Super-curricular

Run like you stole it

Last Sunday, while over 50,000 people ran the London Marathon, I completed a much shorter (and lazier) event: the “Watch-Athon.” Cuppa? Check. Curious brain? Double check. Admiration? Absolutely. And no intention of joining in. I hate running. If you see me sprinting, call for help — I’m either being

Physics

Look up - and get hooked.

Saturday night. The frost was biting through my boots, and the thermometer mocked me: -4°C. Usually, this makes me utterly miserable. But, instead of complaining (okay, maybe I complained a little), we stood there, huddled together, shivering and captivated by the sky. Four planets—Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars—