Throughout History humans have looked to the sky to navigate the vast oceans, to decide when to plant their crops and to answer questions of where we came from and how we got here. It is a discipline that opens our eyes, gives context to our place in the Universe and that can reshape how we see the world. When Copernicus claimed that Earth was not the centre of the Universe, it triggered a revolution. A revolution through which religion, science, and society had to adapt to this new world view. Astronomy has always had a significant impact on our world view. Early cultures identified celestial objects with the gods and took their movements across the sky as prophecies of what was to come. We would now call this astrology, far removed from the hard facts and expensive instruments of today's astronomy, but there are still hints of this history in modern astronomy. Take, for example, the names of the constellations: Andromeda, the chained maiden of Greek mythology, or Perseus, the demi-god who saved her. Now, as our understanding of the world progresses, we find ourselves and our view of the world even more entwined with the stars. The discovery that the basic elements that we find in stars, and the gas and dust around them, are the same elements that make up our bodies has further deepened the connection between us and the cosmos. This connection touches our lives, and the awe it inspires is perhaps the reason that the beautiful images astronomy provides us with are so popular in today's culture. Contact us: [email protected] to buy the game!

Sports draw us in for many reasons, the elegance, the competition, the history, our identification with great athleticism (we may not be able to do it, but they sure can!), a coming together of community in a shared story etc. In a world that is losing its legitimacy; professional sports are essentially sane and fair.Without the rules, there's no meaningful game. That's why football, for instance, is filled with procedure - and while a coach is permitted to occasionally "challenge" a call, the referees have an organized way to review those challenges. And once a decision is made - it's over. This past season, San Francisco was unhappy about an "early whistle," but that's old news. There's no more appeal. The referees did the best that they could - the call stands and the game goes on. In baseball, there are three outs per innning, three strikes per at bat, twenty seven outs in a regulation game and four balls generates a walk. Baseball is the "game of inches" with fair and foul defining the ballpark. But it is the umpire who makes the final call. A manger can argue, but if he is too aggressive, he's tossed out. And, no one can eject the umpire. Rules upon rules defines baseball.And in the game of football, there are fifteen minutes to each quarter, no more and no less. There's no more than four downs permitted to continue your teams' possession and get another four downs allotted to you. Ten yards are required for a first down and no movement is allowed on the line of scrimmage by the offensive line prior to the snap. A receiver must have two feet inbounds after controlling the catch - and these regulations go on and on. The referee is the final arbiter in all of these matters. Yet, within these rules there's magic - the magic of men competing at the highest level. Contact us: [email protected] to buy the game!