Monthly Archives: March 2021

A letter to loved ones about the COVID-19 vaccine – Sir Lenny Henry | NHS

Dear mums and dads, grandparents, aunties, uncles, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces, sons, daughters, cousins. We love you! We know we don’t say it often enough and sometimes we have our disagreements, like families do, but wherever you are, we love … Continue reading

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Life-Sized Wildlife Protrude from Ornate Rugs in Perspective-Bending Sculptures

Detail of “Persian Kangaroo”   A new menagerie of polar bears, stags, and kangaroos resemble typical wildlife except for the fact that they’re literally swept under the carpet, their features hidden from view. These towering sculptural forms are by artist Debbie … Continue reading

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We May Have Been Wrong About the Origin of Life

We’ve had the idea that life began in the oceans since the 1920s, when it was first put forward. This was cemented in our minds in the 1950s by the classic Miller-Urey experiment from which scientists hypothesized that the ocean-atmospheric … Continue reading

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Inside the Giant Mech Suit Made for Racing

Giant mech suits are the stuff of science fiction, but one inventor and his team are hoping to make them a reality. The result isn’t your typical mech, as these behemoths are built to race. »Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker​ »Watch … Continue reading

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20 of the Weirdest Inventions From the Past 20 Years | Mental Floss

From clothing made from milk to selfie toasters, these are the products that had us doing a double take. Ever since Mental Floss debuted in 2001, we’ve been keen on covering some of the biggest, boldest, and best inventions from … Continue reading

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Scientists Find Everything In Our World Could Be Ruled By a Secret Pattern? | A Natural Code

Scientists are using Alan Turing’s theory about patterns to grasp a better understanding of nature’s hidden design; from tracking migrating birds, to conserving whale sharks across the world. » Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker​ » Visit our shop at http://shop.seeker.com​ » … Continue reading

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The Louvre Displays Its Entire Art Collection Online To Be Explored For Free – DesignTAXI.com

Browse the artworks of the most-visited museum in the world, room by room.   It’s not just its stunning glass pyramid shape that sets it apart; being home to history-making artworks like the Mona Lisa, Liberty Leading the People, and … Continue reading

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The Bayesian Trap

I didn’t say it explicitly in the video, but in my view the Bayesian trap is interpreting events that happen repeatedly as events that happen inevitably. They may be inevitable OR they may simply be the outcome of a series … Continue reading

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Special Report: How a coronavirus variant tore through an English island and onto the world stage | Reuters

By Andrew MacAskill, Andrew R.C. Marshall ISLE OF SHEPPEY, England (Reuters) – Warm weather brings tourists to the Isle of Sheppey, a flat, marshy island near the mouth of the River Thames. Each summer, they fill Sheppey’s many caravan parks … Continue reading

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Why China’s Crazy Housing Bubble REFUSES TO BURST!

This is getting ridiculous! Housing prices in China have now got to the insane price that an entire year’s salary can only buy you 10 square feet, so on average it takes 900 years of salary to pay for a … Continue reading

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