If Einstein had ever visited Star Island, the theory of general relativity may not exist. Hear me out. I am about to sacrilegiously over-simplify this: according to relativity, time passes more slowly closer to the center of the earth than it does at higher altitudes. Therefore, given the ridiculous rate at which time… Read more >
On the Island
Coming Home to Star by Sarah Phipps Gordon
July 11, 2021