Number of words: 1,688 There are things we say when we catch the eye of a stranger or a neighbor walking by. We say, “Hello, how are you? It’s a beautiful day. How do you feel?” These sound kind of meaningless, right? And, in some ways, they are. They have no semantic meaning. It doesn’t … Read more
Number of words: 2,511 PA: I want to ask you guys a question. How many languages do you speak? This is not a rhetorical question. I actually want you to think of a number. For some of you, it’s pretty easy. Inside your head, you’re like, “It’s one. You’re speaking it, buddy. I’m done.” Others … Read more
Number of words: 1,644 Every working morning for the last 26 years, Michael Boyer has slipped into a pair of neon-bright, multi-coloured tights, tied on his lipstick-red cape, grabbed his flute and marched out into the medieval streets of Hamelin, a town of 60,000 residents in Lower Saxony, Germany. “People sometimes mistake me for a … Read more
Number of words: 1,214 We are used to thinking of idleness as a vice, something to be ashamed of. But when the British philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote “In Praise of Idleness” in 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, idleness was an unavoidable reality for the millions who had lost their jobs. Russell realised … Read more
Number of words: 1,533 Some call it the Rolls Royce of chalk, the Steinway of writing utensils. Some say it’s unbreakable, others say it leaves no dust behind. And it turned the world’s brightest minds into hoarders, going to great lengths just for a few sticks of the stuff. “I would reach into my cupboard … Read more
Number of words: 1,496 Here is a false concept often heard from the lips of the newly graduated: “Everything of major importance in the various areas of science has already been clarified. What difference does it make if I add some minor detail or gather up what is left in some field where more diligent … Read more
Number of words: 712 The Moon, our closest cosmic neighbour, and the only other body in the Solar System on which humans have set foot, is fairly well known to us. We know that there is practically no air. We know that there is water ice, but no liquid water.So you can understand why the … Read more
Number of words: 2,532 Almost every day old iPhones and other used personal electronics arrive by the truckload at a warehouse in Carson City, Nev., where workers crack them open, pull out their batteries and strip them for raw materials.To JB Straubel, one of the brains behind Tesla Inc., that refuse holds the key to … Read more
Number of words: 855 One hundred and eighty bright, idealistic young men and women are selected every year in the Indian Administrative Service – arguably the most selective career choice in India. The prestige of being selected for IAS is so high that parents even boast of their sons’ and daughters’ mere attempt to appear … Read more
Number of words: 349 Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a first-of-kind device that converts sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into carbon-neutral fuel. This conversion takes place without requiring any additional components or electricity. This device is a major step towards achieving artificial photosynthesis, which is a process mimicking the ability of plants … Read more
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