There are not many things in the natural environment that all humans from all times and in all places can claim to have shared. One is the night sky – or at least it was until city lights obliterated for most of us this most potent reminder of our place in the universe.
Last week in Reykjavik the people of Iceland sought to reconnect with this great shared experience. For half an hour, they turned off the street lights and persuaded most households to dim their lighting so that everyone in the city could gaze at the stars.
There is something…
