Digressions Archives

A measure of the universe; Renaissance slide-rules and Heavenly spheres

May 13, 2017

Measurement is a cornerstone of science, in fact of pretty well everything we do: How far? How fast? How long? […]

May 2, 2017

Montefioralle, Chianti country, Tuscany, Italy, and from where I’m sitting (happily sampling a Chianti Classico) I see rolling, wooded hills,

April 24, 2017

Being acquainted with things that are really ancient, is an everyday experience for a geologist; fossils and other flotsam of

March 21, 2017

Deceptive news is the art of pulling wool over the eyes of the populace, a tool (recently resurrected by certain

February 18, 2017

Among wine drinkers, the term Terroir can invoke glazed expressions, or in real enthusiasts an opportunity to wax lyrical about

August 22, 2016

If you haven’t already done so, have a read of this Editorial from Scientific American. It concerns the state of

July 24, 2016

Salvador Dali – his art and science Art can be thought of as (among other things) the construction of sensory

July 23, 2016

I have had occasion recently to bear the brunt of criticism about some of the decisions one makes in life.

March 30, 2016

We have installed a new kitchen bench. The company that imports and installs this kind of thing refers to the