Headless

The Inchbrakie yew, visited by me on the 17th December 2018. This was the last refuge of the Marquis of Montrose. Yet naebody seems to remember? I worry about disembodied … Continue reading Headless

Backwards and forwards learning

There is often  polarisation in scientific debate. My view is that  we need to do better at exploring the world in-between.

Polarization

The Swedish poet, Tomas Tranströmer, in a Transatlantic letter to his friend Robert Bly, expressed concern about a human failing to always polarise everything: Tomas Tranströmer’s poem seems just as … Continue reading Polarization

An interior of others

The photograph above if of Jenners Department Store, Edinburgh. The following words are borrowed from Ali Smith (‘Winter‘) and Evelyn Waugh (‘Decline and Fall’): The film “An interior of others” … Continue reading An interior of others