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How Does the Internet Work? – Glad You Asked S1
For most of us, the internet is virtual, made of Instagram posts, emails and YouTube videos. And, access to the vital utility isn’t guaranteed across the world. Glad You Asked host Cleo Abram wants to know: What is the internet … Continue reading
Sea You (short film)
SYNOPSIS Would you feel it? Would you know it? Travel back in time and see for yourself..
‘The favour is returned’: Native American Covid-19 relief fund thanks Irish people for their support
Organisers of an online fund to help Native American people who’ve been affected by Covid-19 have thanked Irish people for their support. Tue 11:19 AM Volunteers who’ve been helping to distribute supplies to Navajo people. Image: Vaness Tulley ORGANISERS OF … Continue reading
Solve Your Life Problems with These Outlandish Remedies by Artist Dana Wyse
Dana Wyse has a cureall for, well, everything. Can’t make the bed properly? There’s a pill for that. Need to be a bestselling writer ASAP? An injection is all you need. Struggling to figure out the meaning of life? There’s … Continue reading
How Trolls on Reddit Try to Manipulate You (Disinformation & How We Beat It) – Smarter Every Day 232
GET SMARTER SECTION 2017 Reddit Security Report: https://www.reddit.com/r/announcement… Link to Banned Accounts https://www.reddit.com/wiki/suspiciou… Link to iDrama Lab https://idrama.science/ Link to Jeremy’s Papers: “The Web Centipede: Understanding How Web Communities Influence Each Other Through the Lens of Mainstream and Alternative News … Continue reading
35 Times People Ordered Groceries During Quarantine And Got More Than They Bargained For
Fruits, vegetables, and berries come in various shapes and sizes—just like humans do. However, unlike with people, we don’t often see diverse-looking produce in stores. As it turns out, produce is held to strict and unrealistic beauty standards which result … Continue reading
Brazil Has the Highest Rate of Coronavirus Contagion in the World, Says Study – 30/04/2020 – Science and Health – Folha De S.Paulo
Each infected person transmits viruses to about three in the country; 48 countries were analyzed Ana Estela de Sousa Pinto BRUXELAS Brazil has the highest rate of Coronavirus contagion among 48 countries analyzed by Imperial College in London. The indicator, … Continue reading
Rio’s favelas count the cost as deadly spread of Covid-19 hits city’s poor
The coronavirus was probably brought to Brazil by rich returning holidaymakers but it is threatening to explode in marginal communities In many ways, Washington Castro was a typical resident of Rocinha, the immense redbrick favela that towers over Rio de … Continue reading
Coronavirus: Good for the environment? | Covid-19 Special
Animals have begun reclaiming the empty streets and without us humans in the way nature is thriving. The lockdowns have caused nitrogen dioxyde pollution levels to dive in Italy and China. From a climate perspective, the coronavirus pandemic is not … Continue reading
Shark Attack Cross Walk! | Murals street art, Sidewalk art, Street art
Just when you thought it was safe to cross the street… Source: Shark Attack Cross Walk! | Murals street art, Sidewalk art, Street art