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Going Nuclear With Laura Krantz – Episode 12

Posted on June 7, 2022 by agogo22

[…] Laura Krantz is the host of the Wild Thing Podcast which is just about to launch season 3, this one focusing on nuclear energy. The pros, the cons, and everything in between. So we talk about about what she … Continue reading →

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Why Paris Looks Weird

Posted on May 29, 2022 by agogo22

[…] This is a video on the urban planning behind Paris that was led by Haussmann. It describes him, Louis Napoleon, and his team’s strategy regarding roads, creating focal points like the Arc de Trimoph, overall architecture, green spaces, limestone, … Continue reading →

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Girl Living Off Grid Built The Most Secret Underground Tunnel Shelter

Posted on May 29, 2022 by agogo22

Girl Living Off Grid Built The Most Secret Underground Tunnel Shelter

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Getting old without getting older – with Andrew Steele

Posted on May 28, 2022 by agogo22

Ageing is not a biological inevitability. Scientists are studying every aspect of the body which could lead to treatments that could slow down, or even stop, the ageing process. In this talk by Andrew Steele, discover how understanding the scientific … Continue reading →

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‘Unsustainable’: how satellite swarms pose a rising threat to astronomy | Nature

Posted on May 27, 2022 by agogo22

Alexandra Witze Starlink satellites streak (vertically) across a time-lapse photo of the night sky near Carson National Forest, New Mexico.Credit: M. Lewinsky (CC BY 2.0) Nature – SpaceX and other companies are still struggling to make their satellites darker in … Continue reading →

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How ancient Amazon cities were built without harming nature – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on May 27, 2022 by agogo22

May 26, 2022 University of Exeter A newly discovered network of “lost” ancient cities in the Amazon could provide a pivotal new insight into how ancient civilisations combined the construction of vast urban landscapes while living alongside nature. A team … Continue reading →

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Is Gossip… Good? | Otherwords (feat. @Be Smart)

Posted on May 26, 2022 by agogo22

Gossip is an integral part of human social structure… and maybe the reason language evolved in the first place! Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of language and fınds the … Continue reading →

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Plague Stone from 1666 | Museum Archive

Posted on May 24, 2022 by agogo22
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‘Bamboo Contemporary’ Spotlights 14 Designs Advancing Sustainable Architecture Around the World | Colossal

Posted on May 24, 2022 by agogo22

MAY 24, 2022. GRACE EBERT Tommaso Riva. All images courtesy of Princeton Architectural Press Six times stronger than steel and using an estimated 50 times less energy to produce, bamboo is at the forefront of sustainable architecture. The durable material … Continue reading →

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How waste heat can help get us off natural gas for good.

Posted on May 22, 2022 by agogo22

The urgency of our global sustainable energy transition has never been in sharper focus than it is now. Every possible strategy for accelerating our move away from fossil fuels needs to be pursued robustly, and that includes capturing and utilising … Continue reading →

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