The content spans 50 years, taking in reports of alarming scientific discoveries, the actions and inactions of governments and corporations, and Earth's ever more disastrous weather.
In the book's foreword, punk historian Jon Savage points out that the bulk of the photos were taken in the span of only ten days.
It's up to 1.9 million image sets — groups of three photos, taken in the span of about a second — which occupy six terabytes' worth of data, stored and processed at a supercomputing research institute in Minneapolis.
The setting allows you to enjoy a languid longest day as you take in talks about our attention span, enjoy stand-up from Rosie Wilby or listen to music from rockabilly DJs Hell Kittie Kittie.
The sweep of Lessing's vision in Shikasta is staggering, beginning at the prehistory of Earth, taking in galaxy-spanning vistas, and homing in on details of modern society.
The league's teams will take up homes in cities that span three continents next year, a first for an esports league.
Photos for the contest must be taken within Marine Protected Areas in Laguna that span the area between Abalone Point and Table Rock.
The EM-63 took data over 26 channels that span in approximately logarithmic fashion a lapse of time between 180 s and 25 ms.
"That will keep it strong and sound for 50 years and take in the life span of the baby boom generation," he said.
He smiled and bent his arm at the elbow, pumping the muscle up, and I let my other hand join the first, linking my fingers around his arm to take in the full span of it.
To take in the full span of his art at a lingering, inquiring pace means you get to spend time with a sharp social thinker, a wry (and increasingly melancholic) metaphysician and a plain-style visual poet.
