Travelling somewhere always gives time for catching up on one of my favourite pastimes, New Yorker reading. A month ago there was a fascinating article about
It was slightly surreal – an invitation to a mere blogger, who occasionally and with the reckless confidence that comes only from profound ignorance, dabbles
Sacred Treasure A great deal has happened since – but it is definitely worth reading this remarkable letter from Dr Mouneer Hanna Anis, Bishop of
Someone made the mistake of asking me the other day what magazines I read. And it came as a bit of a shock to me
Sir Isaac Newton is a titan in world science, so it’s no surprise that he features on the very first, and the penultimate page of
I didn’t quite know what to expect having picked this book up in the States last year. I think I assumed it would be something on
Fritz Kahn was a remarkable man – a scientist, gynaecologist, artist, polymath – and eventually a Jewish refugee to the USA from Nazi Germany. He
Having posted on Friday about the importance of the insensible, I came across this great number from Steve Turner. Subverts perfectly the prevailing mood of scepticism…
All too short, but epic in scope, and too wonderful for words… Taken on Mauna Kea, Hawai’i: The White Mountain by charles leung …and he made the
It’s been a bit of an experiment – but as part of our contribution to Passion 4 Life events at All Souls, 2 friends (pianists
Yet more from Holmes’ Age of Wonder. This time the focus is the new-found fascination with flight, as provided by hot air balloons. For the first
The next gem from Richard Holmes’ epic Age of Wonder (after post on Tuesday). Mungo Park was an unusual figure who was sponsored by Joseph Banks and