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Climate cooling - A surprising passive technology to the rescue
In his "Foundation" trilogy, Isaac Asimov describes the Kan Sector, located at the South Pole of Trantor, the Empire's capital planet. This sector is dedicated to evacuating the heat produced by the planet's 40 billion inhabitants. Let's bet we won't get to that population level, but we can be sure that evacuating the heat we produce will be an interesting challenge for our civilization. Here's an operational solution to help us get out of the mess we're in.
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Learn Video Editing without Going to School
In video production, three tools are directly related to storytelling: scripting, directing, and editing. The latter is crucial, as it will give rhythm and meaning to the images chosen. Self-taught filmmakers serve as guides for the first steps of aspiring editors.
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Putting First Nations back in the textbooks
First Nations are just beginning to get some recognition after having suffered a lot of repression. However, this respect is not yet reflected in school materials that either erase them or portray them as "savages". Fortunately, Aboriginal authors are enriching the literary corpus and publishing initiatives are preserving the languages and stories of these peoples.
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Massification of higher education: who pays?
The massification of higher education comes at a high cost, which governments are struggling to meet. Some of the most prestigious universities are turning to e-learning to give less fortunate students access to quality degrees.
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The seismographic image created by Internet users is faster than that produced by the detectors.
The Internet user is a unique and versatile receptor. Whoever succeeds in qualifying and integrating them creates as many specialized sensors.
