Category Archives: the wonders of science

Will Self and David Eagleman: Uses for an afterlife

This way to the beyond.

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Devils on Mars

Something of a busman’s holiday, this. But I think this might be my favourite astronomy pic ever.

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Where you fall to if you’re not tied down

Imagine someone pays for you to go to the Antarctic and make a documentary. Dramatic, beautiful vistas, as pure as the mathematics of air flow and crystallization, which your viewers won’t have seen for themselves. Extraordinary cold. Cliffs of ice. … Continue reading

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Atmospherics

On Friday, when Channel 4 News was over and there was nothing else to watch before we went to bed, as usual, early and sober, L decided to burn some incense, something she does more for entertainment than for smell … Continue reading

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