The Tinting volume contains a collection of pieces she wrote from 1976 to 1992. They range from self-portraits through the philosophy of science to attempts to explain the excitement that fueled them about science and (become a universe). The volume concludes with a taauexipt from the Desert Island Disc program that appeared In. This is a strange British institution at the time when he imagines himself or herself thrown away on a desert island and invited to choose eight records to spend time with until he is rescued. Fortunately, I have not We still have long to wait before returning to civilization. And because these pieces were written Over the course of sixteen years it reflects the state of my knowledge at the time, which I hope has increased over the years. So I have given the date and occasion for which each one was composed. As each one was supposed to be self-contained, there is an order It is inevitable y a certain amount of repetition.I have tried to reduce it, but some remain.