What we see of the world is only a sliver of what’s “out there.” There is much that is invisible to the eye, even when we augment our sensorial perception with telescopes, microscopes, and other tools of exploration. Like our senses, every instrument has a range. Because much of Nature remains hidden from us, our view of the world is based only on the fraction of reality that we can measure and analyze. Science, as our narrative describing what we see and what we conjecture exists in the natural world, is thus necessarily limited, telling only part of the story… We strive toward knowledge, always more knowledge, but must understand that we are, and will remain, surrounded by mystery… It is the flirting with this mystery, the urge to go beyond the boundaries of the known, that feeds our creative impulse, that makes us want to know more.
The Island of Knowledge: Maria Popova.
- Post author By Miss Abdallah
- Post date February 3, 2015
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By Miss Abdallah
Cynthia Abdallah grew up in Kenya.
She is the author of the poetry collection, 'My six little fears' released on Sep 18, 2020.
Her work has appeared in numerous online magazines and in print. These works include: Poems and Short stories in The Tokyo Poetry Journal-Japan, Kwani Uchaguzi edition 8-Kenya, Ake review, Kalahari Review-Kenya, Nalubaale Review -Uganda, Quailbell Magazine-USA, Active Muse-India and Bodies and Scars anthology by Ghana Literary Journal.
Links to interviews:
Nation Newspaper
https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/abdalla-publishers-do-not-ask-for-poetry-manuscripts-2732902
https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/weekend/beyond-the-surly-clouds-a-tribute-to-my-grandmother-3265824
Punkwrite:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1qzM7_agFg&t=483s
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