On the kindness of strangers
In a world of rapid change, we all have to rely on strangers to do the right thing. (380 words)
Come for the science, stay for the stories. Because we need both.
In a world of rapid change, we all have to rely on strangers to do the right thing. (380 words)
Artificial Intelligence will never be enough. A true machine companion will also need empathy and compassion. (4700 words)
Without food we starve, without energy we huddle in the cold. And it is through widespread loss of memory that civilisations are at risk of falling into a looming dark age. (1400 words)
Rockets are dreams made into fuel and fire. And if we forget to dream, or if we only dream other dreams, we will lose the sky. (2200 words)
One astronomer’s dimpled pie is another’s cratered moon. How can our mind’s eye learn to see the new and unexpected? (3900 words)
An interview with Rob Ferret of Wisconsin Public Radio. The stars, Polynesian voyaging, human exploration of the solar system. It’s all here. (12 mins. listening time)
For most of human history, the stars told us where we were in space and time. Have we forgotten how to look up? (3600 words)
We are most free when we choose to recognize our duty to others. (About 800 words)
We have lost our future and our past, our deep contact with nature, and the belief that we can truly know ourselves. Is it any wonder some feel a tug for the dreaming spires of the Middle Ages? (2400 words)
We should aspire to go to the stars, even though they might remain forever beyond our reach. (abt. 900 words)
Why did non-Euclidean geometry take so long to find its way into physics? (7700 words)
Some thoughts on living through a disruption without losing your way. (2600 words)
The eye can only reveal what the mind is prepared to see. (1470 words)
In which I sidle up to the edge and take a peek down the climate conspiracy rabbit hole. (2800 words)
The stuff in the ground only has value today if investors believe it will be burned tomorrow. What happens if those beliefs start to change? (2500 words)