While we were watching it, we ended up discussing the huge time frames involved in the evolution of both dinosaurs and life in general. When I visualise dinosaurs, I imagine all the famous ones like Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegasaurus and Diplodocus all roaming the planet at the same time. Something that struck me was the phenomenal length of time that dinosaurs in general were on the planet, and the (relative) shortness of the time that each recognisable species was around.
Bit of a random topic for my third SBPC, but bear with me. Over the weekend, my fiance dragged me to watch Jurassic World; I wasn't keen, as I missed the Jurassic Park hype when I was younger, and don't really enjoy action films. Since watching Jurassic World, we went back and watched three episodes of Planet Dinosaur - I'd never seen it before and found it fascinating, although the CGI looks a little dated now!
While we were watching it, we ended up discussing the huge time frames involved in the evolution of both dinosaurs and life in general. When I visualise dinosaurs, I imagine all the famous ones like Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegasaurus and Diplodocus all roaming the planet at the same time. Something that struck me was the phenomenal length of time that dinosaurs in general were on the planet, and the (relative) shortness of the time that each recognisable species was around.
Through the Looking Glass (Part 1)25/2/2015 It arrived! Having ordered a copy of Alex Bellos's second book, Alex Through the Looking Glass right after discovering it existed on 11th February, the gods at Amazon finally decided to deposit it on my doormat this afternoon. I nearly crushed it when I opened the door... So after hacking into it with an over-large knife (couldn't find the scissors) and discarding the packaging in a very haphazard fashion, I started reading. I've read three chapters tonight, on and off, and am going to finish Chapter 4 before I go to bed (although it does appear to be about conic sections...urrrrgh). I absolutely loved his first book (Adventures in Numberland) and have read it cover to cover at least three or four times, and dipped into it for lesson ideas (it's looking very dog-eared now) and I'm pleased to say I'm enjoying this one just as much. So far this evening I've discovered:
If you like maths books, particularly those which don't give you a headache because the maths requires you to dig out university notes to understand the first paragraph, I'm recommending this. Of course, I'm only three chapters in, and the bit on conic sections may kill me (3D geometry is not my favourite thing ever). Wish me luck! |
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