News about icarus [the book]
My new book is out! A collection of essays from Icarus, fully revised and updated, and new material.
Category: science
We are all the Tin Woodman [Revised]
In what sense are we the same person today as yesterday? (Sample essay from my new book; 4100 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)
The Icarus Question 