There's an interesting article in this week's New Yorker that is infused with some geology. Entitled "The Long Dig: Tunnelling to Switzerland," the piece by Burkhard Bilger profiles the eccentric maker of "worms" (gigantic robotic tunnel-making machines) and a current project to bore through the base of the Alps, making Switzerland "flat" insofar as car travel and commerce are concerned. I found it pretty interesting, though it's not online, so I can't link to it.

Labels: alps, europe