Why efforts to curb plastic waste are failing (greenbiz)
"the global economy is entering into a hyper-phase of plastics production as petroleum companies seek to adjust to declining markets in electricity generation and transportation fuels..."
Why efforts to curb plastic waste are failing (greenbiz)
"the global economy is entering into a hyper-phase of plastics production as petroleum companies seek to adjust to declining markets in electricity generation and transportation fuels..."
Causes of Soil Degradation
Percentage of Mineral Depletion From Soil During The Past 100 Years
The universe as like human brain: discover scientists
A new study finds similarities between the structures and processes of the human brain and the cosmic web. The research was carried out by an astrophysicist and a neurosurgeon. The two systems are vastly different in size but resemble each other in several key areas.
Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy
"Only the small secrets need to be protected. The big ones are kept secret by public incredulity." - Marshall McLuhan (1911 - 1980)
Solar cycle minimum in February 2021
"If I Had More Time, I Would Have Written a Shorter Letter" - Mark Twain?
Inside of your Neck
A judge unredacted parts of a Facebook lawsuit that claims executives knew an ad metric was inflated. Executives ignored employees' request to fix it to avoid a "significant" sales hit, the suit claims. Potential reach, the metric under question, shows advertisers a possible audience size.
Real-time dialogue between experimenters and dreamers during REM sleep (cell)
Researchers figured out a novel way how to communicate with people who are dreaming through electrophysiological signals. Interactive Dreaming.
Abraham lake. Canada. 2021
Formed from a single block of excavated stone, Kailasa temple is considered one of the most impressive cave temples in India. The enormous structure is one of 34 cave temples and monasteries that are collectively known as the Ellora Caves.
The Ancient Indian Fable of the Blind Men and the Elephant.
In 2012-2013 the courts first allowed genetic modified organisms to be patentable
China Swears It Isn't Building a Time Machine
“The device can distort time and space, control the flow rate of time, break through the barrier of time and space, and can be widely used for time travel, interstellar voyage, life extension, etc. The project plans to select a location in China, and lease an area of about 16 acres to build a scientific experiment base. It is expected that the device will be able to successfully shuttle the space-time experiment 7-12 months after the funds are in place. So, how much money is needed for such an amazing project? The financing amount opened in the PPT is 200 million yuan (40.000.000 USD), and the use period is 3 years.” (via)