. Why? Because of the biggest accident in history Look at where people live in India. What's that band up north? ...

We discussed India's 1.4B people earlier this week, but China also has 1.4B ppl Why? Is it a coincidence these 2 population giants are neighbors? Why do most of its 1.4B ppl live east of the red line? It's also due to an accident: ...

My take on the jagged frontier debate: ...

Never bet against the US: Ppl think its biggest strength is its institutions, the dollar, entrepreneurship... But one of its biggest assets is its geography 🧵 ...

Here are the most FASCINATING facts I could find about Mexico: 1. Mexico is so huge it’s hard to comprehend. You can fit 30 European countries in Mexico and still have room to spare ...

You think housing prices will keep going up because you've seen it all your life. But this is a historic anomaly that is likely to reverse soon: Prices might start shrinking in many places. This thread is the case against investing in housing: ...

18 surprising facts I learned about climate change: 1. Temperatures are at an all-time high... ... since humans left Africa Temperatures peaked higher ~120k years ago (humans already lived on Earth) And the world was generally warmer ~3M ago and before ...