The shape of things to come
Why did non-Euclidean geometry take so long to find its way into physics? (7700 words)
Category: history of science
On things that should never be forgotten
The eye can only reveal what the mind is prepared to see. (1470 words)
The weightlessness of knowledge
Does the citizen scientist have a long term future? It depends on the future of both the citizen and the scientist. (4000 words)
Learning to see [Aeon, American Scientist]
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)
What We Lose When We Don’t Look At The Night Sky [Wisconsin Public Radio]
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)
Sky Readers [Aeon]
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)
The Icarus Question 