On basic assumptions…
“There are certain fundamental assumptions about space, time, the ultimate destination of humans, about the nature of our belonging to the earth. When these basic assumptions shift, the knowledge produced […]
“There are certain fundamental assumptions about space, time, the ultimate destination of humans, about the nature of our belonging to the earth. When these basic assumptions shift, the knowledge produced […]
A year ago, when the first Covid wave hit us, people were all going on about how nature was retaliating, and how humans were going to learn not to abuse […]
Finally, after several semi-drought years and a disastrous early monsoon, we have rain! Every night! Water is standing everywhere, and flowing in many places. In the mornings, there are muddy […]
As with climate change, but not so publicised, we are edging towards another crisis: a desperate shortage of soil and arable land to grow the world’s food. It takes the […]
Right up there with dynamite and the atomic bomb. There’s nothing as chilling as the approach of the JCB. In a few hours, it can raze an entire landscape: trees, […]
From June to August end my husband has agreed to teach a course at his old institute. In our thirty-five years of married life, we have always functioned as a […]
Stone is beautiful! Granite, basalt, sandstone, limestone, marble, laterite, quartz, soapstone, slate… my mouth waters at the very thought of them. We are lucky to have lots of rocks and […]
Recently my blogging friend Suze wrote a post about this song, an old favourite. And I’ve been humming it ever since, driving myself and everyone around me crazy. Let me […]
A couple of years ago, I did an online geology course offered by the American Museum of Natural History on Coursera. It was a terrific course, exciting and packed with […]