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New York City, N.Y. | New York Times

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Rethinking Climate Change. The path to a 90% emissions reduction by 2035.

The climate emergency requires climate solutions. And fast! There are lots of different proposals floating around – some of which don’t even exist yet, and probably never will. So, it’s easy to get confused about which direction is best. Now … Continue reading →

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World’s OLDEST Homework

[…] Sources: A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts, Jöran Friberg, Springer (2007): https://www.ams.org/notices/200809/tx… A great introduction to the number system and tablets by Insights into Mathematics (authors of relevant papers mentioned in this video): https://youtu.be/J5Ug3Cr8RUE Australian mathematician discovers applied … Continue reading →

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What is Russia ashamed of? | Perm 36 GULAG prison camp

Lately Russian propaganda has been justifying the GULAG camps. On May 26, 2021 the largest news agency RIA Novosti published an article explaining that Stalin’s labor camps were not so terrible anymore, but on the contrary, Stalin’s camps were useful … Continue reading →

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Why We Should Be Talking About Energy Storage

To reach our global goal of being net zero carbon emissions by 2050, we must solve one problem – energy storage. Thank you to Toyota for lending us the #Mirai and for sponsoring this series. Scientists, researchers, and engineers are … Continue reading →

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Making Maps: The Story of the UK’s Ordnance Survey

 

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10 Crazy Facts About The Apollo Program | Answers With Joe

[…] The race to the moon was always more about dueling superpowers than the spirit of exploration. And because of that, enormous risks and creative leaps were made to reach their goal. For that and many other reasons, the Apollo … Continue reading →

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How Netflix’s Controversial Philosophy Could Affect Your Next Job

After a year working from home, employees emboldened with a sense of independence are demanding fairness and autonomy in the workplace, and companies are taking note. One strategy long embraced by Buenos Aires-based software company 10Pines has employees deciding what … Continue reading →

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While You Were Sleeping

Director: Anderson Wright Producer: Vesta Tuckute Director of Photography: Patrick Golan Editor: Matt Schaff Gaffer: Benjamin Carroll Key Grip: Elias Jessop First AC: Derek Wride Production Assistant: John Patrick McKenna Color Correction: The Mill Josh Bohoskey Sound Design: Ballad Gregers … Continue reading →

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Iceland’s super-powered underground volcanoes | The Kid Should See This

While the weather in Iceland is often cold, wet, and windy, a nearly endless supply of heat bubbles away below the surface. In fact, almost every building in the country is heated by geothermal energy in a process with virtually … Continue reading →

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“How Your Cup of Coffee Is Clearing the Jungle” | Hok Young Kim

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What Could Happen in a World That’s 4 Degrees Warmer | WIRED Brand Lab

Produced by WIRED Brand Lab for Western Digital. Comedian Aparna Nancherla explores how global warming and climate change will directly affect our lives 100 years from now when the average global temperature is projected to increase by 4 degrees Celsius, … Continue reading →

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