Category Archives: the wonders of science
Will Self and David Eagleman: Uses for an afterlife
This way to the beyond.
Filed under news, the wonders of science, writing
Devils on Mars
Something of a busman’s holiday, this. But I think this might be my favourite astronomy pic ever.
Filed under serendipity, space, the wonders of science
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
Filed under art, documentary, film, landscape, the wonders of science, Werner Herzog
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
Filed under art, contemplation, the wonders of science
