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fiona hou

Behind the Scenes at Harvard's Museum of Natural History | Wired Science | Wired.com - 0 views

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  • Among the treasures hidden from sight at Harvard’s Museum of Natural History are the world’s biggest egg, Stephen Jay Gould’s seashells and Vladimir Nabokov’s collection of butterfly genitalia. So when the museum’s curator asked photographer Mark Sloan if he’d be interested in photographing the most unique specimens from their behind-the-scenes collection, Sloan was glad to oblige. In exchange, he got the tour of a lifetime.
  • “It came with its own curator. He sat there with that egg for the entire duration of my photo shoot, which was quite long. He had white gloves on and was the only one who could touch it,” said Sloan. “The one time the curator went out to the bathroom, my assistant pretended to flick the egg.” The museum preferred the flick-free version.
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    Among the treasures hidden from sight at Harvard's Museum of Natural History are the world's biggest egg, Stephen Jay Gould's seashells and Vladimir Nabokov's collection of butterfly genitalia.
Christoph Zed

To climb Uluru or not? Up, down or all over | Ayers Rock - 0 views

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  • Standing 348 metres above its surrounds, this 400-million-year-old loaf-shaped object is easily one of the most recognisable on Earth.The question is whether I should climb it.
  • The traditional owners have asked us not to because of its spiritual significance.’’
  • ‘Human footsteps are eroding the surface and idiots peeing on the top are polluting the waterholes.’’
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  • ‘because it’s there”,and his partner in crime Mr Patriotic because ‘‘it’s a national icon and a rite of passage’’, are already planning their assault on the summit the next morning.
  • ‘That’s areally important, sacred thing that you are climbing,’’ continues the sign. ‘‘You shouldn’t climb. It’s not the thing to do.’’
  • ‘I understand the traditional owners’ connection to the land,’’ the Birthday Girl says. ‘‘But what about my need to connect with the land?’’
  • photographer Ken Duncan, who said to me recently: ‘‘No person should own copyright on creation.
  • ‘Please allow us to have our own beliefs and experiences, too.’’ And there lies the rub.
  • From our group, two chose to climb it and loved the experience; some didn’t climb because they respected the traditional owners’ request not to; others stayed on the ground because they were either afraid of heights or didn’t think they were fit enough to make it. But, we all had the choice and that’s what matters. A better question is: should our right to make that choice be taken away?
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