As I was searching for web resources on the zodiac/astrology post, the following quote jumped out at me: "If you watch a spinning toy top, explains Kunkle, you will see its axis wobble. That's called
precession. The Earth's axis does the same thing. It's currently facing Polaris, often called the North Star, but 3,000 years ago it was pointing at an obscure star called
Thuban." (from
"So, Now What's Your Sign?") It immediately reminded me of the story I heard a couple of days earlier about the changes necessary at the Tampa Airport due to a shift in the magnetic north pole. ("
Magnetic North Pole Shift Affects Tampa Airport") According to National Geographic's website, the magnetic north pole appears to be shifting towards Russia at the rate of approximately 25 miles a year. ("
North Magnetic Pole Is Shifting Rapidly Toward Russia"). Consider the knowledge claims quoted above and made in the two articles. Use them as a jump-off to reflective comments on knowledge and how we know what we claim to know.
As I was searching for web resources on the zodiac/astrology post, the following quote jumped out at me: "If you watch a spinning toy top, explains Kunkle, you will see its axis wobble. That's called precession. The Earth's axis does the same thing. It's currently facing Polaris, often called the North Star, but 3,000 years ago it was pointing at an obscure star called Thuban." (from "So, Now What's Your Sign?") It immediately reminded me of the story I heard a couple of days earlier about the changes necessary at the Tampa Airport due to a shift in the magnetic north pole. ("Magnetic North Pole Shift Affects Tampa Airport") According to National Geographic's website, the magnetic north pole appears to be shifting towards Russia at the rate of approximately 25 miles a year. ("North Magnetic Pole Is Shifting Rapidly Toward Russia"). Consider the knowledge claims quoted above and made in the two articles. Use them as a jump-off to reflective comments on knowledge and how we know what we claim to know.
