El Gabinete de las Maravillas de Mr. Wilson
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Summary
Hormigas hediondas de cuyo cerebro sale un hongo mortal， humanos cornudos， tostadas de ratón… Estas son algunas de las cosas que pueden encontrarse expuestas en el Museo de Tecnología Jurásica de David Wilson， un lugar escondido en el West Side de Los Ángeles que nos pone en contacto con nuestro innato sentido de la maravilla haciendo que nos preguntemos cuáles de los singulares artefactos allí exhibidos son reales y cuales no。 En «El gabinete de las maravillas de Mr。 Wilson» Lawrence Weschler rebusca entre los ecos de las Wunderkammern del siglo XVI y nos guía， de la mano de Borges y Calvino， a través de una sala de espejos que se mueve entre el rigor de la ciencia y la ficción del arte， yuxtaponiendo lo auténtico y lo fantástico， lo verdadero y lo imaginario que hay en todo museo。
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Aurelio
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Un libro extraño， fantasioso， extremadamente esotérico y algunas veces intrascendente。 Se puede leer cómo un texto de Borges por si casualidad ves El Aleph， de esa forma será más literario y seductor。
Román Sanz Mouta
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https://dentrodelmonolito。com/2022/12。。。Estamos ante una oda a los museos， a las colecciones antiguas， a esos artefactos o reliquias fuera de tiempo y lugar， junto a las personas que se han dedicado a atesorarlos， a cuidarlos， a protegerlos de la avaricia para que puedan ser disfrutados por el común y mayor de los públicos （que se fascinan con esos prodigios）。 No se trata de un libro normal porque no funciona en trama o linealidad como otras obras。 Y tampoco nos deja indiferente。 Por ello no pue https://dentrodelmonolito。com/2022/12。。。Estamos ante una oda a los museos， a las colecciones antiguas， a esos artefactos o reliquias fuera de tiempo y lugar， junto a las personas que se han dedicado a atesorarlos， a cuidarlos， a protegerlos de la avaricia para que puedan ser disfrutados por el común y mayor de los públicos （que se fascinan con esos prodigios）。 No se trata de un libro normal porque no funciona en trama o linealidad como otras obras。 Y tampoco nos deja indiferente。 Por ello no puedo plasmar mis sensaciones en un ritual lógico， pues es necesario que tengas tu propia opinión para ponerla en contraste con esta u otras。El gabinete de las maravillas de Mr。 Wilson es una extraña narración， primero porque ahondamos en las descripciones， descripciones no solo de objetos， sino del tiempo y lugar donde se consiguieron y de los aventureros que los hallaron。 Todo ello con un despliegue de fantasía que hace volar la imaginación， en contraste con la cantidad de datos， los cuales nos llevan a pensar en la realidad de cada objeto， de cada maravilla （u horror， según sensibilidades， aunque echo en falta algo de perturbación， quizá unida a la intriga， además de la curiosidad）。 Nos guían en volandas al origen de esas reliquias， al porqué de su creación， a cómo nos ha llegado。 Un efecto que se potencia， el de cada artefacto o curiosidad， por la atmósfera creada en el gabinete， mezcla de mérito a medias entre el autor y el afamado， entre unos pocos， Mr。 Wilson （hombre de múltiples habilidades）。 Embriaga la fusión de arte y conservación。El museo， las historias que cuenta， la escenografía creada para ello， quizá mutante， las piezas ocultas todavía en cajas y almacén， los testimonios de expertos， de científicos， de investigadores， de otros coleccionistas públicos o privados， nos generan la duda。 ¿Es real o ficticio？ ¿Qué parte es inventada y qué parte no？ Bailamos en este son de incertidumbre porque el manuscrito nos lo provoca， su estilo suave e inquisitivo， adulador。 Y el protagonista， tras su primera visita， quiere saber más， necesita adentrarse en cada tesoro， en cada maravilla， conocerla de principio a final， indagar sin escatimo de entrevistas o esfuerzos con multitud de expertos， llegando hasta el fondo de la misma personalidad de Mr。 Wilson （abierto a ello） y familia， su propia idiosincrasia， pues quizá propietario y museo sean uno， solo quizá。 Tú también querrás saberlo。 Averiguar más。Como digo， y sin desvelar secreto alguno， resulta en un compendio de misterios， algunos simples， otros insondables; pequeñas historias personales （anécdotas， sucesos， pedazos de la historia）， hasta la del mismo personaje que nos lleva de la mano por la crónica humana interpretando nuestro papel。 Sembrando esa duda comentada， que se riega con fotos， notas， ilustraciones salpimentadas a lo largo de la novela （referencias， referencias y referencias）。 Historia， naturaleza， ciencia， artes， salud， flora， fauna， antigüedades， restos， fósiles… de todas las eras。 Incontables el número de objetos （y su tipo） que no esconde Mr。 Wilson; que exhibe para el deleite de sus visitantes。 Incluso tenemos acceso a la misma intrahistoria de los gabinetes （Wunderkammern）。El museo de tecnología jurásica， ¿lo visitarías？ ¿lo leerás？ Es realismo mágico。 Es evolución。 Es cultura。No tengo claras mis conclusiones， pues repito que no se trata de una ficción al uso， sino de un proyecto muy especial， para cafeteros， que necesita de la misma curiosidad que despierta para ser disfrutado， valorado en su medida， justa o injusta， es tu turno para sopesarlo。 Y no carece de antecedentes positivos （y un prestigioso premio）。 Pero quedarás en la susodicha incertidumbre hasta que te sumerjas en sus páginas y descifres ese código tan personal。 Invitado， invitada quedas。Pd: ¿el museo existe？ ¿Y Mr。 Wilson？ Te vas a sorprender cuando profundices…Pd II: atención a las notas que cierran la obra。 。。。more
Andrew Doerfler
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I could instantly tell what was real and what was fake but I guess I'm different I could instantly tell what was real and what was fake but I guess I'm different 。。。more
Mikey
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Fascinating book！ I definitely want to visit the Museum of Jurassic Technology now！ I thoroughly enjoyed the first half of the book especially！ I felt the second half dragged a little。 That being said， I could hardly put this book down once I got rolling with it！
Olivia Crandall
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The deal: The subtitle of this is “Pronged Ants， Horned Humans， Mice on Toast， and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology，” which yes， is what’s inside the Museum of Jurassic Technology， but also not what’s inside at all。 If you’re unfamiliar， the Museum is in Culver City （Los Angeles）， and is best attended with as little knowledge as possible。 It’s also “a museum about museums” （a very generous interpretation）。 This book attempts to unpack the mysteries within with a good amount of research and a The deal: The subtitle of this is “Pronged Ants， Horned Humans， Mice on Toast， and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology，” which yes， is what’s inside the Museum of Jurassic Technology， but also not what’s inside at all。 If you’re unfamiliar， the Museum is in Culver City （Los Angeles）， and is best attended with as little knowledge as possible。 It’s also “a museum about museums” （a very generous interpretation）。 This book attempts to unpack the mysteries within with a good amount of research and a lot of first-hand interviews with the museum’s enigmatic founder。Is it worth it？: No。 I’m absolutely fascinated by The Museum of Jurassic Technology， and I still struggled to get through this （and it’s short）。 Maybe I just wanted more analysis？ Maybe my eyes are simply powerless in not glossing over when faced with a multi-page block of proper nouns？ Maybe I wish it were sharper and more tied together？ Maybe I’m still missing the point （which is the point）？Pairs well with: Just go to the damn museum。 I’m a member。 If you’re in LA， I’ll take you。C- 。。。more
Aviva
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Five stars for the first half which is an exploration of the museum itself and its history。 Two stars for the second half， which is an oddly colonialist and eurocentric essay on wonder， collections， artifacts， and museums。 It took me months to finish the second half （which does， to be fair， have some excellent moments in it）。
Lisa
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This is not necessarily a book for everyone， but for a love-of-learning， museum-geek， historian archivist like me， it's brilliant。 The Museum of Jurassic Technology is both educational center and performance art， a space devoted to wonder （both the wonder of random， amazing information and the wonder of wondering whether this is all real。） In this， it echoes back to the cabinets of curiosities， the Wunderkammen， of the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe， the predecessors of today's world of museu This is not necessarily a book for everyone， but for a love-of-learning， museum-geek， historian archivist like me， it's brilliant。 The Museum of Jurassic Technology is both educational center and performance art， a space devoted to wonder （both the wonder of random， amazing information and the wonder of wondering whether this is all real。） In this， it echoes back to the cabinets of curiosities， the Wunderkammen， of the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe， the predecessors of today's world of museums。 And the author here explores that sense of wonder， how such a space can change you， how museums and other such collections came to be and how they change us still today。 The note are as much fun and interesting as the text， which was taken from two different articles， the first of which had appeared in Harper's magazine。 I just ate this up！ Additionally， the work scores points for me by talking about the Mutter Museum， one of the closest heirs to the Wunderkammen that I know of still operating today。 I once worked for the College of Physicians of Philadelphia， home of the Mutter， and have been in its collections spaces many times。 truly a source of wonder if ever there was one。 。。。more
Joachim Stoop
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While this should've been right up my Borgesian alley I never really found an entrance。 It suffocated me more than it intrigued me。 While this should've been right up my Borgesian alley I never really found an entrance。 It suffocated me more than it intrigued me。 。。。more
Robyn
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2。5 stars // An odd， eccentric read。 While I stayed with it until the end， I did not enjoy the reading experience。 It is quite convoluted， making the reader question at every turn。。。 but， that also appears to be the point of the book [irony]。
Viola
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Pirms radās muzeji mūsdienu izpratnē， daudzās Eiropas pilsētās radās tā sauktās Kunstkameras vai Ziņkārības kabineti， kuros tika apkopoti interesanti un biedējoši eksponāti no visas pasaules， turklāt bez īpašas šķirošanas - Amazones indiāņu bultas， cālis ar 4 kājam vai spirtā peldošas dažādas ķermeņa daļas。
Alec
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A small， quirky book which was very different than expected。 Part of the "Best Non-fiction of the 2000s （so far）" list that a number of my recent reads have come from， I am really glad I took the time to find this book to read。 The primary focus of the book is a small， still functioning museum in Culver City， CA called The Museum of Jurassic Technology。 The author apparently stumbled upon it one day and decided to write a book about his experiences in the museum。 The book is much more than a wal A small， quirky book which was very different than expected。 Part of the "Best Non-fiction of the 2000s （so far）" list that a number of my recent reads have come from， I am really glad I took the time to find this book to read。 The primary focus of the book is a small， still functioning museum in Culver City， CA called The Museum of Jurassic Technology。 The author apparently stumbled upon it one day and decided to write a book about his experiences in the museum。 The book is much more than a walk-through of this museum， it also serves as a history of this type of museum as well as a history of "wonder"。At the heart of the book is the proprietor of the museum， the eponymous Mr。 Wilson。 The author， Mr。 Weschler， draws some parallels between the exhibits in the museum and their origins/histories to the proprietor himself- both solidly based on reality upon quick， initial inspection but becoming a bit harder to pin down the more digging is done。 The author and proprietor interactions were humorous and warm。It's wonderous to think of all there is in the world to learn and understand。 I feel like this is fundamentally one of the things both Mr。 Weschler and Mr。 Wilson want the world to appreciate through the publication of this book and the very existence of the museum。 Reading it made me want to slow my existence a bit， to look about and appreciate the majesty of the everyday as well as the wonder of the unexpected。 。。。more
თემო
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The style of this book is peak New Yorker voice。 I read it after visiting the MJT， which I enjoyed greatly。 I'm a fan， though I feel like it falls into the New Yorker trap of being too focused on the individual - we learn about Wilson's family， upbringing， habits， personality - but not enough about the ideas that he's trying to share。 After all， this is a book about a relatively unique type of museum trying to send a message， and it would be interesting to also hear how this message is received The style of this book is peak New Yorker voice。 I read it after visiting the MJT， which I enjoyed greatly。 I'm a fan， though I feel like it falls into the New Yorker trap of being too focused on the individual - we learn about Wilson's family， upbringing， habits， personality - but not enough about the ideas that he's trying to share。 After all， this is a book about a relatively unique type of museum trying to send a message， and it would be interesting to also hear how this message is received and how it changes over the years。 。。。more
Lois
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Weschler takes us to a small natural history museum "with an emphasis on curiosities and technological innovation"。 I didn't know what to make of the various exhibitions or even whether I wanted to make anything of them。 But reading along I gathered that even the most discerning reader was not supposed to be able to sort all the hoaxes from the actual wonders。 I noted the tricks in the language: "at times stupefyingly specific， at other times maddeningly vague" and understood that social media a Weschler takes us to a small natural history museum "with an emphasis on curiosities and technological innovation"。 I didn't know what to make of the various exhibitions or even whether I wanted to make anything of them。 But reading along I gathered that even the most discerning reader was not supposed to be able to sort all the hoaxes from the actual wonders。 I noted the tricks in the language: "at times stupefyingly specific， at other times maddeningly vague" and understood that social media and political-speak are not unique in that "truth and lie are embedded in the same statement。" I had been hoping for more curiosities， but what is presented here is a sampling which should enable you to track the emergence of systematic science from earlier observations of natural history and the collections of curiosities in "wonder cabinets"。 This is a short， odd read which would be enjoyed by a limited audience。 。。。more
Claire Hovde
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This book was certainly interesting and was a quick read， but I found it a little hard to follow。 Perhaps the strange organization was done on purpose to mirror the strange organization and contents of the Museum， which is a neat idea。 I learned a lot of cool little facts though！
Morpheus Lunae
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The constant tangents can make this book a bit of an unpleasant read sometimes。 But nonetheless you must admire the attempt o present this complex topic in a digestible manner。 While I didn't find the presentation great this book still presented great ideas and succeeded in making my mind go wandering to very inspiring places。 The constant tangents can make this book a bit of an unpleasant read sometimes。 But nonetheless you must admire the attempt o present this complex topic in a digestible manner。 While I didn't find the presentation great this book still presented great ideas and succeeded in making my mind go wandering to very inspiring places。 。。。more
Ciana Pike
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This book contained interesting stories and facts that I would have not otherwise come across。 Centered on the contents of the museum， it walks you through the curious backstories of the artifacts within it。 It also introduces you to the characters who have curated the items who are quite interesting to learn about themselves。 The writing is immersive， rich and has a light-hearted tone。 I would love to visit this museum if I were to get the chance。 One of my favorite books that I have read。
Emily
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This was a super interesting read！ Half a history of the beginnings of museums and what they tell us about are culture as humans。 The other half a reflection of the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles or as I described it to my mother "a museum of interesting and dubious objects"。 I love museums and next time I'm in LA I'm gonna stop by this one。 I wish I'd read the notes as I progressed through the book， it would have added to the experience of reading。 But reading the notes after I fi This was a super interesting read！ Half a history of the beginnings of museums and what they tell us about are culture as humans。 The other half a reflection of the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles or as I described it to my mother "a museum of interesting and dubious objects"。 I love museums and next time I'm in LA I'm gonna stop by this one。 I wish I'd read the notes as I progressed through the book， it would have added to the experience of reading。 But reading the notes after I finished the rest was also ok。 。。。more
Sara
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A very different kind of book about a very different kind of museum。 Very interesting， but I wanted more。
mechi cammisa
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I bought this book because they recommended it at the Museum of Vanishing Dogs podcast and I'm so glad I did。 It was a pretty weird but fun ride， definitely not what I expected at all。 Also， I think I found a new topic for my thesis I bought this book because they recommended it at the Museum of Vanishing Dogs podcast and I'm so glad I did。 It was a pretty weird but fun ride， definitely not what I expected at all。 Also， I think I found a new topic for my thesis 。。。more
Marilyn
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Oh， I don't know。 Maybe 4 stars， or even 5。 One word: quirky。 Why have I never been to this crazy museum - the Museum of Jurrasic Technology？ I'm in Southern California。 I must go there sometime soon -- just to see for myself the human horns， mice on toast （surefire cure for stuttering）， and more。 In the grand tradition of collectors from ancient times， through the "cabinet of wonders" period of the 1600 - 1800s to the crazy hoarding of collectibles today， author Lawrence Weschler takes us on a Oh， I don't know。 Maybe 4 stars， or even 5。 One word: quirky。 Why have I never been to this crazy museum - the Museum of Jurrasic Technology？ I'm in Southern California。 I must go there sometime soon -- just to see for myself the human horns， mice on toast （surefire cure for stuttering）， and more。 In the grand tradition of collectors from ancient times， through the "cabinet of wonders" period of the 1600 - 1800s to the crazy hoarding of collectibles today， author Lawrence Weschler takes us on a tour of the weird and wild， returning every few years and every few paragraphs to the Los Angeles area museum。 It's fascinating stuff -- but so jumbled。 Another day or decade， the author makes another trip to the museum， wanders through the exhibits， talks to （and lunches with） David Wilson and his wife and various friends and acquaintances。 Then， sometimes but not always， he follows up， fact-checking and getting drawn down more rabbit holes。 The random， rambling approach can be charming， but I got lost many times， and attempting to grope my way back to the start of any topic was useless。 "Foggy indeterminacy？" Yea， quirky。 。。。more
Ed Erwin
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The Museum of Jurassic Technology is a fascinating place that for the right person will fill you with a sense of wonder。 Different exhibits make you wonder in different ways， from "Is this real？" to "How is that possible？" to "Why is this in a museum？" or "Is this even a museum？"。 Intentionally or not， this is probably the most 'Pataphysical place I've ever been to。 （A close second would be the sort of "side-show" that once accompanied performances by the bands Idiot Flesh and Sleepytime Gorilla The Museum of Jurassic Technology is a fascinating place that for the right person will fill you with a sense of wonder。 Different exhibits make you wonder in different ways， from "Is this real？" to "How is that possible？" to "Why is this in a museum？" or "Is this even a museum？"。 Intentionally or not， this is probably the most 'Pataphysical place I've ever been to。 （A close second would be the sort of "side-show" that once accompanied performances by the bands Idiot Flesh and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum。）This book expands on an article that was originally published in Harper's magazine。 There is also a DVD version called "Inhaling the Spore" which greatly overlaps with this， but also has some different content。The museum itself deserved all the stars in the world。 This book， slightly fewer than that。 。。。more
Ryan Morris
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I came across "Mr。Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder" during research on a topic for a book I'm outlining， and thought this would be a brilliant， inspirational resource。 The book itself is good enough， and though it did provide an interesting idea or two， it ultimately proved to be lacking in what I was looking for。But if you're interested in the collection of unspoken/unknown oddities of human history， as well as the origins of these "cabinets of curiosity" check this one out。 I came across "Mr。Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder" during research on a topic for a book I'm outlining， and thought this would be a brilliant， inspirational resource。 The book itself is good enough， and though it did provide an interesting idea or two， it ultimately proved to be lacking in what I was looking for。But if you're interested in the collection of unspoken/unknown oddities of human history， as well as the origins of these "cabinets of curiosity" check this one out。 。。。more
Mike
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Entertaining story of a storefront museum in Los Angeles curated by someone having a lot of fun with the traditions of museums and all the weird， but true stuff that can be mixed in with stuff that may or may not be less than truthful。 The book was written about 25 years ago but the Museum of Jurassic Technology still thrives。
Vel Veeter
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If you've ever been to one of the 826 stores around the country （Superhero Store in Brooklyn， Cryptozoology in DC etc）， you've sort of stumbled through a version of the Museum of Jurassic Technology that Lawrence Weschler describes here。 The difference is that while those stores are storefronts for a local tutoring nonprofit and that everyone is in on the joke。 But for the museum of Jurassic Technology， there's a level of seriousness to it all that adds to the wonder and charm。 It's like going t If you've ever been to one of the 826 stores around the country （Superhero Store in Brooklyn， Cryptozoology in DC etc）， you've sort of stumbled through a version of the Museum of Jurassic Technology that Lawrence Weschler describes here。 The difference is that while those stores are storefronts for a local tutoring nonprofit and that everyone is in on the joke。 But for the museum of Jurassic Technology， there's a level of seriousness to it all that adds to the wonder and charm。 It's like going to a Ripley's Believe it or Not， without the "or not"。 So there's no breaking kayfabe， and there's no ulterior kind of purpose。 The various exhibits described here do range from the true to the "true" adding to the level of credulousness that someone might experience on a visit。 Add to this the tone and writing of Weschler in treated his subject with real seriousness。 There's some discussion of veracity of the claims and the veracity of the proprietor， but there's also a level of research and depth here that makes the writing just as convincing as the exhibits themselves。 The book is blurbed left and right with comparisons to Calvino and Borges， and while that's accurate， it's also a little too on the nose。 I decided instead to treat it more like Errol Morris's documentary Fast， Cheap， and Out of Control where the discussions of the subjects is more important than the exploration of the content。 。。。more
Katrinka
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Loved it。 I tried （and failed） for years to describe the Museum of Jurassic Technology， and Weschler's done it。 Loved it。 I tried （and failed） for years to describe the Museum of Jurassic Technology， and Weschler's done it。 。。。more
Audrey
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Any book that requires you to flip between text and notes can be a pain， but this one also requires putting the book down and getting lost in searches of museums， books， and quotations。 The notes become as fascinating as the book itself， but so do the searches。。。and were you reading a book？！ A lovely and short volume guaranteed to perplex and inspire those who pick it up。 The notes and the text should be combined and fleshed out。 Sometimes books can be too tight and too compact。 The fact that th Any book that requires you to flip between text and notes can be a pain， but this one also requires putting the book down and getting lost in searches of museums， books， and quotations。 The notes become as fascinating as the book itself， but so do the searches。。。and were you reading a book？！ A lovely and short volume guaranteed to perplex and inspire those who pick it up。 The notes and the text should be combined and fleshed out。 Sometimes books can be too tight and too compact。 The fact that the reader spends as much time in the notes as in the text seems to be the greatest tell。 It is one of my favorites of late， as it's stirred all kinds of thoughts of my graduate studies in the 17th-19th centuries and the loss of much of the wonder of the 20th-21st centuries--though the significant denial of science and facts during the latest Covid-19 pandemic tells you that not all people desire knowledge when it is too fearful and terrible to face。 What is wonder， what is cognitive dissonance， what are alternative histories， what are myths。。。and why do we believe， create， and re-tell。 Of particular interest: Wunderkammern: wonder cabinetsThe Museum of Jurassic Technology -LAAlbert Einstein quotes that have be appropriated by good people reading other books quoting Einstein， namely: "The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious。 It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science。 Whoever does not know it can no longer wonder， no longer marvel， is as good as dead， and his eyes are dimmed。" Ideas and Opinions， p 54。John Maynard Keyes outing Newton not as the first in the age of reason but the last of the magicians， mentioning an early addiction to alchemy and other esoteric practices。 Papers he left behind and did not destroy sitting in Newton's record in Cambridge's archives。Rogier van der Weyden's painting "St George and the Dragon，" resisting modern scanning as it contained microimages hithertofore unimagined and therefore unseen。 Adding to the puzzle with a reverse inscription: Videatur et ponderetur。 Ab arte reperitis （Look and ponder。 One discovers things through art）。 The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia 。。。more
Robert
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I read this about ten years ago， long before I was actually able to visit the Museum of Jurassic Technology。 Visited three years ago when visiting LA。 The book captures， then analyzes the levels of irony in the collection and in the originator， who regularly mans the ticket desk。 For people willing to suspend disbelief long enough to immerse themselves in the experience， both the book and the actual museum are unforgettable experiences。 For magicians， Ricky Jay is/was an active supporter。 His co I read this about ten years ago， long before I was actually able to visit the Museum of Jurassic Technology。 Visited three years ago when visiting LA。 The book captures， then analyzes the levels of irony in the collection and in the originator， who regularly mans the ticket desk。 For people willing to suspend disbelief long enough to immerse themselves in the experience， both the book and the actual museum are unforgettable experiences。 For magicians， Ricky Jay is/was an active supporter。 His collection of disintegrating dice was closed when I was there， but I could see a little ways into the hallway where it was housed。 Weschler describes eating at the Indian restaurant just down the street。。。 and we ate there， too。 Following the description of the museum and its precedents， Weschler details his investigations into the surprising origins of some of the displays。。。 and his amazed discovery that some of the exhibits are firmly based in science， though sometimes embellished or spun。 This was well worth the reread， having been inside and clearly remembering the exhibits。 。。。more
Kris
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Surprisingly boring。 Could have been an engaging story about a small esoteric storefront museum， but kinda goes off the rails quickly and stays there。 Took me forever to read despite being less than 150 pages。
Matt Comito
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Used to live in Culver City more or less on the corner of Bagley and Venice。 Our bedroom window looked out on the back of this place。
Claire
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