READING
Jeanne Gang, Claire Chan and Sarah Kramer: Deep Mapping (The Avery Review)
This essay covers the history and complexities of deep sea ocean mapping; and draws attention to the brilliant Marie Tharp. Tharp was an American geologist and ocean cartographer who created the first scientific map of the ocean floor, leading to the acceptance of the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift. Upon further research, I found her ink drawings are particularly stunning.
Underland: A Deep Time Journey. Robert Macfarlane
I read this book last year, but it has stuck with me since. It is an account of Macfarlane's various descents below ground, and the philosophical confrontations he experienced. It examines the subsurface through folklore, geology, archaeology, literature, myth and memory.
WATCHING
Super/Collider : Deep Time. Margate Science Festival
This online event hosted by Super/Collider considers how thinking on a "deep time" scale can alter our perception of our environment. Can long term thinking help us to make better decisions that allow us to value and care for our environment? Now available to watch online; you can hear from Robert Macfarlane, Timothy Morton and Flora Bowden as they weigh in on the notion of deep time.
Long Time Sessions
Hosted by The Serpentine and The Long Time Project, the Long Time Sessions is an online talk series on cultivating care for the world beyond our lifetimes. See "Timefulness and Deep Geologic Thinking" episode for an interview with Marcia Bjornerud. All talks are available online.