There’s often debate around the big bang versus the bible, but in Cambridge it seems there’s been a form of reconciliation from way back. Isaac Newton believed ‘God is the God of order and not confusion.’ This gave him the confidence to study and test scientifically, whilst retaining his faith, to find those orders, includingContinue reading “Flat, sharp and inclusive.”
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High achievement indeed.
On a train trip, three middle-aged folk, clearly friends, were discussing their teenage offspring various educational futures. Several options were covered, all involving university, regardless of passions and probable future careers. Shock horror when I suggested there were other pathways! Apparently which university, and the college within it, are important badges of honour which mustContinue reading “High achievement indeed.”
Within vision.
Vision: there’s what our eyes see, and then there’s the vision resulting from our minds imagining anything is possible. Professor John Stevens Henslow, mentor to Darwin, foresaw the opportunity to create a garden designed specifically for science, research and learning, yet be beautiful too. Cambridge university owned a botanical garden for medical students use, butContinue reading “Within vision.”
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