March 11, 2020

Wait…it’s not the Earth!

Sometimes a good reason is not sufficient for changing our minds. This can be said also in Science. Thomas Khun studied how strong changes in perspectives, theories and methodologies in Science have been made along history.

Bashō on Mars

冬枯れ や 世は一色に    風の音 Fuyugare ya /   yo wa isshoku ni / kaze no oto Winter solitude. In a world of one color. The sound of wind. Matsuo Bashō A robotic arm moves slowly and smoothly looking for a piece of paper. It rests a pen lightly on the sheet and stops for a while as if it…

The six seasons

To tremble from cold in the icy snow, In the harsh breath of a horrid wind; To run, stamping one’s feet every moment, Our teeth chattering in the extreme cold Vivladi’s Four Seasons. Sonnet for the Winter First movement. The Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi gave musical expression to each season of the year. Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) is…