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A digital map of its own. it brings together all known existing paths, using data from ordnance survey and information from 0penstreetmap and local authorities. one of the surprising things about scotland is it's actually harder to find places to walk than you might imagine. we've got all this amazing green space around us but, actually, if you pick up a paper map, you might really struggle to find a path you want to walk. and so one of the things that we're trying to do with the scottish paths map is actually to make those places easier to find for everybody, wherever they live. how many path...

It brings together all known existing paths, using data from ordnance survey and information from 0penstreetmap and local authorities. one of the surprising things about scotland is it's actually harder to find places to walk than you might imagine. we've got all this amazing green space around us but, actually, if you pick up a paper map, you might really struggle to find a path you want to walk. and so one of the things that we're trying to do with the scottish paths map is actually to make those places easier to find for everybody, wherever they live. how many paths do you think are out the...

A star political blogger for Grist.org, David Roberts spent so much time posting and Tweeting and staring at screens that he almost went nuts. So he pulled the plug for a year, restarting his relationship with technology and actively seeking health, balance, and adventure in the real world. What he learned just might save you from meltdown. David Roberts

I truly appreciate about you. you're much more courageous than i am. how do you communicate without a phone for the last six years? >> six years. pretty much after we moved here. it started by accident. it wasn't a plan. i had a phone from the government, i couldn't find that exact make when i came here. so i just bumbled around and tried various things and then i got fed up with it. i realized after a week of not having a phone, not by planning it, it happened to be a week, i thought, that was actually really great. give me time to think. then i gave it up for a few months and then it became ...

He could have gotten it very quickly if he took path i'm about to team of it is long mostly dirt roads. it is very dark and he could have gotten away with it if no police were present. i'm going to show you how easy it is. he was seen jogging. i'll show you how long it would take and how easy it would be to get into canada. cut in through the farm field saves time. all you need is an electronic map and a paper map and anyone can figure out how to do it. i've now walked a bit over a mile in about 17 minutes. the course we've charted is 4.2 miles, longer than the two miles through wilderness but...