explanation
Human limitations
The Sun, clouds and people
Levels of predictability
The recent solar eclipse demonstrates much more than astronomy. (Image: one page of Guy Ottwell’s The Under-Standing of Eclipses, available here)
School subjects
The purpose of classes
School is a different environment from the rest of life. This is not always a good thing.
The Crescent Sun
Local color
The photographer, the painter and the scientist
Realism and creativity
Art and science are tied to reality in different ways, as are artists and scientists.