Universe
Linda Goodman’s Sun Signs – Astrology and Humankind
Astrology, according to the dictionary, is a study of the positions and relationships of the sun, moon, stars and planets in order to judge their influence on human actions. Making a study of the sun and star signs for many is a hobby. But now and then there has been some really serious diviners out there. None more effective in my experience than America’s Linda Goodman 1925 – 1995 (real name Mary Alice Kemery) a former New York Times bestselling astrologer and poet.
Portraits – From The Middle Ages to Restoration England
Portraiture is a language of expression with its own grammar and vocabulary. During the fourteenth century paintings of individuals were given a third dimension
Happy New Year – Welcome 2012 as a Creative Year to Remember
It is time to cast off old thinking and embrace the new. 2012 is a great place to start formulating ideas that will help invent and innovate the future.
Apollo, from the Earth to the Moon – Imagination & Knowledge
Ardent socialist and playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) lived a life of literary criticism dealing sternly with prevailing social issues, but with a lightness of touch that made stark realities palatable. He said ‘Imagination is at the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last you create what you will’. The 60′s was the age of those who dared to dream a dream and then went out and made it happen.
Einstein and Eddington – Making Academic Concepts Accessible
Arthur Eddington understood Albert Einstein’s ideas and worked hard to prove them correct. He said when waiting to view the solar eclipse in 1919 “if …we look up into the heavens and take photos of the eclipse we will be scientists at our work and we’ll be looking at the poetry of existence…
Louie Schwartzberg – Happiness Revealed
Author, photographer, painter and keynote speaker Elizabeth Murray in California sent me the link to this beautifully filmed video presented at the TED conference 2011. TED is all about ideas worth spreading. This presentation was given by Louie Schwartzberg award-winning cinematographer, director, and producer. His notable career spans more than three decades providing breathtaking imagery [...]
The Code – Where Math & the Modern World Magically Converge
You will find number connections between trees and mountains, clouds and waterfalls, nautilus shells and cicadas and in the formation of the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, which became known to the wider world through a talk given at the Royal Society at London in 1693. BBC TV presenter Marcus du Sautoy who is gradually revealing and cracking simultaneously what he calls The Code, recently revisited this amazing natural phenomenon.
The Gough Map of Great Britain Medieval Miracle goes Digital
It is really only since the Victorian Age that early maps of the world went from being considered amusing relics of dark-age ignorance held up to public scorn and ridicule to being seen as an essential element in understanding the medieval world-view. They are important to anyone with an interest in the art, literature, philosophy and social structure of that time.
Countdown to Atlantis, Comic Con Phenomenon and, about Hope
The final Atlantis Space Shuttle Mission countdown is over. Atlantis has left Cape Canaveral to rendezvous in orbit with the space station above the earth for the final time. “Let’s light this fire one more time, Mike, and witness this great nation at its best,” said Christopher Ferguson, Atlantis commander, to launch director Mike Leinbach just before the lift-off of STS-135, 8 July 2011.
Paul – A Pint Size Evangelising E.T. with Awesome Attitude
If you want to enjoy a close encounter of the best kind remember that in space no one can hear you scream, but if you remain on earth you can have an enormous lot of fun with Paul, the E.T. with awesome attitude
Green Cross Australia, Valuable Connections – The Dalai Lama
Green Cross is the banner to stand behind if you are interested in efforts to deal with all matters that affect our natural environment locally in Australia and Internationally.
Rock Star Physicist Brian Cox – Universal Wonders
In stellar company on the Graham Norton Show Rock Star Physicist Brian Cox OBE, recently voted the world’s sexiest astronomer, is like a breath of fresh air in the world of science. Passionate, like Rock Star poet Lord Byron he is handsome, not pretty – tall and good looking enough to be taken seriously.
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