THE REAL SCIENCE BEHIND:
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
A Novel
The best microscope photos of the year reveal a strange and hidden universe in astonishing detail10/21/2019 The image of our consortium, its structures and shapes, the image I’m used to staring at, is now orders of magnitude larger. Like suddenly being nose-to-nose with the TV while watching your favorite program. My mind makes the necessary shift to appreciate the import of what I’m seeing. Our tiny sickle-shaped archaea, seemingly one of the smallest forms of life, is suddenly big enough to house a smaller species. One so small, it surprises even me. ~an excerpt from Sleep of Reason THE REAL SCIENCE: Human eyes may be remarkable tools to view the universe, but they also restrict our perception of reality to a limited, macroscopic slice. Fortunately, microscopes grant us access to a fantastic, beautiful, and sometimes shocking universe that hides beyond the limits of vision. https://www.businessinsider.com/best-microscope-pictures-nikon-small-world-photography-contest-2019-10
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AuthorMargaret Riley is a wordsmith, slow-kayaker, slow-skiier, photographer of strange realities, and a deep believer in the magic of story time. Archives
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