Journal Archive

March 2007 Issue

Quantum mechanics proposes that every system exists as a superposition, or combination, of states, but that the act of observation fixes a system in just one state. While the macroscopic application of quantum theory has sparked much debate, familiar to many through the paradox of schrodinger's cat, it does serve to illustrate the powerful effect of active observation. As we move through any given landscape we are both a viewer of and a participant in the scene... Where we lie on the spectrum of roles is determined by how fast we move and how far we travel. At walking speed, we connect intimately with our environs and, like flowing water- the path of which is determined by, yet shapes, the land- we fix the landscape in a personal, singular state. This issue is a starting point for the exploration of these ideas. ~ The Editor

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Motion sensor

Iain Aitch talks to Andrew Sabin and finds an artist whose works are functional and visually engaging

On the Waterfront

Oliver Bennett investigates the central role of watercourses to human habitation

Streets ahead

From segregation to integration: Harriet Dennys reports on the changing theories of people management and pedestrian flow.