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Truth vs Reality: How we evolved to survive, not to see what’s really there | Donald Hoffman
Galileo was quite controversial, in part, because he argued that Earth moved around the sun, despite people’s senses deluding them that the world was static. Evolution may have primed us to see the world in terms of payoffs rather than … Continue reading
HOW ON EARTH did China succeed in landing Zhurong rover on Mars? Review of CNSA deep space missions
As the first Mars rover probe launched by China, Tianwen-1 Zhurong rover has completed the three major technical steps of Mars exploration at one time. The three steps are Orbiting, landing, and patrolling, which are, entering Mars orbit, landing on … Continue reading
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Tagged China, construction, design, infrastructure, science, Technology
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Illinois Adventure #1308 “Cahokia Mounds”
[8 Mar 2014] The remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico are preserved at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Within the 2,200-acre tract, located a few miles west of Collinsville, Illinois, lie the archaeological remnants of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture
Tagged construction, Culture, design, Environment, Metropolis
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A Washing Machine Full of Bees | The Kid Should See This
This washing machine had been repurposed and was being used as a compost bin…until bees decided to move in and build a hive there! The homeowner had lifted the lid open a few days before and was stung, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Behaviour
Tagged Art, Choreography, construction, Culture, design, nature
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Footage of “sinister” police raid on Antepavilion building triggers anger
Organisers of the annual Antepavilion architecture charity competition have released footage of police storming their building and arresting staff ahead of the opening of the rooftop tensegrity structure targeted in the raid. CCTV footage shows more than 40 officers streaming into … Continue reading
A Universal Vaccine May Be Closer Than You Think
After the last year, we’ve seen just how progressive we can be at developing a vaccine. Never before have we made one so efficiently. But COVID has done more than just spark the development of COVID-specific vaccines, it has advanced … Continue reading
The #OurTownHall project | Manchester City Council
The #OurTownHall project involves looking after all parts of the building, high and low. To inspect and assess the ceiling in the Great Hall of the Town Hall a complex scaffold was needed, we captured this being built on a … Continue reading
Why It’s Eco-Socialism or Collapse | Downstream
Climate change is better understood as climate systems breakdown, and it’s only through the lens of the latter that we can grasp the scale of the crisis ahead. On this episode of Downstream, Aaron Bastani is joined by Mat Lawrence … Continue reading
Posted in Environmentalism
Tagged construction, design, Environment, nature, Politics
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Does Eco-Socialism Actually Work?
[…] In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I answer the question does Evo Morales’ eco-socialism work? Specifically, I look at the environmental and socialist actions of Evo Morales when he was president from when he took office … Continue reading
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