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Inside Berlin’s Tegel airport three years after it closed – BBC News
Berlin’s Tegel airport was for decades the city’s gateway to the world, transporting millions of passengers ever year to and from the German capital. When it closed in 2020 there was one big question – what to do with such … Continue reading
Hyperion Knight on the World’s Longest Piano
A very wonderful and informal recording by Hyperion Knight of Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s desiring. 3 pieces recorded in only 2 hours! He hapened to be traveling through. https://www.hyperionknight.com/ / mengelberg I started building the Alexander Piano when … Continue reading
You’re a Dream of the Universe (According to Science)
[…] Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources… Absolutely everything you think about yourself and the universe could be an illusion. As far as you know, you are real and exist in a universe that was born 14 billion years ago and … Continue reading
Beautiful Minds: The Enigma of Genius
Immanuel Kant, who coined the term genius in the 1700s, defined it as the rare capacity to independently understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person. Since then, the spectrum of abilities that we call genius … Continue reading
Ememem Playfully Revitalizes Cracked Pavement With Vibrantly Patterned Tiles | Colossal
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 KATE MOTHES Lyon, France. All images © Ememem Ememem, also known as “the pavement surgeon,” continues to scout out gaps in the pavement that he fills with colorful tiles. No crack in a wall, step, or curb … Continue reading
How “Digital Twins” Could Help Us Predict the Future | Karen Willcox | TED
From health-tracking wearables to smartphones and beyond, data collection and computer modeling have become a ubiquitous part of everyday life. Advancements in these areas have given birth to “digital twins,” or virtual models that evolve alongside real-world data. Aerospace engineer … Continue reading
The next earthquake: Is time running out for Europe’s largest city?
In 1999, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Marmara region of Turkey, killing at least 17,000 people. It also ruptured some parts of the North Anatolian fault line, creating a time bomb under the city of Istanbul. Experts warn that … Continue reading
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