As a sneak peek (because people are itching to read my articles,) here's the coolest virtual explorations I've encountered recently:
- The Smithsonian: National Museum of Natural History I'm foaming at the mouth, this is so cool. This is everything I've ever wanted out of a virtual museum exploration, and yes, that is something I've wanted.
- Sistine Chapel This has so little educational value, it's kind of funny, but it's so pretty. I like the music too.
- Great Barrier Reef You know Google streetview? Imagine that, but underwater.
I've discovered that when I'm confined to short articles, I sound more like an expert when I talk about subjects in which I'm not (at all) an expert. (Don't tell anyone.) When I know a great deal about something, I know where the pitfalls and controversies are, and I know where I will go on wild, tangent rants. I know that I don't have space to go into it all, so I purposefully skim the surface. Or maybe it's just my imagination, because only I would know that I'm doing that, so when I reread the piece I think, "But you left out my favorite part!" The skin deep natural of the articles doesn't bother me when I don't care about the depth of the subject.