Discussion panel: University of Helsinki: Kohteena Etelämanner (Focus on Antarctica), 2018 Kohteena Etelämanner (Focus on Antarctica) is a public discussion held by the University of Helsinki on 27.8.2018. It’s also available as a video recording on the university website. In the discussion, three Finnish scientists who have worked at the Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #165 – Ernest Shackleton Loves Me
Musical: Lisa Peterson: Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (U.S.A. 2017) Ernest Shackleton Loves Me is a New York musical about a Brooklyn single mother and Ernest Shackleton’s Transantarctic journey. I didn’t see it live; a recording appeared on YLE Areena, where it will be for two more weeks. In the story, Continue Reading
Research Blog Antarctica #164 – The Winter Over
Fiction: Matthew Iden: The Winter Over (Thomas & Mercer, 2017) At first glance, The Winter Over by Matthew Iden falls into the familiar category of Antarctic thrillers where manly men face the travails of human weakness and the unforgiving environment. And indeed, superficially the book seems to have some of Continue Reading