also, yes, it is about the relation between flat (ortholinear) geometry like a flat square, and how it maps to a circle. a square is actually a renormalized circle, projected onto a linear surface.
the universe itself is a curved space, not like einstein style "curved space" but rather, in the same way as you can forever travel in one direction over teh earth and you keep passing the same places, you can do the same in the universe.
however, as i understand it, this is at odds with mainstream science. space itself is curved. it's actually illogical to suggest that the universe is not also finite and unbounded when everything inside it is finite and unbounded. because the universe is finite.
if you understand the universe is a 4 dimensional hypersphere, you see how absurd big bang and other bang/bust theories actually are. but don't mind me, i'm just saying that just like the earth is not flat, neither is space.