Space Eyes Peering At The World
Background photograph: graffiti, Craigforth Insurance Campus, Stirling. Overlay: random page from a 1980s Scottish newspaper
Category: Two cultures
In his famous 1959 lecture, C. P. Snow warned that science and arts were becoming ‘two cultures’.
Retold for little people
A short [incomplete] film on childhood: Music credits: She’s A Star – James [Piano Room, 2026] On Your own again – Scott Walker
Science teaching must abandon its isolation
Aberdeen Evening Express, 10 January 1942.
‘Winged victory’ of Samothrace
Last night, I was in Glasgow with Sian. We were there for Roaming Roots: Icons Vol. 2. In Glasgow Concert Hall, as part of ‘Celtic Connection’, Guy Garvey and C. … Continue reading ‘Winged victory’ of Samothrace
Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
I recently read ‘The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh‘ as edited by Michael Davie. What is shared below is a small selection of entries, often partial, which do not present the … Continue reading Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
Science Lessons
To play Science Lessons please click here. Music credits: [1] The Hardest Thing – Gorillaz [feat. Tony Allen] [2] Orange Country – Gorillaz [feat. Bizarap , Kara Jackson and Anoushka … Continue reading Science Lessons
Garva bridge
The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 3 August 1934: This was filmed at Garva bridge in November 2021: Transitional objects [Garva bridge]: