The wonders and terrors of modern technology evoke the ancient concept of the sublime, and present us with a choice
- Written by: Nanda Jarosz, Research officer, University of Sydney
shutterstockIn recent weeks the world has been awed by the first series of colour images to emerge from the James Webb Space Telescope. A celestial concert, the images of swirling galaxies and conflagrations of gas presented an unprecedented view of the early cosmos. US President Joe Biden spoke of the images as a “reminder that America can...