Tag Archives: infrastructure

Bad Spit | Time’s Up

Posted on August 14, 2025 by agogo22

Time’s Up: Only half of an old clock tower survives after an earthquake struck in Finale Emilia, Italy. Source: Bad Spit (@badspit)

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Manchester’s Next Canal Restoration

Posted on August 13, 2025 by agogo22

Today we visit Salford home of the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Restoration, The River Irwell and the Manchester and Salford Junction Canal. Manchester was once a booming industrial town and these canals helped fuel the development. Now buried beneath … Continue reading →

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How Supermarkets Rewired The Planet

Posted on August 13, 2025 by agogo22

Learn more about Human Footprint: https://www.pbs.org/show/human-footprint The supermarket is one of the strangest and most powerful inventions in human history. Grocery shopping is often perceived as a simple, mundane activity. And for many, access to food has never been more … Continue reading →

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Window view from the train

Posted on August 12, 2025 by agogo22
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Making an old-school wooden barrel

Posted on August 12, 2025 by agogo22
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Why Uranium Enrichment is a Big Deal

Posted on August 12, 2025 by agogo22

Why is enriching uranium such a big deal? Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down uranium at an atomic level, its isotopes, and the science of how it gets enriched for uses in nuclear power plants, nuclear-propelled submarines, and for making atomic … Continue reading →

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Hulme Arch, this morning

Posted on August 10, 2025 by agogo22
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This photographer has spent over 9 years documenting solitary vending machines across Japan.

Posted on August 10, 2025 by agogo22
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Chengdu World Games opening ceremony fireworks

Posted on August 9, 2025 by agogo22
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Game Theory of Power-to-the-Powerful

Posted on August 9, 2025 by agogo22

This video explains game theory of power-to-the-powerful. It looks at questions such as: What does it mean to “have power”? What is game theory? How do competition and cooperation coincide? What can we do about power-to-the-powerful? Image credit for John … Continue reading →

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