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Chinese Electric Taxis TAKEOVER London!
The electric London taxi is an example of how automotive tradition not only survives but also becomes more exciting once it transforms. Proof that the new doesn’t always kill the culture of the past. 00:00 London City Black Cab 00:08 … Continue reading
The Forgotten Genius Who Recorded The First Sound In 1857
[…] The first sound recording is often credited to Thomas Edison, but in 1857, a typographer named Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville actually beat him by inventing the phonautograph, a device designed to capture sound waves on paper. It was never … Continue reading
The “Adjacent Possible” – and How It Explains Human Innovation | Stuart Kauffman | TED
From the astonishing evolutionary advances of the Cambrian explosion to our present-day computing revolution, the trend of dramatic growth after periods of stability can be explained through the theory of the “adjacent possible,” says theoretical biologist Stuart Kauffman. Tracing the … Continue reading
What’s left of Manchester’s Victorian gas holders?
Gasholders or gasometers were once part of the everyday landscape throughout urban Britain – a great way to store reserves of gas for the booming towns and cities. But in the last 20 years they’ve more or less become redundant … Continue reading
How Russia has replaced Western brands | Business Beyond
Since big Western brands like McDonald’s pulled out of Russia, an array of copycat companies have replaced them. Instead of Starbucks, IKEA and Dunkin’ – Russia now has Stars Coffee, Swed House and Donutto. McDonald’s is now Vkusno I Tochka. … Continue reading
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Chandrayaan-3 landing on Lunar surface: ‘Sky is not the limit for India’
As Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram touches down on the Moon’s South Pole, Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks to Times Now. ISRO successfully conducted a soft landing on Chandrayaan-3 near the south pole of the moon. As the world congratulates the country, … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – All Consuming, Cameras
Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala zoom into our changing relationship with cameras. Cameras All Consuming With over 90% of our photos now captured on phones, Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala go in search of what cameras mean today … Continue reading
