tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post2285478829292313750..comments2024-03-22T01:00:38.320-04:00Comments on I.N.K.: Hands-on Research Linda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-91485494538931518662012-09-18T14:29:39.383-04:002012-09-18T14:29:39.383-04:00My latest hands-on (or, as Susan more accurately s...My latest hands-on (or, as Susan more accurately said, feet-on) research was for my work-in-progress, a biography of Emerson.<br /><br />I didn't truly understand why he felt so hemmed in by the streets of Boston (and why that fueled his love of nature) until I walked the streets of Beacon Hill last fall.<br /><br />The adult in me loved the beautiful architecture and felt so grateful that the buildings were still there for us to enjoy. But the KID in me thought, sheesh, even at noon, the buildings are so close together that they block the sun. And emerging onto Boston Common, the kid in me wanted to run run run!<br /><br />Great post, Deb!Barbara Kerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08295144655311459179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-6330274041454684602012-09-18T12:57:14.348-04:002012-09-18T12:57:14.348-04:00I think their theory about his not committing suic...I think their theory about his not committing suicide is interesting. Don't let me burst any bubbles. I better write this book. Fast. <br />Deborah Heiligmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894150394598699172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-9211199778535476972012-09-18T12:54:39.636-04:002012-09-18T12:54:39.636-04:00Okay. fine. Burst my bubbles then, Deb. It WAS pre...Okay. fine. Burst my bubbles then, Deb. It WAS pretty darned interesting & sad. Cheryl Harnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304712481691077891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-40662951982246912302012-09-18T11:41:06.861-04:002012-09-18T11:41:06.861-04:00Cheryl,
That's based on this new van Gogh bio...Cheryl, <br />That's based on this new van Gogh bio that I have big reservations about. But I did stop painting long enough to watch it. :) <br />I am, as always, a skeptical researcher. Deborah Heiligmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894150394598699172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-36393875310834230422012-09-18T11:23:04.309-04:002012-09-18T11:23:04.309-04:00How about feet-on research? Whenever I do a ballet...How about feet-on research? Whenever I do a ballet book, I try to take class, or do the warm up, with the company. It's a great way to "feel," i.e., understand the movement. Sometimes, though, it can be daunting - while doing jetes across the floor with dancers from American Ballet Theatre, I looked down and thought, "Wow, I'm actually jumping!" Then I looked up - and saw the underside of ballet shoes. <br />Daunting! <br />But fun.<br />Terrific post, Deb. And the paintings are really good. I'd love to hear more research stories - both up in the air and down on the ground.Susan Kuklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468988943704460257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-18857188990785930612012-09-18T11:05:02.806-04:002012-09-18T11:05:02.806-04:00Deb, did you see - well, you probably know all abo...Deb, did you see - well, you probably know all about this - a Morley Safer segment on CBS re: V. Van G.? such beauty out of such suffering. uff da<br />http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57481909/the-life-and-death-of-vincent-van-gogh/Cheryl Harnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06304712481691077891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-26400063456816602932012-09-18T09:58:41.088-04:002012-09-18T09:58:41.088-04:00I wish on blogger I could LIKE comments. Steve, I ...I wish on blogger I could LIKE comments. Steve, I was worried for a minute that you were going to say you had robbed a grave. And Vicki, you are the QUEEN of hands-on!! Melissa, me too. Heh. Deborah Heiligmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894150394598699172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-15504520683344755632012-09-18T09:47:31.612-04:002012-09-18T09:47:31.612-04:00There is no way to write about science without doi...There is no way to write about science without doing hands-on research. I have performed every experiment in my books. When you do something, you get ideas. That's the basis of empirical research. Recently, I've been reading Isaac Newton's Optics. My optical engineer son, Josh, is making me a version of Newton's "crucial experiment" with prisms and lenses so I can show, first hand, how Newton's insights are not only from imagination but from hands-on experiments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214356318088069618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-22788147202439760632012-09-18T08:45:22.084-04:002012-09-18T08:45:22.084-04:00The hands-on stuff really works. I've been wor...The hands-on stuff really works. I've been working on a book about an attempt to steal Abraham Lincoln's body from his tomb in Springfield, and at a recent visit the ranger there led me into a not-open-to-the-public dirt-floored hallway under the monument, and handed me a chunk of white marble from Lincoln's coffin - the very one pried open by the grave robbers that night in 1876! Don't know why this helps me describe the crime scene, but it really does!Steve Sheinkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726927190491932639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-49468867287224391972012-09-18T07:55:45.611-04:002012-09-18T07:55:45.611-04:00Great post, Deb. I can't wai tto read the book...Great post, Deb. I can't wai tto read the book.Melissa Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322048827106827307noreply@blogger.com