Dear Peter, As I hinted in my earlier message to the categories list, had I been in control of the article, I would have written it quite differently. The journalist's original intent was not to mention Walter Tholen, or any of my postdoctoral studies AT ALL because in her opinion, that is not interesting for the public... Without boring you with the details, let me just say that I spent the WHOLE last day of mine before my departure to Europe arguing with the journalist about this particular issue. The little that *was* eventually mentioned about academics was a result of this 7-hour-long dialog (or monologue?). Although she claims to be an expert of academic affairs, she seemed to have a hard time to understand that an academic success or achievement is the success of many academics (supervisors, colleagues, etc.), who should be given due credit for their role. The way I look at it is that: (a) Mathematics was exposed in the press, which is a good thing; (b) Nothing terrible appeared about me, even if the details of my social life are somewhat distorted (the reporter forgot to mention that I eat cold beans out of a tin...); (c) She did not write that I am a crook. So, after all, the article is OK... Finally, I doubt that with the nerdy picture that was chosen for the article I am going to be flooded with fan's letters. But, Peter, your sense of humor did not deteriorate since I saw you last time in Halifax, which is the real good news as far as I am concerned. Thank you for writing to me/about me! Best, Gabi