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How Manchester Fixed Its Industrial Decline
Once an industrial powerhouse, Manchester has reversed its decline and become one of Europe’s top creative capitals. Here’s why Aviva Investors calls it a city of the future – http://bit.ly/3hI0YhK Full story – https://www.theb1m.com/video/how-manc… Five charts that show Manchester is … Continue reading
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Office Hours Podcast: Dr. Sherry Watt | UOI
The inaugural episode of the University of Iowa College of Education Office Hours podcast features Sherry Watt, professor in Higher Education and Student Affairs, speaking about her research in difficult dialogues and their outcomes. Her “Theory of Being” informs the college’s Anti-Racism … Continue reading
India’s Solar Canals. Lateral thinking at its finest!
Solar Power is set to be the dominant transformative form of power on the mighty subcontinent of India as it moves away from its dependence on coal and towards a more sustainable future. But land is at a heavy premium … Continue reading
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An Elaborate Kamidana Shrine Designed by Naohiko Shimoda Wraps an Inner Corner
Architect Naohiko Shimoda’s interpretation of a kamidana—a small altar or “god shelf” that’s part of a tradition to bring Shinto shrines into private spaces—strays from the simple ledges most often found in Japanese homes. Designed with an intricate foundation and … Continue reading
Welcome to The Kindness Economy
How do you connect human kindness with commerce? Rising through the ranks of the retail sector in the late 1980s and 90s, Mary Portas learned to put profit first and people second. By the time she was 31, she was … Continue reading
How Socialists Solved The Housing Crisis
American housing is in crisis. With more luxury housing being built every day while huge numbers of people are stuck with substandard homes or none at all, the U.S. model for housing has proven to be a catastrophe. Zohran Mamdani, … Continue reading
These Pools Help Support Half The People On Earth
What are these electric blue ponds in the middle of the Utah desert? And why do they keep changing color? Join Derek Muller (Veritasium) as he looks into the weird, bizarre, and seemingly inexplicable images found on Google Earth to … Continue reading
Box seat: scientists solve the mystery of why wombats have cube-shaped poo | Guardian
Unique physiology allows the Australian marsupial to produce square-shaped faeces that may aid communication How wombats produce their cube-shape poo has long been a biological puzzle but now an international study has provided the answer to this unusual natural phenomenon. … Continue reading
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