OK, that “New Urban Design” entry I did earlier today was a disaster. But rather than try to edit it, here I’ll just try to summarize what I meant to say. I want more nature in everyday life. I’m a green in my heart, but I want my tech. I’m not of the “back to [...]
Archive for July 16th, 2004
Stephen Hawking Is A Flip-Flopper
It may be time to shift thinking on black holes, for decades believed to be sucking maws in space from which even light cannot escape. Noted physicist Stephen Hawking, who has long argued just that, now says he was wrong: black holes may ultimately allow something to get free. Dammit, I’ve just about had it [...]
New Urban Design Ethics & Aesthetics
(Caution, long entry ahead – if you don’t have time, stop and come back when you do! ) Last weekend Alex and I took a nice long walk around the 6.1-mile “Big Loop” of Central Park. Now, I’ve been to CP quite a few times since moving to NYC, but not walked around the whole [...]
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