Science suggests we’re hardwired to delude ourselves. Can we do anything about it?
Lawrence Winkler is a physician, traveler, and natural philosopher. His molecules have morphed from medicine to manuscript. He lives with Robyn on Vancouver Island and in New Zealand, tending their gardens and vineyards, and dreams.
Saturday, 4 August 2018
Denialism: What Drives People to Reject the Truth
From vaccines to climate change to genocide, a new age of denialism is upon us. Why have we failed to understand it?
Friday, 3 August 2018
Postcards from the Edge
The Berkeley Pit is a gorgeous, toxic former mining site in Montana that’s beloved by tourists. But unless it’s cleaned up soon, it could become the worst environmental disaster in American history. It glows bright in Wagon Days.
How They Made Steppenwolf's ‘Born to Be Wild’
Played on the moon and Mars, it will form the background music for The Case of the Tumescent Tattoos in my next book, The Casebook of Doctor Sababa.
Thursday, 2 August 2018
The World's Most Beautiful Libraries
Massimo Listri travels around the world to some of the oldest libraries, revealing a treasure trove of unique and imaginative architecture.
Tyrian Purple: The regal colour taken from mollusc mucus
Created from the desiccated glands of sea snails, the colour purple has nevertheless come to define royalty. It’s in Between the Cartwheels.
