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A very cool analogy.
Dec. 21st, 2006 08:32 pm"The next thing that happened was even more remarkable. A former student, Alison Baum, who now worked as an ideas scout at the BBC, called me. She asked whether I would object to Horizon, the company's flagship science programme, making a documentary about my work....
...The broadcast itself was a weird occasion. It took place at a party for crew and friends of the director, and I drank so much I couldn't stand up but felt stone-cold sober. It was like a firing squad in reverse: the bullets come out, your shirt is white again and you get to smoke a cigarette before they set you free."
-- Luca Turin, The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell
In addition to coming up with interesting science, Luca Turin is a skilled writer who is interesting to read. I've never seen anyone use that particular image before, and I found it evocative enough to share.
...The broadcast itself was a weird occasion. It took place at a party for crew and friends of the director, and I drank so much I couldn't stand up but felt stone-cold sober. It was like a firing squad in reverse: the bullets come out, your shirt is white again and you get to smoke a cigarette before they set you free."
-- Luca Turin, The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell
In addition to coming up with interesting science, Luca Turin is a skilled writer who is interesting to read. I've never seen anyone use that particular image before, and I found it evocative enough to share.
