Although the main purpose of the abuse was to soften up the prisoners for interrogation, the precise forms of humiliation appear to have been shaped by the insecurities and prejudices of the reservists, who had been given no training in the Geneva Conventions. The reaction to the photographs in...
Coming together: Engineers have brought together the two halves of the James Webb Space Telescope for the first time. (Courtesy: NASA/Chris Gunn) In August, engineers successfully connected the two halves of NASA’s $8.8bn James Webb Space Telescope (above) for the first time. Engineers at...
Not only that, but from a learning point of view they’re quite informative: I certainly recall experimenting with how my first camera handled being pointed at the Sun and coming to understand more about exposure from doing so, as well as about the effect of the shape and size of the ape...
Image: Hands putting puzzle pieces together, with the heading “Introduction to the Jewish Experience.” Are you seeking an online class about the basics of Jewish life?Introduction to the Jewish Experiencewill be starting a new cycle of classes beginning on October 23, 2022 under the sponsorship...
Education Fund, it is a schoolroom table; an omnibus going to a class; a little woman with a red nose who is not well educated herself but has an invalid mother to support; an allowance of £50 a year with which to buy clothes, give presents and take journeys on coming to maturity...
On the other hand, we live in a time where an equally (if not more) prevalent slogan would tell us “age is just a number,” as if the length of our very own existence bears little significance. This, I feel, while it might sound good on a birthday card, one would fare better ...