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To Let Neurons Talk, Immune Cells Clear Paths through Brain’s ‘Scaffolding’ – ScienceBlog.com
To make new memories, our brain cells first must find one another. Small protrusions that bud out from the ends of neurons’ long, branching tentacles dock neurons together so they can talk. These ports of cellular chatter – called synapses, … Continue reading
Leona Tate Turns School She Helped Desegregate Into Center for Equality
By Kelly Richman-Abdou on July 6, 2020 “The history of the school desegregation in New Orleans has not been told correctly…it’s time people learned the truth.” On May 17, 1954, the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court … Continue reading
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Imarn takes on racism in the UK | DW Documentary
Activist Imarn Ayton organizes demonstrations with thousands of protesters. So why hasn’t UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson rung her up? Her hope is to see the anti-racism protests result in effective policy-making. Boris Johnson has already responded. He has convened … Continue reading
Why Car-Free Streets May Be Here to Stay
While increasing automobile traffic has been a growing problem in major U.S. cities, the threat of Covid-19 has revealed what life could look like without car-clogged streets. This dramatic change triggered by pandemic shutdowns may lead to significant and permanent … Continue reading
The Thinkers Edition: Life in the City, The Monocle Weekly – Radio
In In the first of a new series of The Monocle Weekly, Andrew Mueller hosts a panel discussion with leading academics and analysts in urbanism and sociology, taking a deeper look at the changing make-up of our cities and social … Continue reading
Why 25 degrees really is hot in the UK | Did You Know?
It’s just summer in Australia, but it’s a “deadly heatwave” over there. We’re all used to different climates, and heatwaves are relative, but there’s more to it. In Australia and other hotter climates, buildings are built to keep cool in … Continue reading
How This Guy Builds Mesmerizing Kinetic Sculptures | Obsessed | WIRED
A self-taught artist with a background in physics, David C. Roy has been creating mesmerizing wooden kinetic sculptures for nearly 40 years. Powered solely through mechanical wind-up mechanisms, pieces can run up to 48 hours on a single wind.
Manchester to Chorlton Cycleway – CYCLOPS junction
The first section of the Manchester to Chorlton Cycleway is now open, and features segregated cycleways and the CYCLOPS junction at Royce Road, a first-of-its-kind cycle junction in the UK.
How The Staircase Made The Victorians Suffer | Absolute History
Dr Suzannah Lipscomb finds out just how dangerous the Victorian staircase actually was.
Design Ethics of Humane Technology | Pawel Pokutycki | TEDxErasmusUniversityRotterdam
As an interaction designer, thinker and lecturere, Pawel Pokutycki talks about the relationship between technology and society. His unique perspective shows us the importance of incorporating ethics into design processes to ensure that we remain in control of the technologies … Continue reading
What do all languages have in common? – Cameron Morin
Dig into Noam Chomsky’s theory of universal grammar and decide: are there universal grammar rules and are they hardwired into our brains? — Language is endlessly variable. Each of us can come up with an infinite number of sentences in … Continue reading
The smallest stage in the world …Armin Küpper : “A rainy day in the tube” Saxophon in a pipe
A rainy day in the tube – Armin Küpper (Projekt : Tubesound ) If you want to send me something for this lonely concert, thank you!!! https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr… When I started my bike that day to make music, the sky still … Continue reading
