The Universe in Verse

I really love Maria Popova’s work for how she blends science, poetry, arts and history; it’s rigorous but also very human ♥️ As a queer woman, she’s especially attentive to women’s voices in science.

I’m attaching a few excerpts from her book “The Universe in Verse”, plus a video of one of her TED talks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVTuJzDmyd4).

https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/05/01/the-universe-in-verse-book/

She sums it up nicely herself:

“Poetry and science —individually, but especially together— are instruments for knowing the world more intimately and loving it more deeply.”