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)
Come for the science, stay for the stories. Because we need both.
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)
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)