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How we could end child hunger by making different choices | Aeon Essays
A small child is weighed during a mother and baby clinic at Mbenje Health Centre, Malawi. Photo by Jenny Matthews/Panos Last year 200 million children did not get enough to eat, yet it would be cheap and easy for the … Continue reading
How an Architect Redesigns NYC Streets | WIRED
Claire Weisz, founder of W X Y + architecture + urban design, walks us through three different street redesigns that her team has done in New York City. Claire explains why they made the changes they made, and what ultimately … Continue reading
Why Are There Stones Along Railway Tracks?
The crushed stones that line railroad tracks are collectively called track ballast. More specifically, the track ballast constitutes the trackbed upon which sleepers or railroad ties are laid. As you may have seen, these stones are packed below, between and … Continue reading
The Real Reason London’s Skyscrapers Are Oddly Shaped – Cheddar Explains
London’s skyline is spotted with several distinctly shaped skyscrapers. Londoners have awarded these unique building with some quirky nicknames including the Gherkin, the Shard, and the Cheesegrater. But these now iconic buildings weren’t designed this way for purely aesthetic purposes. … Continue reading
How do particle accelerators make neutrinos? | Even Bananas
Neutrinos are neutral, meaning the magnets in a particle accelerator can’t manipulate them. So how can scientists make a dense beam of neutrinos for their experiments? Neutrino physicist Kirsty Duffy and Fermilab accelerator operator Laura Bolt explain the power of … Continue reading
What does the James Webb Use to See the Universe?
[…] ow the JWST is in its final setting up phase I thought that I would look at how and what the JWST uses to see the universe in the IR spectrum and what this means not only for for … Continue reading
the ‘reversible destiny lofts mitaka’ by shusaku arakawa + madeline gins in tokyo | Amazing architecture, Unusual buildings, Unique architecture
Aug 12, 2020 – shusaku arakawa and madeline gins’ ‘the reversible destiny lofts mitaka (in memory of helen keller)’ is an experimental apartment complex in tokyo. More: the ‘reversible destiny lofts mitaka’ by shusaku arakawa + madeline gins in tokyo … Continue reading
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