----------------------------Original message---------------------------- On NPR All Things Considered Tuesday, September 16, Robert Segal interviewed a mathematician who was lost in a forest in Oregon for 16 days. Segal introduced the piece by noting His map was inaccurate. The lost hiker then spoke. He said his problem was that he misread his map and thought he had traveled further than he had. He said nothing about having a bad map. It seems to me that Segal injected the statement about an inaccurate map because he thought it sounded good. I don t think it sounded good at all. It insulted me. Did anyone else hear this interview? Did I hear what I think I heard? I am sending a note to NPR to express my feelings. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. James R. Carter, Professor, Geography/Geology Department Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4400 USA Director, Laboratory for Integrated Learning and Technology at Illinois State University, and Chair, Map Use Commission of the International Cartographic Assocation tel: (309) 438-2833 fax: (309) 438-5310 [log in to unmask] ----------------------------------------------------------------------