environment - Through the sandglass

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June 2014

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

June 1, 2014 5 min read

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April 2014

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

April 1, 2014 6 min read

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"Sand Wars" at the Washington DC Environmental Film Festival

The US Premiere of the documentary Sand Wars, to which your humble correspondent contributed, will be shown as part of the Environmental Film Festival in Washin...

March 1, 2014 1 min read

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March 2014

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

March 1, 2014 1 min read

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February 2014

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

February 1, 2014 7 min read

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The next book

The Greek word for ‘desert’ is eremos, from which comes ‘hermit,’ and that is exactly what I have been for quite a while. The word is appropriate because I have...

January 1, 2014 7 min read

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January 2014

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

January 1, 2014 8 min read

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The Exploratorium, sand, and Ned Kahn

A few years ago I reported on my visit to San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a place of wonder for, as they say, “children of all ages.” It has now moved to a brand...

July 1, 2013 2 min read

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Robots rumble on through the sand

The fascination of nature informing technology continues. I have reported periodically on robotics and locomotion in sand, most recently after my personal encou...

June 1, 2013 7 min read

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June 2013

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

June 1, 2013 7 min read

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Sand on TV in Europe: Le sable : enquête sur une disparition

Sand: an investigation into a disappearance. Shown last night on ARTE, the European culture channel, this superb documentary by Denis Delestrac has already made...

May 1, 2013 2 min read

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The waves roll on - and Breezy Point tries to rebuild

Back in the very early days of this blog, one of the great and rewarding pieces of serendipity was getting to know Larry Deemer, sand aficionado and photographe...

May 1, 2013 3 min read