This musical instrument is 400,000+ years old and still growing. […]
By Jessica Stewart on December 17, 2024
Aya Juha for the exhibition “Human Not Numbers,” 2024, North Gaza, Palestine
“No war can stop the dreams of dreamers, and no mechanisms of domination extinguish the light in the hearts and minds of creators.”
Against all odds and in the face of war, Palestinian artists in Gaza have remained creative. Now, over 40 of them have come together to launch the Gaza Biennale. Currently in the funding phase, the group is looking for partner institutions in and out of Gaza to host a series of events that will showcase the powerful voices of these artists.
According to The Guardian, some of the artists were able to cross into Egypt at the start of the war, while others continue to create while in a war zone. While these artists may not be able to participate physically, they will attempt to recreate their work remotely or send digital copies. Occasionally, they may also be able to send out artwork with aid workers.
“No war can stop the dreams of dreamers, and no mechanisms of domination extinguish the light in the hearts and minds of creators,” say the organizers in a manifesto posted to their website.
“Lost” by Yasmeen Al Daya (2024)
My Modern Met had the opportunity to hear from three artists involved in the project, as they each share why they are participating in the Gaza Biennale and why they keep pushing forward to be creative even in this time of war.[…]
More: 40+ Palestinian Artists Plan ‘Gaza Biennale’ as an Act of Resilience
Fred Mills uncovers Japan’s epic plan to disaster-proof Tokyo.
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00:00 – Intro
03:34 – Tokyo in Danger
05:48 – The Tokyo Resilience Project
06:54 – Volcanoes
07:29 – Pandemics
07:58 – Blackouts
10:02 – MOWLAS
11:56 – Flooding
14:07 – G-Cans
15:45 – Tunnel Construction
17:01 – TBM Machine
19:40 – Flooding Infrastructure
21:26 – Earthquakes
23:20 – Giant Rock Friction Apparatus
26:33 – E-Defense
27:08 – Earthquake Engineering
28:54 – Seismic Countermeasures
30:47 – Earthquake Strategy
33:06 – Eitai Bridge
34:00 – Earthquake Proofing
35:01 – Attention to Detail
36:18 – Preparedness
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Take a closer look at the atomic nucleus, from the ancient Greek idea of the atom to its cutting-edge practical applications
The Greek philosopher Democritus first proposed that the Universe was built from indivisible building blocks, or atomos, in roughly 400 BCE. This animation from physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Virginia, takes viewers from Democritus’ theory of matter to our understanding of nature’s building blocks as it stands today, with cutting-edge visualisations rendering nuclei at the quantum level. Through this imagery, the video explores how the peculiar quantum world of the nucleus gives rise to our own – and, by extension, to ourselves.
Via Kottke
Video by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Producers: Rolf Ent, Richard Milner, James LaPlante
Animator: Sputnik Animation
Source: Groundbreaking visualisations show how the world of the nucleus gives rise to our own | Aeon Videos
