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Why are we changing maps? (from The West Wing)
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A short clip from The West Wing in which staffers meet a group advocating the Peters projection and challenge the Mercator map. It was shown as geography humor at a Salt Lake GIS user group meeting.
HN links it in any thread on map projections and the Mercator distortion of country sizes, often calling it a favorite scene.
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