From Greenland to Europe and Senegal: the partial solar eclipse
An eerie view from Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal Photograph: Antonio Araujo/EPA
People gather to watch the partial eclipse in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain Photograph: Carlos de Saá/EPA
The sun partially eclipsed in Zaragoza, Spain Photograph: Javier Belver/EPA
The view from from Nantes, France. Skygazers across a broad swathe of the northern hemisphere had a chance to see the moon take a bite out of the sun when the partial solar eclipse swept from eastern Canada to Siberia Photograph: Loïc Venance/AFP/Getty Images
The partial solar eclipse as seen from Berlin, Germany, creating an eerie twilight Photograph: Ralf Hirschberger/AFP/Getty Images
Visitors to the Sonnenborgh Observatory watch through special glasses in Utrecht in the Netherlands Photograph: Sem van der Wal/ANP/AFP/Getty Images
The sun partially obscured in Brighton Photograph:People use protective glasses at Greenwich Observatory in London Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA
Watching the eclipse through a pinhole projector at Greenwich Observatory in London Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA
A partial solar eclipse seen from Warwickshire. The phenomenon occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth. The three aren't completely aligned, meaning only part of the sun is obscured Photograph: Jacob King/PA
The partial solar eclipse as seen over the Royal Liver building on Liverpool's waterfront Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA
The statue of Danish-Norwegian Lutheran missionary Hans Egede is silhouetted during the partial solar eclipse in Nuuk, Greenland
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- Scotsman
Children in the 60s were asked to predict the future, and they got so much right
These children 'nailed it' when they were asked to predict the future Sign up to our Retro newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... It's nearly 60 years since schoolchildren were asked to predict the future Some of their answers were remarkably prescient, even if others were a little wide of the mark A few of their most alarming predictions appear very close to becoming reality Children were asked to predict the future in 1966, and they got some things 'spot on' | BBC/Getty Images Predicting what's going to happen tomorrow can be hard enough, let alone in a year's time. After all, who could have foreseen Covid, a reality TV star running the US, or two Hollywood stars buying Wrexham AFC? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad So when a group of schoolchildren were asked by the BBC back in 1966 what life would be like in 2000, hopes cannot have been high that they would get much right. However, some of their predictions were startlingly accurate, and are even more true today than they were 25 years ago. Nuclear armageddon Some children predicted in 1966 that nuclear warfare would have wiped out humans by the year 2000 | Getty Images Perhaps unsurprisingly, with the Cold War still looming large in many people's minds back then, several of the children predicted nuclear armageddon. One predicted they would be living in a cave and hunting during the nuclear winter, while another forecast that the world 'will just melt' after being bombarded by atomic bombs. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Nuclear oblivion aside, some of the youngsters' predictions were remarkably pessimistic. Cabbage pills and cramped accommodation One child thought we'd all be eating 'cabbage pills' for breakfast, while another said: 'I think it will be very dull and people will all be squashed together so much there won't be any fun or anything.' Many people would argue the latter is true, while the first child's statement sounds remarkably prescient given the rise of vitamin tablets and other supplements. Another child articulated perfectly many people's fears about globalisation eradicating the many unique cultures contirbuting to the rich tapestry of life. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I think it's going to be very boring and everything will be the same,' they said. 'People will be the same and things will be the same.' Automation and AI threatening livelihoods Several youngsters correctly foresaw the growth of AI and automation, which they said would leave many people out of work | AFP via Getty Images Several youngsters foresaw the growth of automation and the advent of artificial intelligence. 'I don't think there is going to be atomic warfare but I think there is going to be all this automation,' said one child. 'People are going to be out of work in a great population, and I think something has to be done about it.' Another youngster told the camera people 'will be regarded more as statistics than as actual people' - something many would argue is true today. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad And a third child said: 'Computers are taking over now, computers and automation. In the year 2000, there won't be enough jobs to go around, and the only jobs there are will be for people with high IQs who can work computers and such things.' Living underwater Overpopulation was also a big concern for youngsters in the 60s, it would seem. One boy correctly envisioned that more and more of us would be living in tower blocks, with a girl adding that 'everything will be very cramped'. Some children went a little further, saying we would be living under the sea - something which is yet to happen, though more land around the world has been reclaimed from the sea. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad And a girl's prediction that we will be living in 'big domes in the Sahara' feels eerily close to the plans for a megacity in the Saudi Arabian desert announced a few years ago. Climate change and battery farming One child foresaw the rise of battery farming when asked in 1966 to predict what life would be like in the year 2000 | AFP via Getty Images The devastating impacts of climate change did not weigh so heavily on children's minds back then. One boy did, however, predict that much of the UK would be submerged, with only the 'highlands in Scotland and some of the big hills in England and Wales' poking out. Probably the greatest foresight came from one boy who prophesied the rise of battery farming and selective breeding to satisfy our hunger for meat. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'There will be sheep and cows and livestock but they will be kept in batteries, they won't be allowed to graze on pastures,' he said. 'They will be kept in buildings all together and artificially reared so they will be bigger and give more food.' Watching their predictions today, people were full of praise, not just for how accurate the children were but how well they articulated their hopes, fears and beliefs about the future. One commented that the child who predicted automation would take people's jobs had 'pretty much nailed it', while another said the youngster who foresaw the growth of intensive battery farming had been impressively 'spot on'. The children's predictions were first broadcast on the BBC show Tomorrow's World on December 28, 1966. They are available to view in full here. Canva Explore your roots with a free AncestryDNA trial – now with 30% off kits (aff) £ 0.00 Buy now Buy now is one of the UK's most popular and well-known genealogy platforms, trusted by millions to help uncover family stories. Right now, you can start exploring with a 14-day free trial and save 30% on DNA kits. AncestryDNA is praised for its user-friendly tools, detailed insights into UK and Irish heritage, and clever features like ThruLines that help you make connections quickly. With billions of historical records, including the newly released 1921 Census, it's never been easier to build your family tree. 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The Herald Scotland
3 days ago
- The Herald Scotland
Scottish church window tribute to astronaut's inspiration
It commemorates the Linlithgow-born scientist Charles Wyville Thomson and his 1872 voyage that inspired space missions and astronauts of the 20th century. This voyage was named the Challenger Expedition, which laid the foundation for the field of oceanography over 150 years ago as the world's first exploration of the deep sea. It was a global expedition that sailed across the Atlantic, then to Australia and Hong Kong. They measured the ocean's depth, collected samples, and discovered all manner of new sea creatures, such as the pink New Zealand Lobster pictured in the bottom right of the St Michael's window. Another major discovery was the deepest part of the ocean, which they named the Challenger Deep, now known as part of the Mariana Trench. This mission is famous in the scientific community, and the parallels of travelling to the very edge of human knowledge made Challenger the perfect name for Nasa's latest space shuttle in 1982. One astronaut who flew on this shuttle was Kathy Sullivan, but her connection to this name was not limited to this flight to space. Kathy Sullivan in 1984. (Image: Getty Images) Before she was an astronaut, Sullivan was a student of oceanography in California, and was inspired by the Linlithgow-born lead scientist Wyville Thomson during her studies. 'Charles Wyville Thomson and the Challenger expedition founded the field of oceanography as a study, shifting what had been myth and speculation into a scientifically rigorous endeavour," she said. "But it means an awful lot to me because that's the field that I ended up finding my direction, finding my career, and finding a lifetime's worth of satisfaction. So I am forever grateful to Wyville Thomson and the Challenger expedition.' Read more: To later fly on the Challenger Shuttle to space was a great coincidence for her. She was also the first woman to both travel to space and the deepest part of the ocean, when she dived down to the Challenger Deep in 2020. Sullivan's trip to Scotland was an invitation from Alan Miller, a church member of St Michael's, who sought to reunite this piece of history with the space industry that carried on its namesake. Alan Miller in St Michael's Church. (Image: Gordon Terris) It included a fine dinner social at Hopetoun House and a visit to the Edinburgh University archives, where Wyville Thomson was a professor. 'I've never been to Linlithgow before, I've been to Scotland a few other times, but not to this village and not to this church to see that great east window and get more deeply into the story of Thomson and the vessel and the expedition," Sullivan said. "It's really been a fun coming-full-circle for my own career arc to get to be here.' She was also joined on the trip by Lance Bush, a former Nasa engineer, and CEO of the Challenger Centre in Washington DC, created after the shuttle exploded in 1986. 'The Challenger Centre was created by the families of the legendary crew of space shuttle Challenger 51-L, who were tragically lost," Bush said. "Over the almost four decades since it was created, Challenger Centre has inspired and engaged over 6.5 million students, with its network of centres across the US and also in several other countries.' Kathy speaks to the church. (Image: Graham Black) Bush connected with the Challenger window on a similar level to Sullivan. 'As a space enthusiast, it all comes together for me with the representation of the cosmos at the top of the window," he said. "This window provides such a unique perspective not often seen in church stained glass … I am in awe of all the generations of explorers that came before us, and realize the necessity for us as a society to continue that spirit.' The Challenger window as a whole is a representation of creation, complete with the bottom of the oceans, angels, and the stars in outer space. As Scotland returns to the business of expedition with the newly-announced Shetland satellite launchsite, the celebration of delving into the unknown and pushing the limits of human knowledge is as poignant and meaningful as ever.
Scotsman
3 days ago
- Scotsman
Children in the 60s were asked to predict the future, and they got so much right
These children 'nailed it' when they were asked to predict the future Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... It's nearly 60 years since schoolchildren were asked to predict the future Some of their answers were remarkably prescient, even if others were a little wide of the mark A few of their most alarming predictions appear very close to becoming reality Children were asked to predict the future in 1966, and they got some things 'spot on' | BBC/Getty Images Predicting what's going to happen tomorrow can be hard enough, let alone in a year's time. After all, who could have foreseen Covid, a reality TV star running the US, or two Hollywood stars buying Wrexham AFC? Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad So when a group of schoolchildren were asked by the BBC back in 1966 what life would be like in 2000, hopes cannot have been high that they would get much right. However, some of their predictions were startlingly accurate, and are even more true today than they were 25 years ago. Nuclear armageddon Some children predicted in 1966 that nuclear warfare would have wiped out humans by the year 2000 | Getty Images Perhaps unsurprisingly, with the Cold War still looming large in many people's minds back then, several of the children predicted nuclear armageddon. One predicted they would be living in a cave and hunting during the nuclear winter, while another forecast that the world 'will just melt' after being bombarded by atomic bombs. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Nuclear oblivion aside, some of the youngsters' predictions were remarkably pessimistic. Cabbage pills and cramped accommodation One child thought we'd all be eating 'cabbage pills' for breakfast, while another said: 'I think it will be very dull and people will all be squashed together so much there won't be any fun or anything.' Many people would argue the latter is true, while the first child's statement sounds remarkably prescient given the rise of vitamin tablets and other supplements. Another child articulated perfectly many people's fears about globalisation eradicating the many unique cultures contirbuting to the rich tapestry of life. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I think it's going to be very boring and everything will be the same,' they said. 'People will be the same and things will be the same.' Automation and AI threatening livelihoods Several youngsters correctly foresaw the growth of AI and automation, which they said would leave many people out of work | AFP via Getty Images Several youngsters foresaw the growth of automation and the advent of artificial intelligence. 'I don't think there is going to be atomic warfare but I think there is going to be all this automation,' said one child. 'People are going to be out of work in a great population, and I think something has to be done about it.' Another youngster told the camera people 'will be regarded more as statistics than as actual people' - something many would argue is true today. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad And a third child said: 'Computers are taking over now, computers and automation. In the year 2000, there won't be enough jobs to go around, and the only jobs there are will be for people with high IQs who can work computers and such things.' Living underwater Overpopulation was also a big concern for youngsters in the 60s, it would seem. One boy correctly envisioned that more and more of us would be living in tower blocks, with a girl adding that 'everything will be very cramped'. Some children went a little further, saying we would be living under the sea - something which is yet to happen, though more land around the world has been reclaimed from the sea. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad And a girl's prediction that we will be living in 'big domes in the Sahara' feels eerily close to the plans for a megacity in the Saudi Arabian desert announced a few years ago. Climate change and battery farming One child foresaw the rise of battery farming when asked in 1966 to predict what life would be like in the year 2000 | AFP via Getty Images The devastating impacts of climate change did not weigh so heavily on children's minds back then. One boy did, however, predict that much of the UK would be submerged, with only the 'highlands in Scotland and some of the big hills in England and Wales' poking out. Probably the greatest foresight came from one boy who prophesied the rise of battery farming and selective breeding to satisfy our hunger for meat. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'There will be sheep and cows and livestock but they will be kept in batteries, they won't be allowed to graze on pastures,' he said. 'They will be kept in buildings all together and artificially reared so they will be bigger and give more food.' Watching their predictions today, people were full of praise, not just for how accurate the children were but how well they articulated their hopes, fears and beliefs about the future. One commented that the child who predicted automation would take people's jobs had 'pretty much nailed it', while another said the youngster who foresaw the growth of intensive battery farming had been impressively 'spot on'. The children's predictions were first broadcast on the BBC show Tomorrow's World on December 28, 1966. They are available to view in full here.
