Monthly Archives: May 2012

    The Varieties of Scientific Experience  by Carl Sagan Published posthumously in 2006, this book is based on Sagan’s 1985 Gifford Lectures, a prestigious series of talks delivered annually in Scotland since 1888. The speakers are pre-eminent in their fields. … Continue reading →

A recent news item in the New York Times caught my attention.                                                        I found the picture particularly intriguing.   The story by Sindya Bhanoo said:          A new study suggests that the Athabasca Valles, a group of valleys near the Martian … Continue reading →