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Timo Fahler’s Stained-Glass Sculptures Question Symbols and Curtailed Freedoms | Colossal

February 5, 2025 Art Social Issues Kate Mothes “give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside … Continue reading

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Does adding files make a hard drive heavier?

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BBC World Service – Tech Life, China’s AI world

As DeepSeek shocked the world, we speak to an AI expert who worked at a Chinese AI firm. We hear about a new battery exchange system for EVs in Addis Ababa. And imagine a world without potholes – we’ve got … Continue reading

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The music genre you didn’t know you didn’t need

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Why This Weird Compass Was Such a Big Deal

What happens when your magnetic compass starts spinning in the wilderness? Meet William Austin Burt, who took that as a cue to invent something new. Special thanks to the Marquette Regional History Center for access to their library and solar … Continue reading

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Did Vikings Use These Crystals To Navigate?

The Vikings were renowned navigators at a time before magnetic compasses were invented. So how’d they manage it? Their secret may have been these pretty-pointed crystals of calcite called Iceland spar, and this month’s SciShow Rocks Box subscribers will get … Continue reading

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Eleanor Coade, Georgian Girlboss

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Money Can Not Run Out! #shorts

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The most creative staff works at an animal rehabilitation center in South Africa. This is how they teach an orphaned crane to drink.

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Global Capitalism: What Trump 2.0 Means

Global Capitalism: What Trump 2.0 Means We are thrilled to share the replay of Democracy at Work and The Left Forum’s special live, in-person Global Capitalism event, held this past Saturday at Women Building Up (WBU). Professor Wolff gave his … Continue reading

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