Tech billionaires are actually dumber than you think
It turns out that many of today’s billionaires are selfish, lonely men fantasizing about how they will survive the end times they have played a part in creating. By Sonali Kolhatkar / Independent Media Institute In mid-September, for just a…
Healthy ecosystems need birds, but billions fatally strike our windows every year
Birds cannot see glass windows, fatally crashing in alarming numbers. That’s bad for them, humans, and the environment. By Daniel Klem Jr. / Independent Media Institute Glass windows have existed since as long ago as 290 CE, if only in…
Why does our skin wrinkle in water?
Mark Changizi’s study offers a scientific and anthropological explanation for a phenomenon many take for granted. By Omala Snyder Author Bio: Omala Snyder studies English literature, creative writing, and international relations at Dartmouth College, where she works at the student…
adidas Lifts the curtain on its latest Made To Be Remade product innovations at Design London Exhibition
At the launch of Design London 2022, the renowned design event, adidas invited the world behind the scenes, to explore its progress in circularity and see how the brand is innovating and collaborating to help end plastic waste. The adidas…
Murciélago: the legendary Lamborghini
Murciélago: the legendary Lamborghini V12 enters the 21st century The ten-year history of the Diablo’s successor in a year full of V12 celebrations Sant’Agata Bolognese, September 22, 2022 – In 2022 Lamborghini is celebrating the V12: the legendary 12-cylinder engine…
“There is no peace without solidarity”
21 Sep 2022 – International Day of Peace – Op Ed by IOC President Thomas Bach The theme of this year’s International Day of Peace: “End Racism. Build Peace.” carries with it particular resonance for the IOC and the Olympic Movement. The…
“72 – A Gathering of Champions” documentary series on olympics.com revisits Munich 1972 through the powerful stories of its Olympians
29 Aug 2022 – On the 50th anniversary of the Olympic Games Munich 1972, “72 – A Gathering of Champions”, an emotive four-part series produced by the Olympic Channel and directed by Emmy-award winner Jonathan Hock, revisits the event with the…
Countach and LM 002: the Lamborghini V12 shows to be multi−purpose
In the year of celebrations for the V12, the story of two models that are diametrically opposed but share the same extraordinary 12-cylinder mechanics Sant’Agata Bolognese, 27 July 2022 – This year, Lamborghini is celebrating its V12, the legendary 12-cylinder engine…
The Story of Yehudit (Judith)
From Chabad.Org The Woman Who Saved the Day It is not clearly known when the story which we are about to tell actually took place. The story first appeared in a very ancient book named after the heroine, Yehudit (Judith), and it…
This Belgian mall was built using forced labor
On April 14, 2016, seven Egyptian workers climbed a crane on a construction site in Belgium and threatened to jump. They had been trafficked and were working gruelling shifts for no pay. Those workers never got justice because the construction company escaped…
