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Why are populations in Eastern and Central Europe in freefall? | The Stream

The world’s population is increasing, with the United Nations projecting that it may grow from 7.7 billion people in 2019 to 9.7 billion in 2050. Half of the projected rise is expected to be driven by population growth in a … Continue reading

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Why Russia is shrinking? | Population decline problem

Why Russia’s young people want out? I asked people in the streets of Moscow! Russia has recorded its largest annual population decline in the previous years. According to Rosstat, the official government statistics service, the number of people permanently living … Continue reading

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Why American Education is Broken

Everyone agrees that American education leaves much to be desired. American students consistently report lower test scores than their peers in countries like China, Finland, and Vietnam. But why? Are American students just dumb? Are our teachers too lazy or … Continue reading

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After Migration: Calabria

A triumphant portrait of a boy who left his home and a single-mother who birthed her child in a refugee camp, as they transcend difficult histories while settling in a quiet Italian town. “Too often, stories about irregular migration are … Continue reading

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All Right. Let’s Talk About The UFO Thing | Answers With Joe

With all the talk of UFOs, or as they’re now known, UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena), and the soon-to-be-released Pentagon report addressing the phenomenon, and the leaked fighter pilot videos, and the hundreds of emails and comments I’ve received… I decided … Continue reading

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What It’s Like To be a Computer: An Interview with GPT-3

Tech featured in this video: * Learn more about the GPT-3 API Here: https://openai.com/blog/openai-api/ * GPT-3 Paper: Language Models are Few Shot Learners – https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.14165 * Avatar for GPT-3 provided by Synthesia https://www.synthesia.io/ Resources for JavaScript developers: * DevAnywhere – … Continue reading

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What Do Protons Taste Like?

[…] Our sense of taste is amazing. The way for detect sweet, sour, bitter, salt and savory (umami) flavours is really clever. […]

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The craft chocolate revolution — from bean to bar | Gabe Davidson | TEDxWellington

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. How one chocolate maker got the whole audience to not only understand the issues facing his industry, but also what it taste likes. At the … Continue reading

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Homemade Chocolate… from Bean to Bar!

I’ve wanted to make chocolate from scratch for ages! In this video, with the help of Phoebe we take some cocoa beans, roast them and attempt to turn them into chocolate bars! We learnt so much doing this and for … Continue reading

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世界一のチョコレート作り密着!一流ショコラティエの職人技!ココ京都 Making the world’s best chocolate! COCO Kyoto’s chocolatier!

[…] While eating and walking around Kyoto, I found a chocolate shop that looked interesting. Immediately after asking for coverage over the phone, it was safe and OK. COCO KYOTO gathers the finest local ingredients and the best cacao beans … Continue reading

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