Part 3 Lately I've heard a number of interviews with Natalie Batahla, planetary astronomer and poet. She works with NASA's Kepler Mission, a search for earthlike planets. Natalie has a beautiful optimism about the ability of science to reveal mysteries and nourish the human mind. "I have a great reverence for the mysteries of the cosmos... …
Opening to the Universe, part 1
I owe you all a post or three from my recent travels in the Golden State. So here's just one of the many highlights. Josephine, my dear friend and east-to-west migrant got tickets for a planetarium show, and I thought, "Cool! I haven't been to a Planetarium for decades!" I had no idea just how …
The Only Home We’ve Ever Known
Illustrator and recent Sheridan College graduate Adam Winnik created this video for his final thesis. He takes Carl Sagan's inspiring words, that he refers to as "scientific poetry," and combined it with animation and music, to great effect. I hope you find it as moving as I do: http://vimeo.com/22582065
Solar Flare: Spring, and Creativity Surge!
This awe-inspiring video made my day. I was mesmerized by the slo-mo rain of fire and hypnotic music. What a universe we live in! http://youtu.be/HFT7ATLQQx8 Beyond the inescapable awe of contemplating such a life-giving solar furnace in action, and it's profound beauty, I see a visualization of the creative spirit. There is something inside us, …
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