"I've done my damndest to rip a reader's nerves to rags, I don't want him satisfied."
... and Steinbeck did an excellent job. 'The Grapes of Wrath' is epic, as you flip through the pages you become more and more engrossed with the migrant workers' lives, their suffering and their courage and strength. The noble Joad family and the people they meet along the way. You see the damage that industrialisation brought with it, but it's not the machines' fault, for machines were invented by people. N

the lights are on, but there's no one home
standing in front of my house; waiting for the lights to go out.source

Is human evolution over?
The Large Chemistry lecture theatre in the main building of Cardiff University is packed with people - even the stairs are full. I luckily managed to acquire one of the last seats, and shortly beforehand one of the last glasses of red wine and a few peanuts, I might add.On the screen a map of Utopia - as originally coined and pictured by Thomas More in 1516 - I suppose we're in for a pop science ride, but what else to expect in a lecture series called Darwin200? And after all, pop science can be really entertaining if it's done well.While the speaker who's

talk nerdy to me 1: science communication
Episode 1, in which Laura tells Chris aboutMaeseele (2007) Science and technology in a mediatized and democratized society.The Royal Society (2006) Survey of factors affecting science communication by scientists and engineers.Bucchi M & Neresini F (2004) Why are People Hostile to Biotechnologies?This is our first try so bare with us, we know audio is messed up (content too).