Paul Churchland
Churchland’s book is concerned with ‘the role of perception in the evolution of human understanding’ and argues for ‘the theoretical character of perceptual judgments’ (p4). Through the invention of...
View ArticleRoger Penrose: The Road to Reality
It’s striking to us that there are so many illustrations in Penrose’s book; most of Penrose’s research has something geometric or spatial about it, which although can be indicative of visualisation it...
View ArticleThe Jiggling Atoms private view: a cosmic ‘do-it-ourselves’ science party
Jiggling Atom’s private view on Thursday 3rd of October was all about celebrating science and its place within our lives. A party that consisted of DIY science, an illustrated journey into the...
View ArticleFun to Imagine with Richard Feynman
‘In this series, Feynman looks at the mysterious forces that make ordinary things happen and, in doing so, answers questions about why rubber bands are stretchy, why tennis balls can’t bounce for ever...
View ArticleEinstein’s Clocks, Poincare’s Maps
Einstein’s Clocks, Poincare’s Maps: Empires of Time – by Peter Galison “A dramatic new account of the parallel quests to harness time that culminated in the revolutionary science of relativity,...
View ArticleThe observational cartoons of Elle Cummins
We were absolutely delighted that Elle Cummins aka Technology Gnome aaka Jacobsheep came and cast her eye across all of Saturday’s proceedings. Surpassing all (high) expectations she has delivered the...
View ArticleDAVID BOHM – On Dialogue
“Bohm Dialogue (also known as Bohmian Dialogue or “Dialogue in the Spirit of David Bohm”) is a freely-flowing group conversation that makes an attempt (utilising a theoretical understanding of the way...
View ArticleStephen Stearns: PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
Another fabulous lectures series from Open Yale Courses: “Stephen Stearns – PRINCIPLES OF EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR.” We make reference to Stearns in the Jiggling Atoms lecture series on many...
View ArticleFacts and Fallacies: A Book of Definitive Mistakes and Misguided Predictions...
On Saturday night at the Jiggling Atoms exhibition (Saturday 6th of October) Robin Ince did some exquisite stand-up comedy for us. He shared some tales from this book, Facts and Fallacies: A Book of...
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