From Pagan Angel to Anathema: STARMUS 2016 Featured Performers
Reading the history of the band Anathema is a course in music history in and of itself. Started in 1990 under the name Pagan Angel, it →
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Digital Rabbit
- Jun 18, 2016
- 2 min
Seeing the Small: Eric Betzig at STARMUS 2016
At first glance, I thought Dr. Blackburn’s research was a bit esoteric. Telomerase? Telomere? What are these things and why should I →
Digital Rabbit
- Jun 18, 2016
- 2 min
Adventures at the Ends of Chromosomes: Elizabeth Blackburn to Speak at STARMUS 2016
At first glance, I thought Dr. Blackburn’s research was a bit esoteric. Telomerase? Telomere? What are these things and why should I →
Digital Rabbit
- Jun 12, 2016
- 2 min
Music for Spaceports: Brian Eno to Keynote STARMUS 2016
By the time the 21st Century arrived, I had thought that Brian Eno would have written Music for Spaceports, and that I would be listening →
Digital Rabbit
- Jun 4, 2016
- 3 min
The Universe Waved and We Heard It
More than 100 years ago Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves—ripples in spacetime, where space is stretched →
Digital Rabbit
- Jun 3, 2016
- 1 min
Canaries, Wild and Free
Although the Canary Islands are home to the wild canary, the islands were not named after the bird. It’s the other way around →
Digital Rabbit
- May 29, 2016
- 2 min
Good Vibrations: Brian Greene and String Theory
At STARMUS 2016 Brian Greene will tell us about String Theory and the Nature of Reality. He will do this in just 20 minutes. →
Digital Rabbit
- May 22, 2016
- 3 min
Asymptotic Freedom: David Gross
The STARMUS Festival in the Canary Islands claims to make “the most universal science and art accessible to the public.” The speakers →
Digital Rabbit
- May 21, 2016
- 1 min
STARMUS 2016: Taking a Chance on a Warm Weather Vacation
If you look at some of the places I’ve traveled—Jukkasjärvi, Barrow, Fairbanks, Puntas Arenas, Patagonia, Andes, Himalaya, and Antarctica →
Digital Rabbit
- May 19, 2016
- 2 min
Wild Cars and Climate Change in Texas
I really had no idea what I was getting into when I made my way to the Art Car Museum in Houston. I expected to see →
Digital Rabbit
- Nov 1, 2015
- 2 min
Crossing to Bolivia
San Pedro de Atacama is about one hour driving time from the border with Bolivia. I wondered why our van had to stop in San Pedro to →
Digital Rabbit
- Nov 1, 2015
- 2 min
Cozy in a Container
I never thought I’d be sleeping in a shipping container. Yet here I am and I am grateful. We are →
Digital Rabbit
- Oct 31, 2015
- 2 min
A Tale of Two Salars
Every great adventure starts with a flat tire. Or at least that what I hoped. We drove for an hour and a half south of San Pedro de →
Digital Rabbit
- Oct 31, 2015
- 2 min
The Valley of the Moon (or is it Mars?)
I’ve never been to the moon, and I doubt whoever named this valley has been there either. In fact, I am certain →
Digital Rabbit
- Oct 30, 2015
- 2 min
Gateway to the Atacama Desert: San Pedro de Atacama
Most trips to the Atacama Desert start in Calama, the closest airport and mining town. My trip was no different. And, like most tourists →
Digital Rabbit
- Oct 24, 2015
- 1 min
Our Lady of Cell Service
On a cloudy day in Santiago, there are no lines for the funicular in Parque Metropolitano. The park is one of the →
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 27, 2015
- 2 min
My Closet Looks Like A Mini REI Store
I’ve taken so many trips and with so much variety, that I think I have everything any adventure traveller could need. Cold weather?
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 19, 2015
- 2 min
Greenwashing or a Commitment to Conservation?
Greenwashing…is a form of spin in which green PR or green marketing is deceptively used to promote the perception that an organization's →
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 15, 2015
- 3 min
The Three Faces of Everest
For eons Mt. Everest presided over the landscape without humans setting foot on it. It was a sacred mountain, revered by those who →
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 8, 2015
- 3 min
Trying to Get a Cup of Coffee in San Francisco
I had been warned that a cup of siphon coffee would set me back seven dollars or so. If the line into Blue Bottle Coffee weren't so →
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