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 15 October 2003

Visions of Science 2003

"The 2003 winning images in the Novartis and The Daily Telegraph Visions of Science Photographic Awards have been praised by Lord May, President of the Royal Society, for showing us the whole spectrum of science, from life under the microscope to science in the natural world. ..."

The touring exhibition comes to Glasgow 18th March- 4th April 2004.

 


5:47:31 PM    

WordsWithout Borders

Along with the myriad ancient virtues of storytelling -- giving pleasure, passing time, stimulating thought, connecting strangers -- literature is a passport to places both real and imagined. In an increasingly interdependent world, rife with ignorance and incomprehension of other cultures, literature in translation has an especially important role.

Few literatures have truly prospered in isolation from the world. English-speaking culture in general and American culture in particular has long benefited from cross-pollination with other worlds and languages. Thus it is an especially dangerous imbalance when, today, 50% of all the books in translation now published worldwide are translated *from English,* but only 6% are translated *into* English.



5:43:21 PM    

Swan Fountain

Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire

(Oct. 13th 2003)


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