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Architects Worldwide Declare a Climate and Biodiversity Emergency
Architects Declare is a global initiative started in the UK that asks architects to demand a change for justice. In May 2019, 17 renowned architecture firms launched a declaration of a climate, justice, and biodiversity emergency now known as … Continue reading
Is the London Underground knotted?
Check out Geoff’s video from the same day! Thanks very much to Vicki and Geoff for all their help. If you want some more maths, and the ‘rules’ for finding a Tube Knot, check out the bonus content video on … Continue reading
What will the world be like after coronavirus? Four possible futures
We could use this crisis to rebuild, produce something better and more humane. But we may slide into something worse. Where will we be in six months, a year, ten years from now? I lie awake at night wondering what … Continue reading
Sim Chi Yin – The Rat Tribe: Meet the Million Migrant Workers Living Beneath Beijing’s Streets
Beijing’s former bomb shelters are now home to a million or more young migrants seeking to save rent as they forge a new life in the Chinese capital. In this intimate video portrait, co-published with Al Jazeera America, a 21-year-old … Continue reading
Astronomers Get Their Wish, and the Hubble Crisis Gets Worse
Natalie Wolchover Senior Writer/Editor The Gaia telescope gauges the distances to stars by measuring their parallax, or apparent shift over the course of a year. Closer stars have a larger parallax. We don’t know why the universe appears to … Continue reading
How To Count Past Infinity
Sources and links to learn more below! I’m very grateful to mathematician Hugh Woodin, Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Harvard, for taking the time on multiple occasions to discuss this topic with me and help me wrap my (finite) … Continue reading
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Alzheimer’s and the Brain
Vsauce is proud to announce our support for Alzheimer’s Association’s #TheLongestDay now and throughout June during Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness month. Visit http://www.alz.org/Vsauce to join us! More good links: http://www.alz.org/facts/ Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures [PDF]: http://www.alz.org/documents_custom/2… Basics of Alzheimer’s … Continue reading
Google’s Hidden CIA Connection – The Full Story
— ColdFusion Podcast links — Google Podcasts – http://bit.ly/2xo8doR Apple Podcasts – https://apple.co/2WI2IeU Spotify – https://spoti.fi/2KT1taB Stitcher – http://bit.ly/2WI4f4E Script by Fil Zivko Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018… https://pando.com/2016/03/21/new-clin… https://listverse.com/2016/09/21/10-i… https://www.newsweek.com/assange-goog… https://techonomy.com/2013/06/how-sta… https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-o… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-Q-Tel https://www.cia.gov/library/readingro… https://www.wired.com/2010/07/exclusi… https://healthland.time.com/2012/03/2… View at Medium.com https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/06/us… https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytim… https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytim… … Continue reading
Homeless Man Reunites w/ Family After They See Viral Makeover Photo
His family hadn’t seen him in over 10 years and assumed he was dead, but now they’re finally reunited. https://www.instagram.com/p/CI1Ih3bAw9t/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Sometimes, a little good deed can go a long way. It can even change a life. When a man experiencing … Continue reading
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