by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse BlogIn 1896, Thaddeus Cahill, of Iowa, USA, completed the machine that he had been working on since completing his degree in the physics of music at the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. This machine was to transform the production and distribution of music, and Cahill’s ambitious invention began … [Read more…]
Here at the blog we have a long-running infatuation with the Monterey Bay Aquarium in northern California and try to visit as often as possible, both in person and in the blog, and have written about the place before. When Fraser suggested re-visiting it, we quickly said yes. – Carl Kruse by Fraser Hibbitt for … [Read more…]
Five More Forgotten Avant-Guarde Buildings by Asia Leonardi for the Carl Kruse Blog From fires to bombings, from building speculation to structural risks, the list of edifices, neighborhoods, avant-garde buildings that we have lost in the course of our history is vast. Sometimes, it was due to unforeseeable agents, causes of force majeure, such as … [Read more…]
by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog In 1897, construction began on 43 hectares in southwestern Berlin. The space is bordered by the Unter den Eichen, or Under the Oaks, a road that forms part of the federal highway joining Berlin to neighboring Potsdam. Many of the ancient trees on the adjacent boulevard … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse The Carl Kruse Blog sponsored a 17 November 2021 discussion organized by the SETI Institute on whether UAPs, commonly called UFOs, deserved more attention from the scientific community. Hazel Anna Rogers, a regular contributor to our blog, took in the chat and then summarized her impressions of what transpired. Here is Hazel’s … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse The following post is an excerpt from an announcement by the SETI Institute for their upcoming online chat “UAPs: Are They Worth Scientific Attention” This SETI chat is sponsored by Carl Kruse, the curator of the Carl Kruse Blog, and is slated for Wednesday, November 21, 2021 at 7:00PM PST. “UAP” – unidentified aerial … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse My friend Carson Kievman is gone. He was 72. Originally from Los Angeles, Carson lived his last decades in Florida, mostly in Miami. He had a stroke in 2020, and later doctors discovered two cancers. He had long lived with diabetes. Carson left an indelible mark on South Florida (and on me). … [Read more…]
by Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog There is a woman on Instagram, whom I will call Clarice, who’s online presence has grown exponentially over the last six or seven years. I first discovered Clarice on YouTube, as she was a relatively popular member of the High Carb Low Fat vegan community who … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse The following post is an excerpt from info provided by the SETI Institute for their online chat “Black Holes are Real. How Do They Shape Structure and Evolution in our Universe?” The talk is sponsored by Daniel Swanson and scheduled for Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 7:00PM PDT. The Carl Kruse Nonprofits Blog encourages … [Read more…]
by Fraser Hibbitt for the Carl Kruse blog It is strange that some of the most harrowing passages in Mr. Bessel Van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score are excited from dry facts. When he writes of the revenge stories told to him by his Vietnam veterans, the savage and brutal events pierce the … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse This post is taken from information provided by the SETI Institute on their upcoming online chat “Is a 6th Mass Extinction the Future for Earth?” The chat will stream Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 7:00 PM Pacific time. The Carl Kruse Nonprofits Blog encourages all to join for what promises to be … [Read more…]
By Hazel Anna Rogers for the Carl Kruse Blog Space is on our minds. With the recent controversy surrounding billionaire escapades into space – Jeff Bezos paid $5.5 billion for a mere four minutes in space – people have begun questioning whether space travel and research are bygone dreams that should be left alone in … [Read more…]
By Carl Kruse The following blog post is an excerpt from information provided by the SETI Institute on their upcoming online chat “Can We Define Life? Should We?” hosted by Wendi Zhang and scheduled for Wednesday, August 21, 2021 at 7PM PDT. The Carl Kruse Nonprofits Blog encourages all to tune in for what promises … [Read more…]
by Asia Leonardi for the Carl Kruse Blog From fires to bombings, from building speculation to structural risks, the list of edifices, neighborhoods, avant-garde buildings that we have lost in the course of our history is endless. Sometimes, this was due to unforeseeable agents, causes of force majeure, such as environmental disasters, war, invasions; other … [Read more…]
by Fraser Hibbitt In 1894, two ordinary men set off on a three-day walk through the south downs in England. Their names were Thomas Oakley and Hans Eagerton, and both hailed from London. A short fragment of their journey was preserved by a certain anthologist, Richard Eseat, who compiled a work dedicated to the summer: … [Read more…]
by Vittorio Compagno A bright red sphere millions of kilometers from here is what Mars meant for most people throughout human history. At first, it was just dance on the stage where the Sun and other stars revolved around the Earth, a luminous celestial body with its reddish reflections, until finally we recognized it as a planet. Before recent space missions, little was known about the red planet, … [Read more…]
by Hazel Anna Rogers Intro by Carl Kruse Intro Every year we take some time to celebrate that moment on 25 April 1953 when Crick and Watson issued their findings on the structure of DNA, and of the benefits to humanity that such knowledge has wrought. Our previous celebrations of DNA Day on the blog … [Read more…]
By Fraser Hibbitt At the end of the fourth century B.C.E, a wealthy merchant sailed from Phoenicia to a port town in Athens. Though his ship was wrecked along the way, he managed to survive and made his way to Athens. This shipless man, Zeno by name, walked by a bookseller and happened on a … [Read more…]
by Hazel Anna Rogers Readers of the blog know that we love celebrating the change of seasons. Today being the first day of Spring, Hazel gives us a roundup of some Spring folklore. Take it Hazel! For other takes on Spring see here and here. (Chinese – Yin Dynasty) Chien Ti and her sister are … [Read more…]
by Carl Kruse Steven Spurrier, who almost single-handedly put California wines on the world map, died recently. In May 24, 1976 he organized what has come to be known as the “Judgment of Paris,” where he presented a blind mix of 10 whites and 10 reds from California and France to a panel of 1 … [Read more…]