In praise of astonishment
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)
Tag: astronomy
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)
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 