The children of Apollo
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)
Category: society
We need new stories of the 21st-century university.
For many, our dreaming spires have turned into the stuff of nightmares. Where have things gone wrong? (1400 words)
Can we create a climate for hope? Try a reboot
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)
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)
Racing with drones and dancing with robots
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)
A scientist on walkabout
Marshall Islands, July 2016. (8000 words)
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 