When I'm trying to make art of space there's a constant tension between literal interpretation and, for lack of a better word, evocation. Representation that makes you feel a truth rather than think it.

— Lady Lakdawalla of Baltis Vallis (@elakdawalla) October 23, 2020

One of the reasons I like Emily and her science writing is that she’s not a “quant is all that matters” writer and doesn’t think feelings of awe, wonder and joy are the Devil’s Temptations, as many in the science and science-adjacent communities do.

I’m not an Excel spreadsheet. No one is. But some people seem to wish they were.