Stirring the ashes of our dreams
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)
Author: Gene Tracy
Chancellor Professor of Physics at William & Mary
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)
Stardust dreams
We should aspire to go to the stars, even though they might remain forever beyond our reach. (abt. 900 words)
The shape of things to come
Why did non-Euclidean geometry take so long to find its way into physics? (7700 words)
On The Vision Thing
Some thoughts on living through a disruption without losing your way. (2600 words)
On things that should never be forgotten
The eye can only reveal what the mind is prepared to see. (1470 words)
The Yowl! in the machine
Artificial Intelligence will never be enough. A true machine companion will also need empathy and compassion. (4700 words)
Beware the Orwellian Trap
In which I sidle up to the edge and take a peek down the climate conspiracy rabbit hole. (2800 words)
Bubble, bubble, is oil in trouble? The carbon bubble, Part 1
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)
Gaia shrugged
Our experience of the weather is true, but our knowledge of the climate is objective. Why is that distinction so important? (1900 words)
