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Cosmic Nature: A Spectacular Polka Dot-Filled Exhibition by Yayoi Kusama Sprawls Across New York Botanical Garden
Now inhabiting the verdant, 250-acre campus of the New York Botanical Garden are oversized flowers sprouting in seasonal arrangements, a glowing pumpkin-packed infinity room, and a sea of 1,400 reflective spheres by Yayoi Kusama (previously). Teeming with squiggly sculptures, site-specific installations, … Continue reading
Transylvania: Between tradition and modernity | DW Documentary
For 500 years, Transylvania’s Gábor people have held onto their values and rituals. This film explores the insular world of the Gábor Roma, and asks whether they can maintain their traditional lives in a globalized world. The Romanian village of … Continue reading
A new vision of sustainability, 700 years old | Mananui Ramsden | TEDxChristchurch
In August 2019, the I.P.C.C. issued a report saying, “Agricultural practices that include indigenous and local knowledge can contribute to overcoming the combined challenges of climate change, food security, biodiversity conservation, and combating desertification and land degradation.” This insight came … Continue reading
Muon g-2 experiment finds strong evidence for new physics
The first results from the Muon g-2 experiment hosted at Fermilab show fundamental particles called muons behaving in a way not predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics. Announced on April 7, 2021, these results confirm and strengthen the … Continue reading
The Village (Mark Baker)
A village is ruled by the church, but it filled with hypocritical sinners who constantly spy on each other.
How the Republican Party went from Lincoln to Trump
It wasn’t always this way for the Republican Party. Help us make more ambitious videos by joining the Vox Video Lab. It gets you exclusive perks, like livestream Q&As with all the Vox creators, a badge that levels up over … Continue reading
Five words that don’t mean what you think they do | The Conversation
Simon Horobin Professor of English Language and Literature, University of Oxford How words are used change over time and insisting that their original meaning be adhered to is pretty silly. Articles of this kind usually assert that a word’s … Continue reading
Scientists invent home COVID-19 test using coffee machine capsules | The Conversation
Mark Lorch Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull Wax, vials, a coffee capsule and boiling water are the main components of a brand new COVID-19 test. Transitioning to home working had its challenges for us all, … Continue reading
Sci-Fi Short Film: “The Beach House on Morro Lane” | DUST
On a lazy Saturday morning, a young couple discusses their future, as one inexplicably tells the other that this is the moment that leads to their breakup. “The Beach House on Morro Lane” by Barry Galperin Connect with the Filmmaker: … Continue reading
High School Senior Creates Surgical Sutures That Alert Infection
“I've done a lot of racial equity work in my community…So when I was presented with this opportunity to do research, I couldn't help but go at it with an equity lens.” #RegeneronSTS finalist Dasia Taylor talks with @SmithsonianMaghttps://t.co/UubGBcWmbS — … Continue reading
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