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Gen Z Is Devoting Their Budding Careers To Fighting Climate Crisis | My Modern Met
By Madeleine Muzdakis on September 13, 2021 The Global Strike for Climate, Toronto, Canada, 2019. (Photo: Photo: BLOODUA/DepositPhotos) The future belongs to the young. The youth of Generation Z were born into a world of cellphones and streaming video. … Continue reading
Mammoth Straw Creatures Populate Japanese Farmland in the Annual Wara Art Festival
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021. GRACE EBERT If you visit Japan’s Niigata Prefecture during the region’s annual rice harvest, you’re likely to find enormous tarantulas, eagles, and dinosaur-like creatures stalking the bucolic landscape. The towering sculptures are part of the Wara Art … Continue reading
Countdown to completion for Big Big restoration- BBC News
One of London’s most famous landmarks, Big Ben, has been largely silent since 2017 as it underwent a massive refurbishment. The Great Clock, which the bell is part of, has been dismantled and repaired as part of the renovation project. … Continue reading
David Rooney | A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks
How has time been imagined, politicized, and weaponized over the centuries—and how it might bring peace? Horologist David Rooney tells the hidden story of timekeeping and how it continues to shape our modern world. From medieval water clocks to monumental … Continue reading
Why Steinway Grand Pianos Are So Expensive | So Expensive
From finishing each piece with a glossy shine to cutting down blocks of wood by hand — it takes over 200 artisans to craft just one Steinway grand piano. Steinway is one of the most famous piano brands in the … Continue reading
Why Gluggle Jugs Are So Weird
[…] The Gluggle Jug, or Glug Glug Jug has a really interesting mechanism. And it took way longer to work out how it works than I thought it would. You can also discuss this video on REDDIT: https://stvmld.com/wm_wtfek Mark Rober’s … Continue reading
How 9/11 Changed Skyscraper Design – Cheddar Explains
September 11, 2001, changed our lives. A lot. Political differences seemed to disappear, at least briefly. New security measures filled the world’s airports. Thousands of families mourned the loss of loved ones. And, of course, the New York City skyline … Continue reading
‘I’ll be at front of queue to change my slave name’
By Anna Holligan BBC News, The Hague For more than three centuries the Dutch shipped more than half a million Africans across the Atlantic Descendants of African slaves have told the BBC they will change their surnames, after a Dutch … Continue reading
How should doctors consider race?
Race is not genetic. It’s a concept most of us are familiar with, and yet, we haven’t really questioned why race plays a crucial role in medicine and scientific research. It’s one of the first things your doctor asks when … Continue reading
How Rotterdam’s Flood Defenses Could Help Save Us All
Climate change is increasingly threatening cities with catastrophic flooding. Many are now looking to Rotterdam, and its long history of innovation when it comes to holding water at bay. #ClimateChange #CityLab #BloombergQuicktake
Rio Carnival Float Graveyard
Day 2 in Rio was spent exploring around the cruise ship terminal. We stumbled upon a party in the streets where all the Carnaval floats from the parade the night before were parked. Such a fun day! Everything was filmed … Continue reading
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