The San Fermin Festival in Pamplona starts every year at 12.00 on the 6th of July, and last until midnight on the 14th. The biggest day of the festival is on the 7th of July, …
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Famous for Pocket Knives
Beautiful and Majestic Switzerland is a country as famous for its pocket knives as it is for its chocolate. But to travellers, Swiss fame is largely focused on its Alpine landscape. Beautiful and majestic, many visitors …
Continue readingWalden: Life in the Woods
Walden (also known as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau’s life for two years, …
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Hawaii is USA‘s 50th state and a popular holiday destination for its citizens, as well as foreign tourists. Together with Florida, it’s one of a few states where it’s usually summer year round. The most …
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The Invisible Population: What the Unemployment Rate Doesn’t Show
The unemployment rate is one of the key barometers of the American economy. Its recent decline from 8.1 to 7.8 percent in September—its lowest level since President Obama took office in January 2009—is consistent with …
Continue readingApple Watch first-day pre-orders estimated near 1M
Today, there are more than 100,000 health apps installed on over 100 different kinds of wearable tech devices—each one giving us highly analytical insights into our bodies and what we choose to do with them. Thirty percent of these apps …
Continue readingThe Secret Origin of Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Tell your parents Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson said you should jump in the puddle,” the jovial science communicator advised a 6-year-old girl at Massachusetts’ College of the Holy Cross last week. He then proceeded to roll around …
Continue readingNASA Crowdsources Martian Living With Their “Journey to Mars”
1969’s Apollo 11 moon landing was one of, if not the most, significant scientific events in the history of the human race. For the first time, human beings had slipped free of their planetary confinement, not …
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We have recently seen the massive expense of the political system on all levels, and we have joined forces to fight for our democracy. We refuse to let our future be auctioned off and sold …
Continue readingFresh Greens Grown Indoors, Without Sun or Soil
Water is the most precious resource we have, but it’s nonrenewable, and becoming increasingly scarce. Over 70 percent of all available fresh water on Earth is used for agriculture—often at rates exceeding replenishment, and often …
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