Archive for February, 2009

understanding poetry

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

the thing about flying is not to realise that it is, in fact, impossible, or then gravity will suddenly notice you again and take exception to being ignored.

so said arthur dent in douglas adams’ ‘so long, and thanks for all the fish‘, the fourth novel in the ‘hitchhiker’s…’ series.

(more…)

the union of art and science

Monday, February 9th, 2009

art is to ‘why’ what science is to ‘how’.

discuss: