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Can Small-Scale Farming Feed the World?

Can small-scale farming feed the world and stop climate change? Get access to extended, ad-free OCC content with CuriosityStream AND Nebula for $14.79 per year (26% off for a limited time only!) https://curiositystream.com/occ In this Our Changing Climate climate change … Continue reading →

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The genes you don’t get from your parents (but can’t live without) – Devin Shuman

Dig into the essential role that mitochondrial DNA played in the evolution of living things on Earth, and find out why it’s still evolving. — Inside our cells, each of us has a second set of genes completely separate from … Continue reading →

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Lithium Sulfur batteries: SOLVED! Two new tech breakthroughs in the same week!

Lithium Sulphur (or Sulfur) batteries have been on the ‘hopeful technology’ list for over a decade now. Potentially they have 5 times the energy density of existing lithium-ion batteries. The trouble is, previous prototypes had terribly short cycle lives, so … Continue reading →

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On the art and science of making buildings sound natural | Aeon Essays

Our movies and offices are engineered to sound natural based on what rang false in the theatres of 18th-century Paris Joseph L Clarkeis assistant professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Toronto in Canada, and a … Continue reading →

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The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp – Dan Sayers

Uncover the history of the hidden communities that inhabited the Great Dismal Swamp in North America. — Straddling Virginia and North Carolina is an area that was once described as the “most repulsive of American possessions.” By 1728, it was … Continue reading →

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Plasma Jets Explained! The FUTURE of Electric Air Travel

[…] Plasma Jet Engines have been under development for some time now, but recently there have been some breakthroughs that should give all proponents of this technology some hope! Why are Plasma Jets such a big deal? Are they really … Continue reading →

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Una Marson: A pioneering journalist, activist and poet – Google Arts & Culture

Tribute by Connie Bell to Una Marson’s contribution to cultural memory Source: Una Marson: A pioneering journalist, activist and poet – Google Arts & Culture

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A mechanical table with a hidden table top for puzzles

I love working on jigsaw puzzles, but I don’t love the amount of table space they take up. Thanks KiwiCo for sponsoring this video! Check out KiwiCo and get your first month for free at https://KiwiCo.com/Simone 👇places where I post … Continue reading →

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Work on Coraline by Lake Studios | Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

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The Futuristic Farms That Will Feed the World | Freethink | Future of Food

How efficient farming in the Netherlands is producing 20 times more food with 1/4 the water and the most sustainable agriculture systems in the world. It’s the first episode of Freethink’s The Future of Food. Subscribe: https://freeth.ink/youtube-subscribe-… Amidst climate change, … Continue reading →

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