With fire the early humans did not depend on caves for warmth, dryness and safety. The shapes of piles of coal, stones, sand and other materials have attracted considerable attention in physics. The stability of piles of granular materials10 and the 'fibrous' distribution of forces through the...
Cro-Magnons are what scholars now call Anatomically Modern Humans or Early Modern Humans, our near-ancestors who started us down the path to modernity.
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When I did a casual email check-in in early February the staff let me know that they no longer had anything on file for my application. Cue frantic outreach to my references, universities, and a Hail Mary pass to the ASBOG organization. The DOL staff were very kind and helpful once ...
The rest will live in caves or perish. The coming inflation will wipe out all the savings of country and personal. This infaltion will render natural resources a commodity of dwindling proportions with a spiraling of costs that most nations will be prohibited from acquiring them. I’ve looked...
An early and rather crude van Gogh: And a not-bad Kandinsky, who’s one of my favorite artists. More art, this time from the New World: There was a special and rather grim exhibit of the garb that Jews put on their dead when they’re buried. This male garb has a hat. ...
Just 50 years ago, no one knew why the Earth has mountains. Now we do. This is the story of how we figured it out - and how we keep learning.
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in places humans dont want to know. Whatever it takes. The fastest way to do this, if you have no background, no culture, no belief and resources or resourcefulness, is violence. If I put a gun to your head and I live in the hood, instantly Im significant. Zero to 10. How high?
The modern history of Gibraltar dates back to the early 18th century and the War of Spanish Succession. King Charles II of Spain died without leaving an heir. This resulted in a continent-wide conflict as to who should be the King of Spain. ...