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Megaprojects: Terraforming The Sahara | Answers With Joe

Posted on January 11, 2021 by agogo22

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 →

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Gravity Energy Storage : A very uplifting technology!

Posted on January 11, 2021 by agogo22

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 →

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The Woman Who’s Rewriting Higher Category Theory

Posted on January 9, 2021 by agogo22

 

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Chris Maynard @ Featherfolio | Edge of Humanity

Posted on January 9, 2021 by agogo22

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 →

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Michael Apted: TV documentary pioneer and film-maker dies aged 79 | BBC News

Posted on January 9, 2021 by agogo22

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 →

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BBC World Service – The Compass, My Perfect City, My Perfect City: Housing in Vienna

Posted on January 8, 2021 by agogo22

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

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Time Might Not Exist Outside of Our Minds, Propose Scientists

Posted on January 8, 2021 by agogo22

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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6 big ethical questions about the future of AI

Posted on January 8, 2021 by agogo22

Artificial intelligence is all around us … and the future will only bring more of it. How can we ensure the AI systems we build are responsible, safe and sustainable? Ethical AI expert Genevieve Bell shares six framing questions to … Continue reading →

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Man Spends 40 Years Planting a Tree on Barren Island Every Day | My Modern Met

Posted on January 7, 2021 by agogo22

By Kelly Richman-Abdou on August 9, 2018 This man has been planting a tree every day, since he was 16 years old, and now the fruitless island is a giant forest that’s bigger than Central Park.   In 1979, Jadav … Continue reading →

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73 Million Trees to Be Planted in World’s Largest Reforestation Initiative

Posted on January 7, 2021 by agogo22

By Jessica Stewart on November 2, 2017 Photo: Jorge Illich-Gejo Conservation International is starting a six-year reforestation project in Brazil to plant 73 million trees in the Amazon Rainforest.   In an increasingly urgent race to combat rising climates and … Continue reading →

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