Cartography Book Author Returns Ep Invention with Brian Forbes

Host (david beeler) welcomes back Sir Reginald (tom konkle) who is on another world spanning book tour with the latest edition of the book on Cartography. Invention series written and produced by Dave and Tom http://www.daveandtom.com/invention.html


Cartography (from Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study and practice of making maps. Combining science, aesthetics, and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively.

The fundamental problems of traditional cartography are to:[citation needed]

Set the map's agenda and select traits of the object to be mapped. This is the concern of map editing. Traits may be physical, such as roads or land masses, or may be abstract, such as toponyms or political boundaries.
Represent the terrain of the mapped object on flat media. This is the concern of map projections.
Eliminate characteristics of the mapped object that are not relevant to the map's purpose. This is the concern of generalization.
Reduce the complexity of the characteristics that will be mapped. This is also the concern of generalization.
Orchestrate the elements of the map to best convey its message to its audience. This is the concern of map design.
Modern cartography is closely integrated with geographic information science (GIScience) and constitutes many theoretical and practical foundations of geographic information systems.

A double act, also known as a comedy duo, is a comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same gender, age, ethnic origin and profession, but drastically different personalities or behavior. Often one of the duo members, the straight man, feed, dead wood, or stooge is portrayed as reasonable and serious, and the other one, the funny man or comic is portrayed as funny, less educated or less intelligent, silly, or unorthodox. When a woman is in the "funny man" role, she is more often referred to as a comic foil. The term feed comes from the way a straight man will set up jokes for—or "feed" them to—their partner.

Despite the names given to the roles, the "straight man" need not necessarily be humorless, and it is not always the comic who provides the act's humor. Sometimes, it is the straight man who gets the laughs through his or her sarcastic reactions to the comic's antics, as was often the case with Stewart Lee's deadpan, reasoned reactions to Richard Herring's more ridiculous antics in their pairing. Where the "straight man" serves no personal comic purpose but acts as a device to make the "comic" look good, they are known as a "Stooge". This is sometimes considered a derogatory term. Most often, however, the humor in a double act comes from the way the two personalities play off each other rather than the individuals themselves; in many successful acts the roles are interchangeable.

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[pinkbandgeek]

I had no idea that all good cartographers were named Brian. I will be sure to throw out all of the maps I own that are written by a person with a different name.

[ARCatholic]

Well written.

[modelmotion]

:):):)

[0815MarkuZ]

See.. russia full of russians, canada - canadians... :D

[SpeedFreakNO]

Hehe :P gobble gobble..

[tombstonetom]

I wish I could have heard just a little more about the giant electrkic whisker bisket. Oh well, always leave them wanting more.

[SmallWorldFilms]

I...I've never really considered who made my maps. I've always taken these creative geniuses for granted. NO MORE! (I'll especially look for maps by this Brian person).

[hotcrotch]

Born in a vagina XD

[hotcrotch]

lolz

[Synapzze]

I lolled.