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The end of globalization (and the beginning of something new) | Mike O’Sullivan
Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. “Globalization is on its deathbed,” says economist Mike O’Sullivan. The question now is: What’s next? Tracing the historical successes and failures of globalization, … Continue reading
Running into WILD POLAR BEARS in Canada!
Filmed in October before the travel ban, and I had the most incredible experience with the polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. If you ever get the chance to go up North, you have to go! You won’t regret it. … Continue reading
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What is: Brutalism?
ne might consider Brutalism as the ‘marmite’ of architectural history: it is a style that is systematically loathed and revered. HRH Prince Charles once compared one of the icons of Brutalism, Britain’s National Theatre, to a nuclear power station. A … Continue reading
Megaprojects: Terraforming The Sahara | Answers With Joe
A team of researchers have figured out how to turn the Sahara desert into lush, green farmland. It could save the world… But it is insane. By the way, if you want to learn more and support the Africa Great … Continue reading
Gravity Energy Storage : A very uplifting technology!
Gravity energy storage is not actually a new concept. We’ve been doing it with pumped hydro for more than a century. But that’s very expensive to build and needs an awful lot of space. Now though, two new companies have … Continue reading
Chris Maynard @ Featherfolio | Edge of Humanity
Development Chris Maynard developed a method of backing feathers with pressure, glues, and papers so the feathers can be carved and still retain their stability. What the viewer sees is the natural feather. He uses naturally shed feathers which mean that a … Continue reading
Michael Apted: TV documentary pioneer and film-maker dies aged 79 | BBC News
He is remembered for the 7 Up documentary series which followed the lives of 14 children since 1964. He also directed Coal Miner’s Daughter, Gorillas In The Mist and the 1999 Bond movie The World Is Not Enough. The original … Continue reading
BBC World Service – The Compass, My Perfect City, My Perfect City: Housing in Vienna
In Vienna housing is considered a human right. Is it a model other cities should follow? Source: BBC World Service – The Compass, My Perfect City, My Perfect City: Housing in Vienna
Time Might Not Exist Outside of Our Minds, Propose Scientists
PAUL RATNER 27 September, 201 An employee of the Bodet Company carries a clock on March 26, 2014 at the plant of Trementines, western France. (Photo credit: JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD/AFP/Getty Images) Researchers create a new theory of time that goes against … Continue reading
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