Come for the science, stay for the stories. Because we need both.
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)
For many, our dreaming spires have turned into the stuff of nightmares. Where have things gone wrong? (1400 words)
Science fiction — at its best — is always about what it means to be human. (2100 words)
How can we sail against the climate headwinds currently blowing out of Washington? It can help to remind ourselves there are always countercurrents beneath the surface. (1200 words)
Does the citizen scientist have a long term future? It depends on the future of both the citizen and the scientist. (4000 words)
Does our love of the new and strange, both in literature and science, flow from the same wellspring? On the restorative power of surprise. (900 words)
A few thoughts, prompted by the film. (800 words)
In what sense are we the same person today as yesterday? (2200 words)
How can we tell a new technology has become humanized? When we begin to play with it. (800 words + videos; approx. 30 mins. reading/viewing)
