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Congratulations are in order for forty-two staff members who have been nominated for the coveted Crystal Apple Award, sponsored by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce. Promoting excellence in education, the Crystal Apple Awards are now in their 20th year of recognizing outstanding staff members in the categories of licensed, classified, and administrative and supervisory/technical. The surprise reveals are now complete and you can see the full list of nominees along with pictures on our website.Check it out and consider purchasing a ticket to attend the Crystal Apple Awards Celebration on Thursday, May 15, at The Venetian in downtown Hillsboro. Guests 21 and over can select a VIP ticket for $50, which includes entry to the VIP reception and one drink ticket; guests of any age can select a ceremony-only ticket for $25. Our featured student is Liberty High School senior Adrian Gomez-Donato. Adrian earned a spot at the International Science and Engineering Fair, taking place May 10 through 16 in Columbus, Ohio, after becoming a finalist at the Beaverton-Hillsboro Science Expo in March. He will also compete in the Northwest Science Expo on Friday, April 11. His project, Microcontroller-Based Memcapacitor Emulating Platform, explores the usage of hardware as a “short-term memory”-style system that is similar to how humans access short-term memory. According to his teacher Steffan Ledgerwood, who will be accompanying him to both upcoming competitions, It has theoretical applications in industries that utilize Artificial Intelligence, and could possibly be used as a way to store memory during a power outage. Way to go and best of luck, Adrian! You make us Proud to be HSD!Third quarter ends on Thursday, April 10. There will be no school for all students on Friday, April 11 as teachers have a work day and prepare grades. School resumes and fourth quarter begins on Monday, April 14. Hot News is produced and emailed to HSD families and staff each week school is in session. Please add the address to your “safe sender” list to make sure you always receive the latest issue. Please also bookmark our district website: hsd.k12.or.us to stay informed about what's happening in our district and schools.
In this episode, Willie Thompson ('22 cohort) and Max Du ('24 cohort) speak with Catharine Bowman ('22 cohort) about how her lived experiences have fueled her research focus on ensuring that patients living with lymphatic diseases are properly diagnosed and treated. Catharine also shares how her studies led to her falling in love with humanity, how she tries to keep a childlike sense of wonder and openness in her approach to research and life in general, and some of the people and research projects that give her hope.Highlights from the episode:(03:43) The motivation behind attending Stanford and her Imagine a World statement(14:49) Falling in love with humanity and maintaining a sense of wonder and openness everyday(19:26) Adding on a PhD in Epidemiology and Clinical Research(22:56) The challenges of diagnosing and treating people with lymphedema or lymphatic diseases(28:35) The people and research projects that give her hope(32:40) Participating in the International Science and Engineering Fair(43:37) Advice for those applying to Stanford and Knight-Hennessy(45:31) Improbable facts
Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USBuy Grow kit: https://modernmushroomcultivation.com/What happens when the rigor of neuroscience meets the mysticism of ancient yogic traditions? My guest today, Lyubov Yusufova, stands at the fascinating crossroads of science and spirituality, embodying a rare synthesis of these two worlds. A Doctor of Psychology candidate at the California Institute of Integral Studies—an institution renowned for bridging Eastern and Western wisdom—Lyubov's journey is as groundbreaking as it is profound.Her academic roots run deep, with studies at NYU and Columbia University in behavioral neuroscience. Yet, it was a transpersonal experience in Botswana that shattered the confines of traditional scientific inquiry, propelling her into the uncharted territory of mystical states of consciousness. This path led her to a Kriya Yoga ashram, where she was initiated into an ancient practice designed to awaken the Kundalini and dissolve the veil of ego, what Rumi poetically describes as the barrier between humans and the divine.Lyubov's groundbreaking research on the psychotherapeutic mechanisms of these mystical states has been presented at institutions like Harvard Medical School and the International Science of Consciousness Conference. As a highly intuitive healer, she bridges clinical psychology, ceremonial plant medicine, and mindfulness traditions, redefining the landscape of modern mental health.Today, we delve into her remarkable journey—a journey of breath, ego dissolution, and the transformative power of consciousness.http://linkedin.com/in/lyubovyusufovahttps://www.lyubovyusufova.com/ Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_USCheck out our YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPzfOaFtA1hF8UhnuvOQnTgKcIYPI9Ni9&si=Jgg9ATGwzhzdmjkgGrow your own:https://modernmushroomcultivation.com/
Rebecca Li is a force to be reckoned with and some of the many hats she wears include entrepreneur, hospitality expert, investment banker and educator. Rebecca was born into a Chinese hotelier family and left China in 2003 to pursue her studies in England and China. In 2011 she became an investment banker and returned to China in 2014. In this podcast, Rebecca shares her educational and career path choices and how she juggles her career with having two young children. Rebecca also describes her family's hotel business and how it has evolved over the years. As an entrepreneur, Rebecca is constantly looking for ways to grow and improve her family's businesses and she recently visited Switzerland to discover Swiss hospitality and Swiss hospitality education. After commenting on her impressions of Switzerland, she describes the hospitality sector in China and how China is meeting the ever-growing hospitality needs through education, technology and innovation. Finally, Rebecca discusses some of the challenges that the Chinese hospitality market is currently facing and conveys the need for more hospitality education and training. She addresses the ever-changing travel and hospitality market and how hoteliers can better meet these challenges. Rebecca Li is a seasoned hotelier with a rich background in the hospitality industry, stemming from her family's heritage business. She grew up in Beijing and was immersed in the hospitality sector through her family's 140-key Palace Hotel in Lijiang, China. Under her leadership, the Maple Palace Hotel Group has expanded to own and operate 16 properties across Yunnan, Hainan, and Thailand, encompassing various types of accommodations, including business hotels, resort hotels, and boutique hotels. Rebecca pursued her education abroad, studying in the UK and Canada. She began her professional career as an investment banker in Toronto before returning to Asia to contribute to her family's business. To further enhance her expertise in hospitality management, she obtained a master's certificate from Cornell University. As the Chief Director of Corporate Development for Maple Palace Hotel Group, Rebecca is dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within the hospitality industry. She co-founded InnCube, a co-working space in Beijing, and Les Petite Ecuries, a French fusion restaurant in Yunnan, while also expanding operations to Thailand. In addition to her role in hospitality, Rebecca serves as the Executive Director of the Yunnan Association for International Science and Technology Cooperation. In this capacity, she supports regional development initiatives in her hometown and has established an international innovation and entrepreneurship platform (YiiEC) with a presence in countries such as Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the UK, France, Canada, and the US. Driven by a passion for hospitality and a commitment to innovation, Rebecca Li continues to build upon her family legacy while exploring new opportunities for growth and collaboration in the industry.
Today our discussion centers around ancient wisdom and portals with our guest Freddy Silva, a best-selling author, researcher, and international keynote speaker. Freddy shares his extensive knowledge on ancient civilizations, sacred sites, and how they interact with human consciousness. The dialogue explores how portals, or hotspots on Earth where physical laws are slightly altered, have historically been used for accessing different realms of reality through structures like Stonehenge and the Pyramids. Jennifer and Freddy will delve into the identification and utilization of these portals globally, touching on examples from the Andes to New Zealand. They also discuss Freddy's personal experiences and those of others regarding time dilation and altered states at these sites. Practical advice on how to attune to subtle energies and develop spiritual sensitivity is provided, alongside Freddy's thoughts on balancing humility and ego. The interview underscores the importance of reconnecting with nature and using ancient sites as tools for spiritual and personal growth.In this interview with Freddy Silva, you'll discover:00:27 Exploring Ancient Wisdom and Portals02:06 Freddy Silva's Journey and Expertise02:19 Understanding Portals and Their Significance03:32 Global Examples of Energetic Portals07:11 Personal Experiences with Portals12:46 Time Dilation and Portals17:52 Becoming Attuned to Subtle Energies21:01 Maintaining Humility and Control27:04 Final Thoughts and WisdomResources mentioned:Invisible TempleBooks authored by FreddyAbout the guest:Freddy Silva is a bestselling author, and leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He is also the leading expert on crop circles. He has published eight books in six languages and produced fourteen documentaries. Freddy's most recent book is Portals: Energetic Doorways to Mystical Experiences Between Worlds.Described by one CEO as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now,” he leads sell-out tours to sacred sites worldwide, and for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to appearances on Gaia TV, History Channel, BBC, and radio shows such as Earth Ancients, Fade To Black and Coast To Coast.OptiMatchAre you ready to stop struggling with high churn rates, decreased satisfaction, and financial losses due to poor matches in your business? See how the power of our SaaS algorithm delivers proven increases in satisfaction, higher retention rates, and increased revenue for businesses and marketplaces.OptiMatch is designed to be integrated into your existing recruitment process and used alongside your other tools.Our cutting-edge algorithms facilitate successful matches between employees and employers or customers and practitioners, resulting in proven increased satisfaction, effective sessions, higher retention rates, and increased revenue.Say goodbye to the friction, frustration, and inefficiency of poor matches, and hello to success with OptiMatch.
I am delighted to introduce my esteemed guest, Freddy Silva. He is a renowned bestselling author known for his extensive research on ancient civilizations, restricted history, and sacred sites. His work focuses on the fascinating interaction between these sites and human consciousness. He has published eight books in six languages, and produced thirteen documentaries. Described by one CEO as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now,” for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to History Channel, BBC, GAIA TV, numerous podcasts and radio shows such as Fade To Black and Coast To Coast. He is also a documentary filmmaker with 14 published titles. and leads private tours to sacred sites worldwide. The Great Pyramid of Giza[a] is the largest Egyptian pyramid and the tomb of Fourth Dynastypharaoh Khufu. Built in the early 26th century BC during a period of around 27 years,[3] the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact. It is the most famous monument of the Giza pyramid complex, in the Pyramid Fieldsof the Memphis and its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage Site,[4] in Giza, Egypt. It is at the most Northern end of the line of the 3 Pyramids of Giza. Initially standing at 146.6 metres (481 feet), the Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structurein the world for more than 3,800 years. Over time, most of the smooth white limestone casing was removed, which lowered the pyramid's height to the present 138.5 metres (454.4 ft). What is seen today is the underlying core structure. The base was measured to be about 230.3 metres (755.6 ft) square, giving a volume of roughly 2.6 million cubic metres (92 million cubic feet), which includes an internal hillock.[5] The dimensions of the pyramid were 280 royal cubits (146.7 m; 481.4 ft) high, a base length of 440 cubits (230.6 m; 756.4 ft), with a seked of 5+1/2 palms (a slope of 51°50'40"). The Great Pyramid was built by quarrying an estimated 2.3 million large blocks weighing 6 million tonnes in total. The majority of stones are not uniform in size or shape and are only roughly dressed.[6] The outside layers were bound together by mortar. Primarily local limestone from the Giza Plateau was used. Other blocks were imported by boat on the Nile: White limestone from Tura for the casing, and granite blocks from Aswan, weighing up to 80 tonnes, for the King's Chamber structure.[7] There are three known chambers inside the Great Pyramid. The lowest was cut into the bedrock, upon which the pyramid was built, but remained unfinished. The so-called[8] Queen's Chamber and King's Chamber, that contains a granite sarcophagus, are above ground, within the pyramid structure. Khufu's vizier, Hemiunu (also called Hemon), is believed by some to be the architect of the Great Pyramid.[9] Many varying scientific and alternative hypotheses attempt to explain the exact construction techniques. The funerary complex around the pyramid consisted of two mortuary temples connected by a causeway (one close to the pyramid and one near the Nile), tombs for the immediate family and court of Khufu, including three smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives, an even smaller "satellite pyramid" and five buried solar barges (boats).Follow Our Other ShowsFollow UFO WitnessesFollow Crime Watch WeeklyFollow Paranormal FearsFollow Seven: Disturbing Chronicle StoriesJoin our Patreon for ad-free listening and more bonus content.Follow us on Instagram @mysteriousradioFollow us on TikTok mysteriousradioTikTok Follow us on Twitter @mysteriousradio Follow us on Pinterest pinterest.com/mysteriousradio Like us on Facebook Facebook.com/mysteriousradio
The three of us are (sort of) together again, so after the customary greetings, András joins us with Adrienne Hill all the way from Canada (Sparky studios?!) for a prerecorded chat. In TWISH we hear about how Adolf Hitler secured his position as Führer, which is scary since the tactics of modern would-be-dictators have not changed that much. Then we take a look at the news:INTERNATIONAL: Science and fairytalesFRANCE: BS and pseudoscience at the OlympicsINTERNATIONAL: Long term use of multivitamins has no effect on mortalityA Swedish clinic calls itself Infertility Aid and promises 90% success rate for people who struggle with getting pregnant. Their “methods” are based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), all of which is obvious bogus and superstition. For that they are deservedly receive this week's award for being Really Wrong.Enjoy!Link: https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-438.htmlSegments:0:00:26 Intro0:00:52 Greetings0:05:19 Interview0:16:52 TWISH0:25:55 News0:44:48 Really Wrong0:53:50 Quote0:56:43 Outro0:57:58 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SciFest national champion Jack Shannon from Clongowes Wood College, Co. Kildare, represented Ireland at the Regeneron ISEF 2024 Science Fair in Los Angeles, California, coming away with two top awards. Shannon was placed First in the 'Environmental Engineering' category and also won the prestigious EUCYS award which earns the teenager an all-expenses paid trip to compete in the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) in Poland in September. Regeneron ISEF is the world's largest international pre-college science competition, involving some 1,700 students from over 67 countries and territories competing for a prize fund totalling $9 million. Jack secured his place at the international competition when he was named SciFest STEM Champion 2023 at the SciFest 2023 National Final last November. He claimed first prize for his project 'Ireland's Carbon Sinks - Remote Sensing for Monitoring Peatland Restoration'. His study utilised remote sensing techniques for monitoring peatland restoration in Ireland. Two distinct peatland sites, Clara bog and Keelbanada bog, were investigated to assess the effectiveness of multispectral, LiDAR, SAR, and InSAR analyses in tracking restoration progress and degradation. These methodologies supply regular and precise data on restoration progress and degradation areas, enhancing restoration planning and management. His project underscores the potential of remote sensing techniques for monitoring peatland restoration or degradation at multiple scales, contributing to Ireland's commitment to the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Climate and Energy Framework by facilitating comprehensive assessments of progress towards restoration and carbon sequestration targets. Speaking about attending ISEF, Jack Shannon said: "I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to attend and participate in Regeneron ISEF in Los Angeles, California. This was a great opportunity to showcase my skills and creativity on a global stage and I am over the moon to have won two awards. Having worked so hard on my project, I'm delighted to have been able to meet with other students and see their projects. I'm so thankful to my family, friends, teachers and everyone at SciFest, who have supported me on this journey." Sheila Porter, SciFest Founder and CEO commented: "We are all very proud of Jack on his achievement in winning two top awards. Participating in Regeneron ISEF is a wonderful opportunity and I know Jack has really enjoyed the experience. SciFest is all about encouraging a love of science, technology, engineering and maths among young people. Jack has developed a truly innovative project and we are delighted that he has had the opportunity to bring it to an international audience. We wish him every success for the future." Supported by Intel Ireland, Boston Scientific and EirGrid, SciFest is the largest, most inclusive all-island STEM fair programme for second-level students in Ireland. SciFest is free to enter and open to everyone across the island of Ireland, no matter their background or circumstances. The most important thing for SciFest is the participation of students and encouraging their interest in STEM in a fun and engaging way.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, dedicated to prioritizing and promoting open conversations about our social and emotional wellbeing. Mental health encompasses how we manage stress, connect with others, and make healthy choices. Taking care of our mental health is just as important as taking care of our physical health. We can support our mental health by focusing on self-care, establishing a routine, maintaining healthy social connections, developing positive coping strategies, and having open conversations about mental health needs. In HSD, we encourage students, staff, and families to: Learn more about mental health and protective factors, Speak respectfully and inclusively about mental health, Seek help if they are struggling with their mental health and encourage others to do the same, and Create safe and supportive environments for open conversations about mental health. If you need help connecting to resources in our community, you can talk with a school counselor or explore the resources on our website. Together, let's prioritize mental health awareness and create a supportive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to prioritize their wellbeing. Our featured student is Liberty High School senior Jared Lim. Jared represented HSD and Team Oregon at the International Science and Engineering Fair - or ISEF - in Los Angeles the week of May 12th through 17th. His project, Connexelerator, took first place in the Computer Science and Robotics category at Intel's Beaverton-Hillsboro Science Expo in March, which both qualified him for the Northwest Science Expo on April 5th, and earned him a trip to ISEF. Connexelerator is an Artificial Intelligence-powered language learning application that Jared felt compelled to develop after his own experiences with learning multiple languages, including Malay, English, Chinese, Spanish, and Japanese. It made its debut during the 2023 Congressional App Challenge; and while it didn't win, it allowed Jared to meet Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, spurred him to make improvements to his user interface, and has led him to his recent science fair successes. It also gained him a referral to another international program, “RISE for the World,” where he will compete among 500 finalists at this year's event in June. Learn more about Jared and his Connexelerator app on our website. There will be no school for all students on Monday, May 27th, in observance of Memorial Day. School resumes for all students on Tuesday, May 28th. Hot News is produced and emailed to HSD families and staff each week school is in session. Please add the address to your “safe sender” list to make sure you always receive the latest issue. Please also bookmark our district website: hsd.k12.or.us to stay informed about what's happening in our district and schools.
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What if your career not only fulfilled your ambitions but launched them into orbit? That's what happened to our guest, Rachita Puri, an aerospace engineer in the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation.In this episode, Rachita shares how a job fair at her university led her to the FAA, where she enjoys a rewarding career ensuring public safety during human space flights, rocket launches and reentries. She details how her position affords her out-of-this-world experiences, including witnessing her first ever space launch in person that left her with goosebumps. Tune in to hear about a day in the life of Rachita, an aerospace engineer, who talks about her insights on the future of space travel, the importance of having diverse people involved in aerospace, and her valuable advice for aspiring space professionals. There are so many ways to make an impact in space. The FAA plays a crucial role in space safety through its Office of Commercial Space Transportation, which has cool career opportunities and initiatives. Share this episode to help spread the word to anyone interested in aerospace or who may be unsure about a career path. There may just be a place in space at the FAA for them.Meet Our Guest: Rachita Puri is an Aerospace Engineer for the Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation in Washington D.C., where she leads the safety authorization for space launches and reentries. She also serves as the FAA's licensing liaison to government partners including NASA, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the U.S. Department of State. Rachita holds a Bachelor's degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University, and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in International Science and Technology at The George Washington University. In her free time, Rachita volunteers with the Space Generation Advisory Council to reach youth. Disclaimer: Reference in this podcast to any specific commercial product, process, service, manufacturer, company, or trademark does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by the U.S. government, Department of Transportation, or Federal Aviation Administration. As an agency of the U.S. government, the FAA cannot endorse or appear to endorse any specific product or service.
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I was recently reading the December 11, 2023 issue of “Forbes” magazine. In this issue, I read the article “Bright Minds, Big Innovations: Exploring 'Science Fair: The Series'.” It was written by Tony Bradley. “Science Fair: The Series,” National Geographic's latest documentary series, is a deep dive into the world of young scientific minds, capturing their journey through the highly competitive International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). It is available to stream on Hulu and Disney+. This documentary series is a must-watch for anyone interested in the power of education, the resilience of youth, and the hopeful future shaped by bright, young minds.
Diskusi 8.30 pagi ini bersama tiga pelajar dari SMK Agama Bandar Penawar (SEMAWAR) yang merangkul Anugerah Utama, Khas dan Emas dalam pertandingan International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF 2023) di Indonesia, Oktober lalu. Ikuti kisah kejayaan mereka dalam Awani Pagi.
Dr Vanessa McBride is an accomplished astronomer from Cradock and she joins John to celebrate her new role as the science director at the International Science Council (ISC).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
NOTE: There's still time (and a handful of sponsorship opportunities) left to join us at National Collaboration In Aging (un)Conference 2023, Sept 27 & 28 in Denver, CO. Innovators Unite! ------------------ Click here to watch this episode. The Mavericks sit down with the co-creators of AlzBuddy. An app developed for those living with Dementia. AlzBuddy is the Go-To App For Memory Care – Designed to help entertain and engage those living with Alzheimer's and Dementia, the app has a plethora of functionalities to spark valuable memories. Rithvik Ganesh, co-founder, is a student at MIT, has engaged in and published Alzheimer's Research for the past 6 years and was named “Young Advocate of the Year” by the Alzheimer's Impact Movement. Rithvik was also named second place at the International Science and Engineering Fair for his research aimed at finding treatments for Alzheimer's. Vedant Tapiavala, co-founder, is a student at Dartmouth, has worked with two 501(c)(3) nonprofits registered in the United States and has coordinated donations of 510 PPE and 662 thank you cards across the country with DFW Covid Drive, a subproject under Helpful Engineering. Additionally, Vedant has also developed technology currently utilized by over 2000 medical professionals through COVIDRxExchange. So join us as we dive deeper into how the AlzBuddy is providing support for those living with Dementia. #Alzheimers #Dementia #seniorcare #seniorliving #memorycare #aging #innovation
In Episode 14 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from sustainability and communications consultancy Blurred, Stuart talks to award-winning author, Ray Nayler. Ray is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Mountain in the Sea, which The Washington Post called "(a) poignant, mind-expanding debut." The Mountain in the Sea is a finalist for the Nebula Award and for the LA Times Book Awards' Ray Bradbury Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction. The novel dramatizes what happens, in a post-climate-crisis, AI-centric world, when humankind discovers super intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture. It prompts us to question, what is intelligence – human, computer, animal – and what kind of intelligence do we need to thrive on a fragile planet?In this podcast episode, Stuart and Ray explore the climate crisis, how humanity is responding and might respond better and how the emergence of ChatGPT heralds the coming of true AI. Ray also reveals his creative approach to writing and storytelling and shared a lesson that is relevant to everyone in comms: communication must involve the audience, who, as Ray puts it, are “curled into the narrative”. Storytelling is about “building a place where you ask questions.”Born in Quebec and raised in California, Ray Nayler lived and worked abroad for two decades in Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, and Kosovo. Ray works for the US Department of State, and previously worked in international educational development, as well as serving in the Peace Corps in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. In Vietnam he was Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer at the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. Ray currently serves as the international advisor to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Beginning in August, 2023, he will take up a residency at the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy at The George Washington University. He holds an MA in Global Diplomacy from the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS, the University of London.
A legnépszerűbb magyar jelszó egyetlen másodperc alatt feltörhető Player 2023-05-05 11:36:02 Infotech Világnap Minden május első csütörtökén tartják a jelszó világnapját, amely 2013 óta gazdagítja a világnapok amúgy sem túl szegényes listáját. Piszkos trükkel dörgöli az emberek orra alá az Edge böngészőt a Microsoft PCWorld 2023-05-05 06:02:25 Infotech Microsoft Böngésző Nem igazán örvendeznek az IT-sek a Microsoft legújabb, megkérdőjelezhető húzásán. Hatalmas küzdelem zajlik a Google Play és a vírusterjesztők között IT Business 2023-05-05 07:39:20 Mobiltech Google Android A Google Play jelenleg a legbiztonságosabb androidos alkalmazásáruház, de ez nem jelenti azt, hogy teljesen mentes az ártalmas programoktól. Néha a Google védelmi mechanizmusait is sikerül kijátszaniuk a vírusterjesztőknek, aminek köszönhetően olyan appokat is tudnak publikálni, amelyek nemkívánatos funkciókkal rendelkeznek. A vállalat ezért számos Lehet-e alvás közben tüsszenteni? Telex 2023-05-05 05:03:18 Tudomány Valószínűleg nem, ugyanazért, amiért köhögni és csuklani sem. A tudósok azonban még mindig nem teljesen biztosak abban, miért. Százezrekért adják-veszik a meghívókat a Twitter utódjának szánt Bluesky-ra Rakéta 2023-05-05 08:09:04 Infotech Twitter Eleinte a Twitternél gondozták, mára azonban független szolgáltatásként működik a Bluesky, ami azt ígéri, hogy a közösségi platformok új, decentralizált korát hozza el. Sokan még pénzt is adnak érte, hogy az első felhasználói között legyenek. Akikre büszkék vagyunk: Két magyar gimnazista megy az ISEF-re Mínuszos 2023-05-05 05:33:46 Tudomány USA Középiskola Texas Dallas Két gimnazista vesz részt a világ legnagyobb középiskolásoknak szóló tudományos versenyén, a Nemzetközi Tudományos és Mérnöki Vásáron (International Science and Engineering Fair – ISEF), amely május 14. és 19. között zajlik az Egyesült Államokban, a Texas állambeli Dallasban. Az idei ISEF-en a világ különböző országaiból több mint 1700 középiskolás Óriásit fordult a világ a nagy indiai IT-outsourcing cégekkel Bitport 2023-05-05 13:12:00 Infotech India Tavaly még egymással versenyeztek a dolgozókért, most meg létszámstop van: kevesebb ember kell kevesebb pénzért. Ez a magyar munkaerőpiacra is hat. Méhek miatt késett több órát egy repülőgép 24.hu 2023-05-05 05:40:44 Tudomány Repülőgép Méh Rovar A rovarok a repülő szárnyára telepedtek, a légitársaság pedig nem akarta elpusztítani őket. Redfall: nem akármilyen easter egg-et rejtettek el a fejlesztők a játékban! theGeek 2023-05-05 08:32:33 Gaming Húsvét Az Arkane 2017-es sci-fi címére, a Prey-re utaló easter egg található a Redfall-ban, a stúdió új, vámpírvadászós, New Englandben játszódó first-person shooterében. Az Arkane legújabb nyílt világú FPS címében, a Redfall-ban is felbukkant egy „húsvéti tojás” a Prey-ből. A nemrég elég vegyes fogadtatást kapott játékban – mi itt írtunk róla, felemás ér A jobb közérzethez elengedhetetlen a pihentető alvás Márkamonitor 2023-05-05 07:06:05 Mobiltech Samsung Okosóra A Samsung bemutatta a One Ui 5 Watch szoftvert, amely továbbfejlesztett alvásfunkcióival még hatékonyabban támogatja a megfelelő alvási rutin kialakítását. A szoftver várhatóan még idén elérhető lesz a Galaxy Watch okosórákon. „A Samsung elkötelezett amellett, hogy a felhasználókat támogassa az egészségük megőrzésében, valamint segítse őket a kív Gondolatolvasó rendszert fejlesztettek, ami egészen bonyolult gondolatokat is képes kódolni Rakéta 2023-05-05 06:18:04 Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia Az emberek fejében lévő teljes történeteket alakítottak szöveggé agyi jelek alapján a kutatók a mesterséges intelligencia és fMRI segítségével. Mesterséges intelligencia, robotok, üzlet a háború után KKV Magazin 2023-05-05 06:35:25 Mobiltech háború Drón Mesterséges intelligencia Innováció Robot Szelfi Évről évre egyre több robot és drón található a Trust Summit konferencián, ahová idén is a Bastion Group hozta el a legújabb innovációkat. A biztonsági és fertőtlenítő robotok mellett megjelentek a robotkutyák is, amelyek hatalmas sikert arattak, de nagyon népszerű volt a permetező drón és a szelfi robot is egy másik kiállító jóvoltából. A konferen Robotizálás, és 0-24-ben folyhat a termelés printandpacktech.hu 2023-05-05 06:13:03 Cégvilág Beruházás Robot Dánia Nyomda A Laursen Grafisk egy dán székhelyű, családi tulajdonban lévő nyomdaipari vállalat, amely csomagolással és a nagyformátumú nyomtatással foglalkozik. 2022-ben döntöttek úgy, hogy beruháznak az Agfa robotizált lemezrakodó megoldásába. A döntésben nagy szerepet játszott, hogy már régóta optimalizálni kívánták a folyamataikat, illetve növelni a hatékon
A legnépszerűbb magyar jelszó egyetlen másodperc alatt feltörhető Player 2023-05-05 11:36:02 Infotech Világnap Minden május első csütörtökén tartják a jelszó világnapját, amely 2013 óta gazdagítja a világnapok amúgy sem túl szegényes listáját. Piszkos trükkel dörgöli az emberek orra alá az Edge böngészőt a Microsoft PCWorld 2023-05-05 06:02:25 Infotech Microsoft Böngésző Nem igazán örvendeznek az IT-sek a Microsoft legújabb, megkérdőjelezhető húzásán. Hatalmas küzdelem zajlik a Google Play és a vírusterjesztők között IT Business 2023-05-05 07:39:20 Mobiltech Google Android A Google Play jelenleg a legbiztonságosabb androidos alkalmazásáruház, de ez nem jelenti azt, hogy teljesen mentes az ártalmas programoktól. Néha a Google védelmi mechanizmusait is sikerül kijátszaniuk a vírusterjesztőknek, aminek köszönhetően olyan appokat is tudnak publikálni, amelyek nemkívánatos funkciókkal rendelkeznek. A vállalat ezért számos Lehet-e alvás közben tüsszenteni? Telex 2023-05-05 05:03:18 Tudomány Valószínűleg nem, ugyanazért, amiért köhögni és csuklani sem. A tudósok azonban még mindig nem teljesen biztosak abban, miért. Százezrekért adják-veszik a meghívókat a Twitter utódjának szánt Bluesky-ra Rakéta 2023-05-05 08:09:04 Infotech Twitter Eleinte a Twitternél gondozták, mára azonban független szolgáltatásként működik a Bluesky, ami azt ígéri, hogy a közösségi platformok új, decentralizált korát hozza el. Sokan még pénzt is adnak érte, hogy az első felhasználói között legyenek. Akikre büszkék vagyunk: Két magyar gimnazista megy az ISEF-re Mínuszos 2023-05-05 05:33:46 Tudomány USA Középiskola Texas Dallas Két gimnazista vesz részt a világ legnagyobb középiskolásoknak szóló tudományos versenyén, a Nemzetközi Tudományos és Mérnöki Vásáron (International Science and Engineering Fair – ISEF), amely május 14. és 19. között zajlik az Egyesült Államokban, a Texas állambeli Dallasban. Az idei ISEF-en a világ különböző országaiból több mint 1700 középiskolás Óriásit fordult a világ a nagy indiai IT-outsourcing cégekkel Bitport 2023-05-05 13:12:00 Infotech India Tavaly még egymással versenyeztek a dolgozókért, most meg létszámstop van: kevesebb ember kell kevesebb pénzért. Ez a magyar munkaerőpiacra is hat. Méhek miatt késett több órát egy repülőgép 24.hu 2023-05-05 05:40:44 Tudomány Repülőgép Méh Rovar A rovarok a repülő szárnyára telepedtek, a légitársaság pedig nem akarta elpusztítani őket. Redfall: nem akármilyen easter egg-et rejtettek el a fejlesztők a játékban! theGeek 2023-05-05 08:32:33 Gaming Húsvét Az Arkane 2017-es sci-fi címére, a Prey-re utaló easter egg található a Redfall-ban, a stúdió új, vámpírvadászós, New Englandben játszódó first-person shooterében. Az Arkane legújabb nyílt világú FPS címében, a Redfall-ban is felbukkant egy „húsvéti tojás” a Prey-ből. A nemrég elég vegyes fogadtatást kapott játékban – mi itt írtunk róla, felemás ér A jobb közérzethez elengedhetetlen a pihentető alvás Márkamonitor 2023-05-05 07:06:05 Mobiltech Samsung Okosóra A Samsung bemutatta a One Ui 5 Watch szoftvert, amely továbbfejlesztett alvásfunkcióival még hatékonyabban támogatja a megfelelő alvási rutin kialakítását. A szoftver várhatóan még idén elérhető lesz a Galaxy Watch okosórákon. „A Samsung elkötelezett amellett, hogy a felhasználókat támogassa az egészségük megőrzésében, valamint segítse őket a kív Gondolatolvasó rendszert fejlesztettek, ami egészen bonyolult gondolatokat is képes kódolni Rakéta 2023-05-05 06:18:04 Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia Az emberek fejében lévő teljes történeteket alakítottak szöveggé agyi jelek alapján a kutatók a mesterséges intelligencia és fMRI segítségével. Mesterséges intelligencia, robotok, üzlet a háború után KKV Magazin 2023-05-05 06:35:25 Mobiltech háború Drón Mesterséges intelligencia Innováció Robot Szelfi Évről évre egyre több robot és drón található a Trust Summit konferencián, ahová idén is a Bastion Group hozta el a legújabb innovációkat. A biztonsági és fertőtlenítő robotok mellett megjelentek a robotkutyák is, amelyek hatalmas sikert arattak, de nagyon népszerű volt a permetező drón és a szelfi robot is egy másik kiállító jóvoltából. A konferen Robotizálás, és 0-24-ben folyhat a termelés printandpacktech.hu 2023-05-05 06:13:03 Cégvilág Beruházás Robot Dánia Nyomda A Laursen Grafisk egy dán székhelyű, családi tulajdonban lévő nyomdaipari vállalat, amely csomagolással és a nagyformátumú nyomtatással foglalkozik. 2022-ben döntöttek úgy, hogy beruháznak az Agfa robotizált lemezrakodó megoldásába. A döntésben nagy szerepet játszott, hogy már régóta optimalizálni kívánták a folyamataikat, illetve növelni a hatékon
On this podcast, we strive to connect fascinating and successful people to the next generation. But today, I'd like to change it up a bit and, in partnership with the Rise initiative, highlight some of the fascinating and successful people of my generation.Throughout the past few weeks, I've been talking with winners of the Rise Challenge from various years. For the finale of this trilogy, I'll be speaking with Tony Wang. For his Rise project, Tony developed an AI tool to address pharmaceutical monopolization.Rise is a program that finds promising young people and provides "opportunity for life as they work to serve others." An initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust, Rise is the anchor program of a $1 billion commitment from Eric and Wendy Schmidt to find and support global talent.Topics:How Tony tackled the monopolization of healthcare research by addressing anti-biotic resistanceThe process: How did you build this?How to break down large projects into manageable piecesWhat is the future of this project?"What books have had an impact on you?""What advice do you have for other young people?"Tony Wang is a Chinese-American advocate living in the United States. Tony hopes to democratize medical research and create equality in healthcare, especially by addressing AI bias. For his Rise project, Tony developed an AI tool to address pharmaceutical monopolization, for which he was named an International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalist. Tony hopes to create sustainable, ethical AI systems to fight for marginalized groups, especially racial minorities and the LGBTQIA+ community.Socials! -Lessons from Interesting People substack: https://taylorbledsoe.substack.com/Website: https://www.aimingforthemoon.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aiming4moon/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aiming4MoonFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aiming4moonTaylor's Blog: https://www.taylorgbledsoe.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6
Freddy Silva is a bestselling author, and leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He is also the leading expert on crop circles.Freddy has published eight books in six languages, and produced fourteen documentaries.Freddy described by some as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now,” for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to appearances on Gaia TV, History Channel, BBC, and radio shows such as Earth Ancients, Fade To Black and Coast To Coast. Freddy Silva leads sell-out tours to sacred sites in England, France, Egypt, Portugal, Yucatan, Peru/Bolivia and Scotland.Freddy is also an art photographer.FREDDY SILVA:WEBSITE: https://www.invisibletemple.com/WEBSITE: https://www.freddysilva.com/THE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST:WEBSITE: https://RickyVarandas.com/WEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.comWebsite Host & Video Distributor: https://ContentSafe.co/SUPPORT:PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcastPayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6VENMO: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3625073915201071418&created=1663262894MERCH Store: http://www.TheRippleEffectPodcastMerch.comMUSIC: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-ripple-effect-ep/1057436436ROKFIN: https://rokfin.com/RippleEffectSPONSORS:LMNT Electrolyte Drink Mix (Free Gift With Purchase): http://DrinkLMNT.com/TheRippleEffectNEW LMNT CHOCOLATE MEDLEY: https://drinklmnt.com/pages/chocolate-medley?rfsn=6589695.aa3fa8&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rickyvarandas&utm_campaign=chocolatemedley&utm_content=&utm_term=THE UNIVERSITY OF REASON (Autonomy Course): https://www.universityofreason.com/a/29887/ouiRXFoLContentSafe: https://ContentSafe.co/WATCH:ROKFIN: https://rokfin.com/RippleEffectODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@therippleeffectpodcast:dBITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/6bOtjURD1rds/FLOTE: https://flote.app/trepodcastRUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-745495Banned.VIDEO: https://banned.video/channel/the-ripple-effect-podcastYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVfy9MXhb5EIciYRIO9cKUwLISTEN:SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lpFhHI6CqdZKW0QDyOicJGOOGLE PLAY/PODCASTS: https://podcasts.google.com/search/the%20ripple%20effect%20podcastiTUNES: http://apple.co/1xjWmlFSTITCHER RADIO: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-ripple-effect-podcastSUBSTACK: https://TheRippleEffectPodcast.substack.com/Fringe.FM: https://fringe.fm/shows/the-ripple-effect-podcast/CONNECT:TeleGram: https://t.me/TREpodcastTWITTER: https://twitter.com/RvTheory6INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/rvtheory6/FLOTE: https://flote.app/user/RvTheory6GETTR: https://www.gettr.com/rickyvarandasPARLER: https://parler.com/#/user/RvTheory6FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheRippleEffectPodcast/LOCALS: https://locals.com/member/RickyVarandasTHE UNION OF THE UNWANTEDVIDEOS (Rokfin): https://rokfin.com/uotuwAUDIO (RSS Feed): https://uotuw.podbean.com/MERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/union-of-the-unwanted?ref_id=22643&utm_campaign=22643&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source
This is a long awaited Interview which I cannot wait to share with you, with Freddy Silva, since I started in 2018 discovering the lost sites of Portugal after having traveled to many sites in the world, that are on top of the list of high frequency, I was completely unaware of these things, which led me to discover later upon visiting portugal, the deep and rich history that has been suppressed and twisted for many centuries if not millennia's. Of the divine feminine, the christ and Mary Magdalene plus a lot more on the function of secret sites, mysteries, a bloodline that had to go underground and why it was hidden for so long. 00:00 : Intro 6:51 : SUMERIANS AND THE ORIGINS OF THE SACRED BLOODLINE AND STORY OF JESUS AND MAGDALENE 15:24: MARY MAGDALENE HER ROLE: DIVINE FEMININE PRIESTESS: 25:25 SACRED SITES, WHY THEY ARE SPECIAL 32:55 HOW TEMPLES AND CHURCHES ARE BUILDT OVER VORTEXES 35:36 HOW SACRED SITES AFFECTS PEOPLE AND CONNECT YOU TO YOURSELF 44:50 GO TO A SACRED SPACE AND CONNECT - ADVICE ON HOW TO INNERACT WITH THE ENERGETIC POINTS ABOUT FREDDY SILVA: Freddy Silva is a bestselling author, and leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He is also the leading expert on crop circles. He has published eight books in six languages, and produced fourteen documentaries. Described by one CEO as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now,” for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to appearances on Gaia TV, History Channel, BBC, and radio shows such as Earth Ancients, Fade To Black and Coast To Coast. He is also an art photographer. He leads sell-out tours to sacred sites in England, France, Egypt, Portugal, Yucatan, Peru/Bolivia and Scotland. If you wish to book Freddy for a conference, lecture or workshop, anywhere in the world, large or small, please contact him via this website. Freddy Silva website: www.invisibletemple.com Freddy Silva books: SCOTLANDS HIDDEN SACRED PAST DIVINE BLUEPRINT MISSING LANDS SECRETS IN THE FIELDS FIRST TEMPLAR NATION LOST ART OF RESSURECTION CHARTRES CATHEDRALS Sacred Art Temple: www.sacredarttemple IG: @sacredarttemple
Noor Haideri, a 16-year-old high school junior from Overland Park, won first prize and a $250,000 college scholarship from the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, for a science video she created about blue light and how it disrupts our sleep cycle.
National Party leader Chris Luxon recently suggested sending young offenders into military boot-camp programs. This has been viewed as controversial and divisive, and International Science Council President, Sir Peter Gluckman is among the latest to weigh in. He spoke to Tim Roxborogh and Roman Travers about it today. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Three students recently graduated from Kiama High School tell how they were impacted by their week with other top science students at the Youth Science Forum in London.
Three students recently graduated from Kiama High School tell how they were impacted by their week with other top science students at the Youth Science Forum in London.
The pod's back again with an encouraging and edifying episode coming your way: let me introduce you Dev Lochan, who is a multi-award-winning young researcher in biomedical engineering. Dev developed a novel shoe using magnetic levitation and machine learning to reduce ground reaction forces and correct overpronation to alleviate joint pain and make a remarkably soft shoe! His mission is to combine modern research with everyday technologies to develop innovative solutions to joint and orthopedic problems on a global scale. He's been participating in science fair for 6 years, and won 2nd award at International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Biomedical Engineering. Dev's helped mentor all the budding young scientists in his area, helping his local fair, CASEF, to encourage children to join science fair and embrace STEM in every aspect of their lives. Among many volunteering activites, he's also the president and volunteer opportunity coordinator at IndiYouth. According to Dev, you don't always need to be running around, searching for a complex project to be successful. All you need is a question / a problem and your brain! You just have to put your mind to it and take that first step! • Available on Youtube and all major podcasting platforms. Like, subscribe and follow the pod if you wanna take a few moments of science with us! You can always tune in to more episodes on www.dropthestem.com #stem #stempassion #dropthestem#dropthestemgang #intelisef #intel#science #SSPalumni #machinelearning #science #scientific #startup #indiyouth #casef
Revital Wallach, Nir Cohen, Ori Frankel, and Yair Shoham in a short conversation about their achievements in the Mathematics and Science Olympiads.
An old divide in the study of innovation is whether ideas come primarily from individual/group creativity, or whether they are “in the air”, so that anyone with the right set of background knowledge will be able to see them. In this episode, I look at how much redundancy there is in innovation: if the discoverer of some idea had failed to find it, would someone else have figured it out later?This podcast is an audio read through of the (initial draft of the) post How common is independent discovery?, originally published on New Things Under the Sun.Articles Mentioned:Ogburn, William F., and Dorothy Thomas. 1922. Are Inventions Inevitable? A Note on Social Evolution. Political Science Quarterly 37(1): 83-98. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2142320Haagstrom, Warren O. 1974. Competition in Science. American Sociological Review 39(1): 1-18. https://doi.org/10.2307/2094272Hill, Ryan, and Carolyn Stein. 2020. Scooped! Estimating Rewards for Priority in Science. Working Paper.Painter, Deryc T., Frank van der Wouden, Manfred D. Laubichler, and Hyejin Youn. 2020. Quantifying simultaneous innovations in evolutionary medicine. Theory in Biosciences 139: 319-335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12064-020-00333-3Bikard, Michaël. 2020. Idea Twins: Simultaneous discoveries as a research tool. Strategic Management Journal 41(8): 1528-1543. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3162Ganguli, Ina, Jeffrey Lin, and Nicholas Reynolds. 2020. The Paper Trail of Knowledge Spillovers: Evidence from Patent Interferences. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 12(2): 278-302. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20180017Lück, Sonja, Benjamin Balmier, Florian Seliger, and Lee Fleming. 2020. Early Disclosure of Invention and Reduced Duplication: An Empirical Test. Management Science 66(6): 2677-2685. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2019.3521Iaria, Alessandro, Carlo Schwarz, and Fabian Waldinger. 2018. Frontier Knowledge and Scientific Production: Evidence from the Collapse of International Science. Quarterly Journal of Economics: 927-991. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjx046Borjas, George J., and Kirk B. Doran. 2012. The Collapse of the Soviet Union and the Productivity of American Mathematicians. The Quarterly Journal of Economics 127(3): 1143-1203. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjs015Hill, Ryan, and Carolyn Stein. 2021. Race to the bottom: competition and quality in science. Working paper.Cotropia, Christopher Anthony, and David L. Schwartz. 2018. Patents Used in Patent Office Rejections as Indicators of Value. SSRN Working Paper https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3274995
Freddy Silva, bestselling author, and leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He is also the leading expert on crop circles. He has published seven books in six languages, and produced thirteen documentaries. Described by one CEO as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now,” for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to appearances on Gaia TV, History Channel, BBC, and radio shows such as Earth Ancients, Fade To Black and Coast To Coast. He Joined me to discuss his latest book, Scotland's Hidden Sacred Past, I asked him about the Templars in Portugal his place of birth. I commended him on his tremendous work in restoring our true lost history and congratulated him on his 20 year old anniversary of his classic work Secrets In The Fields, I asked him about the secret code within the Crop Circles. We discussed the ancient seafaring cultures that have left their mark around the world and the now Invisible muses who once roamed the earth as the brothers of the serpent. Freddy shared how this great race is still present on earth today albeit in a new form. Follow up with Freddy Silva here https://www.invisibletemple.com/ Share This Episode: https://share.transistor.fm/s/04740c96Help fund the show, I need your support.CashApp: $MarkSteevesJrVenmo: @MysticMarkPaypal: @mysticmarkPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/MFTIC?fan_landing=trueRokfin: https://www.rokfin.com/myfamilythinksimcrazyKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/myfamilythinksimcrazyBuy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MFTICWithout you this Podcast would not exist, bless all who support.Join us on TelegramLeave me a message On Telegram!For Exclusive My Family Thinks I'm Crazy Content: Only 3$ get 50+ Bonus Episodes, Sign up on our Patreon For Exclusive Episodes. Check out the S.E.E.E.N.or on Rokfin@MFTICPodcast on Twitter@myfamilythinksimcrazy on Instagram, Follow, Subscribe, Rate, and Review we appreciate you!https://www.myfamilythinksimcrazy.comhttps://altmediaunited.com/my-family-thinks-im-crazy/Listen to Every AMU Podcast with this link. https://lnns.co/pI5xHeyFdfgGET A NEW PODCASTING APP! https://podcastindex.org/appsMUSICAL CREDITSIntro Song by Destiny LabIntro:Music: Across The WaterBy Reel LifeOutro:Music: Meditation Music Tracks 10 and 20By HolinzaMusic: CrayzieBy Daniel MustoReleased under a Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License Thanks To Soundstripe★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Freddy Silva is a bestselling author, and leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He is also the leading expert on crop circles.He has published seven books in six languages, and produced thirteen documentaries.Described by one CEO as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now,” for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to appearances on Gaia TV, History Channel, BBC, and radio shows such as Earth Ancients, Fade To Black and Coast To Coast.He is also an art photographer.He leads sell-out tours to sacred sites in England, France, Egypt, Portugal, Yucatan, Peru/Bolivia and Scotland.If you wish to book Freddy for a conference, lecture or workWebsite invisibletemple.comBooksThe Divine Blueprint: Temples, power places, and the global plan to shape the human soulThe Missing Lands: Uncovering Earth's Pre-flood CivilizationScotland's Hidden Sacred PastFirst Templar Nation: How Eleven Knights Created a New Country and a Refuge for the GrailThe Lost Art of Resurrection: Initiation, Secret Chambers, and the Quest for the OtherworldFreddy Silva 3 vol set Divine Blueprint, First Templar Nation, Lost Art of ResurrectionSecrets in the Fields: The Science & Mysticism of Crop Circles
Connect With Freddy: https://invisibletemple.com/Freddy Silva is a bestselling author, and leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He is also the leading expert on crop circles.He has published seven books in six languages, and produced thirteen documentaries.Described by one CEO as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now,” for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to appearances on Gaia TV, History Channel, BBC, and radio shows such as Earth Ancients, Fade To Black and Coast To Coast. He is also an art photographer.He leads personal, sell-out leads tours to sacred sites in England, France, Egypt, Portugal, Yucatan, Peru/Bolivia, and Scotland.In todays Spirit Full Exploration Kat & Lachlan connect with Freddy Silva !!We discussed:What does it mean to be human ?Fundamental learnings of earth school - Knowing WHY your hereWhy did Freddy incarnate in this time ?Remembering/ recognition is liberation Why did we come back to the earth this time aroundThe Yuga Cycles 1666 was a horrific time for humanity How Temples help remembranceSetting up your home like a temple https://invisibletemple.com/templemaking-dvd.htmlWeaponization of architecture Why do freemasons get such a bad wrap ?Power of meditation and Does it make a difference the direction you meditate Mary MagdaleneThe lost art of resurrections and being birthed in the other world and much moreWE HOPE YOU GUYS LOVE THIS AS MUCH AS WE DID !!Thankyou to all the co-produces investing and supporting the showValue For Value Funding Model:https://pod.fan/transcending-explorations-with-lachlan-dunTo Share Your Time + Talents / Collab Email me: Lachlandunn23@gmail.comConnect With Kat:https://www.instagram.com/nourishednomadco/https://www.instagram.com/alchemoryPRODUCT DISCOUNTSMedicinal Mushrooms And Superfoods: https://teelixir.com/ Code lachlan10StoneAge Supplement Discounts 15% Store Wide: http://www.stoneagehealth.com.au?afmc=4a15% OFF PURE HIMALAYAN SHILAJIT https://www.purehimalayanshilajit.com/?ref=1362&coupon_code=23ff86534fvx10% off grounding and emf protection products : https://www.earthingoz.com.au/?ref=lachlandunnWork With Me: https://calendly.com/lachlandunn23/call
Today we meet with Kevin Johnson, a Systems Engineer at Jacobs supporting the Artemis Program for NASA based out of the Kennedy Space Center. As a first generation college student born to a single teenage mother and raised under the poverty line, Kevin spent his early years working in the food service industry, honing a hard working and team oriented skillset to succeed. This also led to him planning for the future, a 20 year career target that is dedicated to being a lead for the human mission to Mars. After graduating from Penn State University with Bachelors in Aerospace Engineering, he spent 10 years at Boeing as an engineer supporting the entire Rotorcraft program lifecycle: from proposal to production, sustainment, and R&D efforts. Eventually after taking a brief stint as a contractor for Lockheed Martin's Navy Nuclear Propulsion team; it was then that Kevin took a dream opportunity to work in the space industry Along the way, Kevin gas taken time and effort to give back and has been volunteering in local communities since he was thirteen. Recognized by Boeing for his community give back, receiving the "Community Outreach" award, he spent over 7 years as an instructor for the "Girls in Science and Technology" program (GiST) Kevin is also an active member in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) serving on the Cape Canaveral Council, which is where he met our Kevin, and is a and a volunteer/judge for both FIRST Robotics and the International Science and Engineering Fair Kevin was recently accepted to the PnD aero engineering program at a husband to a very patient wife, and a proud father to two young children. We know you will love his story as he inspires us with his vision and advice --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shawna-christenson2/support
On this Sunday's edition of News You Can Use on WTIC NewsTalk 1080 at 5:30a and 9:00a, host Ann Baldwin invites, Dr. Frank LaBanca, back on the show to recognize and praise some of the top students, grades 7-12, in this year's 74th Annual CT Science and Engineering Fair. Dr. Labanca is the Director of the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair as well as the Principal at Westside Middle School Academy in Danbury. This year, out of the hundreds of High School students who participated throughout the state of Connecticut, seven will be attending the International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, GA this coming May. For the rest of the students who displayed excellence at the fair, they will receive rewards based on their project category from a number of sponsors. Dr. LaBanca goes on to show his appreciation for the sponsors of this year's fair along with the many volunteers who either judged or helped to coordinate the event. The student and volunteer involvement year after year just goes to show the lasting effect that the CT Science and Engineering Fair has on not only the participants but the rest of Connecticut. To see a full list of winners or to learn more about the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair, go to http://ctsciencefair.org.
Freddy Silva is a bestselling author, and leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He is also the leading expert on crop circles. He has published seven books in six languages, and produced thirteen documentaries. Described by one CEO as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now,” for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to appearances on Gaia TV, History Channel, BBC, and radio shows such as Earth Ancients, Fade To Black and Coast To Coast. Around 6000 BC, a revolution took place on Orkney and the Western Isles of Scotland. An outstanding collection of stone circles, standing stones, round towers, and passage mounds appeared seemingly out of nowhere. And yet many such monuments were not indigenous to Britain, but to regions of the Caspian Sea and the Mediterranean. Their creators were equally mysterious. Traditions tell of the Papae and Peti, "strangers from afar" who were physically different, dressed in white tunics, and lived aside from the regular population. They were regarded as master astronomers with an uncanny ability to work with enormous stones. But where did these relatively advanced ancient architects come from? In his seventh book, Scotland's Hidden Sacred Past, best-selling author Freddy Silva examines the Neolithic culture, Gaelic language, and sacred traditions of the Scottish Isles and finds a trail of evidence leading to Sardinia and the Armenian Highlands. His research locates the origin of this misplaced civilization and what prompted its people to choose the furthest reaches of Europe to recreate the masterworks of their original homeland, a plan that included the establishing of Ireland's sacred and megalithic culture. Freddy Silva's Book: Scotlands Hidden Sacred Past, the author requests that you purchase his book from his website which is listed right below Website: invisibletemple.com If you found this conent valuable please consider donating at: paypal Typicalskeptic1@gmail.com Plinks to my social media, and all media platforms, linktr.ee/typicalskeptic Youtube.com/c/typicalskeptic anchor.fm/typical-skeptic #Anunnaki #Scotland #FreddySilva #ShiningOnes #Armenia #ForbiddenHistory #esoteric #Enki #enlil #ninurta #ninhursag #Tiamat #Anu #Anak #KingOg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/typical-skeptic/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/typical-skeptic/support
Freddy Silva is a best-selling author, and leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He is also a leading expert on crop circles.Described by one CEO as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now,” for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to appearances on Gaia TV, History Channel, BBC, and radio shows such as Coast To Coast. He is also a documentary filmmaker, art photographer, and leads private tours to sacred sites in England, France, Egypt, Portugal, Yucatan, Malta, Peru/Bolivia, and Scotland.We talked about his documentary "The Missing Gods" and his book "The Missing Lands", which both track the origins of ancient civilizations pre and post-Atlantean and Lemurian age, and point to the possibility that the Orions have been assisting humans through our evolution - amongst many other fascinating topics.
Sometimes obvious ideas work: if you want more technology, more science helps. In this episode I look at four episodes where science was increased and we can detect positive follow-on effects in related technology fields.This podcast is an audio readthrough of the (initial version of the) article "More science leads to more innovation", published on New Things Under the Sun.Articles mentioned:Roach, Michael, and Wesley M. Cohen. 2012. Lens or Prism? Patent Citations as a Measure of Knowledge Flows from Public Research. Management Science 59(2): iv-527. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1120.1644Marx, Matt, and Aaron Fuegi. 2020. Reliance on science: Worldwide front-page patent citations to scientific articles. Strategic Management Journal 41(9): 1572-1594. https://doi.org/10.1002/smj.3145Iaria, Alessandro, Carlo Schwarz, and Fabian Waldinger. 2018. Frontier Knowledge and Scientific Production: Evidence from the Collapse of International Science. Quarterly Journal of Economics: 927-991. https://doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjx046Arora, Ashish, Sharon Belenzon, and Jungkyu Suh. 2021. Science and the Market for Technology. NBER Working Paper 28534.Tabakovic, Haris, and Thomas G. Wollmann. 2019. The impact of money on science: Evidence from unexpected NCAA football outcomes. Journal of Public Economics 178: 104066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2019.104066Azoulay, Pierre, Joshua S. Graff Zivin, Danielle Li, and Bhaven N. Sampat. 2019. Public R&D Investments and Private-sector Patenting: Evidence from NIH Funding Rules. Review of Economic Studies 86(1): 117-152. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdy034
Quick, switch over to Vodacast to see the pictures I talk about in the episode! We all lose things -- keys, wallets, patience -- but how do you lose an entire city? Hear the stories of three American towns built in a hurry but kept off the map, secure Soviet enclaves known by their post codes, ancient cities found by modern technology, and the ingenious engineering of underground dwellings. YBOF Book; Audiobook (basically everywhere but Audible); Merch Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs. Support the show Music by Kevin MacLeod, . Links to all the research resources are on our website. In the opal-mining region of South Australia, lies the town of Coober Peedy. You're welcome to visit, but don't expect to see much. There aren't many buildings, though the landscape is dotted with ventilation shafts. There's almost no movement at all. So if the town is here, where are its 3500 residents? Look down. My name's Moxie and this is your brain on facts. In 1943, three ordinary-looking US cities were constructed at record speed, but left off all maps. Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Richland, Washington; and Los Alamos, New Mexico held laboratories and sprawling industrial plants, as well as residential neighborhoods, schools, churches, and stores. The three cities had a combined population of more than 125,000 and one extraordinary purpose: to create nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan project, the U.S. military's initiative to develop nuclear weapons. Their design was driven by unique considerations, such as including buffer zones for radiation leaks or explosions. In each case, there were natural features, topographical features, that were considered to be favorable. In all three cases, they were somewhat remote—in the case of Richland and Los Alamos, very remote—which offered a more secure environment, of course. But also, in the event of a disaster, an explosion or a radiation leak, that would also minimize the potential exposure of people outside the project to any sort of radiation danger. The sites were selected far from one another in case German or Japanese bombers somehow managed to penetrate that far into the United States, it would be harder for them in a single bombing run to take out more than one facility. K-25 plant at Oak Ridge, which was where they enriched uranium using the gaseous diffusion method, was the largest building in the world under a single roof, spanning more than 40 acres. Before you being any building project, you have to clear the site of things like trees, high spots, people. In 1942, the government approached the families that lived near the Clinch river in Tennessee, some of whom had farmed there for generations, and kicked them out, telling them the land was needed for a “demolition range,” so as to scare off hold-outs with the threat of adjacent explosions. The town scaled up fast. Oak Ridge was initially conceived as a town for 13,000 people but grew to 75,000 by the end of the war, the biggest of the secret cities. The laboratories took up most of the space, but rather than constructing basic dormitories for employees, the architects and designers settled on a suburban vision. To pull this off quickly and secretly, the architects relied on prefabricated housing, in some cases, a house might come in two halves on the back of a truck to be assembled on-site. These were called “alphabet houses;” A houses were the most modest (read: tiny), while D houses included dining rooms. Housing was assigned based on seniority, though allowances were sometimes made for large families. And race. This was the early 40's, after all. The secret suburbs for factories manufacturing megadeaths were segregated by design. Their houses were called “hutments,” little more than plywood frames without indoor plumbing, insulation or glass in the windows. Though two of the first public schools in the south to be desegregated were in Oak Ridge. They even threatened to secede from Tennessee in order to desegregate, so at least there's that. There were white families in the hutments as well and all of the residents of that lower-class neighborhood were under more surveillance and stricter rules than the families in better housing. Married couples may be forbidden to live together. By the end of the war, most of the white families had been moved out of the hutments and but many of the African American families continued to live in the basic dwellings until the early 1950s. These towns didn't appear on any official maps, and visitors were screened by guards posted at the entrances. Anyone over 12 had to have official ID. Firearms, cameras, and even binoculars were prohibited. Billboards were installed all over town to remind workers to keep their mouths shut about their work, even though most workers knew very little about the project's true scope. For example, you job may be to watch a gauge for eight hours and flip a switch if it goes to high. You don't know what you're measuring or what the machine is doing. All you've been told is to flip the switch when the needle hits a certain number. In Los Alamos and Richland, the entire neighborhood may have the same mailing address. At Oak Ridge, street addresses were designed to be confusing to outsiders. Bus routes might be called X-10 or K-25 while dorms had simple names such as M1. There were no signs on buildings. The town was full of such ciphers, and even employees didn't know how to decode them all. The use of words such as “atomic” or “uranium” was taboo lest it tip off the enemy. When the US dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, the city's secret was out. Many residents celebrated at this turning point in the war, but not all. Mary Lowe Michel, a typist in Oak Ridge, is quoted in an exhibit on display now at the National Building Museum in DC: “The night that the news broke that the bombs had been dropped, there was joyous occasions in the streets, hugging and kissing and dancing and live music and singing that went on for hours and hours. But it bothered me to know that I, in my very small way, had participated in such a thing, and I sat in my dorm room and cried.” All three cities remained part of the military industrial complex, continuing to work on nuclear weapons during the cold war as well as broader scientific research. Today Oak Ridge is heavily involved in renewable energy, minus the barbed wire fence. For most of the twentieth century, if the US was doing it, so was the USSR. We had closed cities to build nuclear weapons, and so did the Soviet Union. We had three, they had….lots. Like, a lot a lot. Like, multiple screens on the Wikipedia list. Where the US began to open its closed cities after the war, the USSR was building more and more, and not just for nuclear weapons. These closed cities were nicknamed “post boxes,” because they would be named for the nearest non-secret city and the end of their post code; or simply “boxes” for their closed nature. During the two decades following World War II, dozens of closed cities were built around the country. Some were naukogradi (“science cities”) or akademgorodoki (“academic cities”), while others developed military technology and later spacecraft. The official name was closed administrative-territorial formations or zakrytye administrativno-territorial'nye obrazovaniya, or ZATOs. The cities were largely built by slave labor from the Gulag prison camps, which at the time accounted for 23% of the non-agricultural labor force in the Soviet Union. They were guarded like gulags, too - surrounded by barbed wire and guards, with no one was allowed to enter or leave without official authorization. Many residents did not leave the city once between their arrival and their death. That being said, the captive residents enjoyed access to housing, food, and health care better than Soviet citizens elsewhere. While most towns in the Soviet Union were run by local communist party committees, military officials oversaw the secret cities that would eventually be home to over 100,000 people. Even during construction, officials were ordered to use trusted prisoners only, meaning no Germans, POWs, hard criminals, political prisoners. Nevertheless, even living alongside Gulag prisoners, residents believed they were making a valuable contribution to their country. Nikolai Rabotnov, a resident of Chelyabinsk-65, remembered, “I was sure that within our barbed labyrinth, I inhaled the air of freedom!” Arzamas-16, today known by its original name Sarov, was one of the most important sites in the early development of the first Soviet atomic bomb and hydrogen and was roughly the Soviet equivalent of Los Alamos. Scientists, workers, and their families enjoyed privileged living conditions and were sheltered from difficulties like military service and economic crisis. Leading researchers were paid a very large salary for those times. Chelyabinsk-65 or Ozersk was home to a plutonium production plant similar to the American facilities built at Richland. Located near a collective farm in the southern Ural Mountains, Chelyabinsk-65 was more or less built from nothing, where Arzamas-16 was an existing town that was taken over. After the basics of the city were completed, early years were very difficult for the residents. The cities lacked basic infrastructure and suffered from high rates of alcoholism and poor living conditions. The Mayak Plutonium Plant dumped nuclear waste in the nearby Techa River, causing a health crisis not only for the residents of Chelyabinsk-65 but for all the villages which ran along it. Conditions at Chelyabinsk-65/Ozersk would not improve until after the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953. You remember that story, it was in our episode For Want of a Nail. Owing to the plutonium plant, Chelyabinsk-65 is still one of the most polluted places in the world. Some residents refer to it as the “graveyard of the Earth.” Somehow, though, it's considered a prestigious place to live where. When the government polled residents after the Cold War had thawed over whether to open the city, they voted to keep it closed. In fact, half of the nuclear scientists said they would refuse to stay if it was opened. As one resident explained, “We take pride in the fact that the state trusts us enough to live and work in Ozersk.” In 1991, the Soviet Union officially disbanded and its fifteen republics became independent, four of which had nuclear weapons deployed on their territories. This was of great concern to the West, as these newly formed nations did not have the financial or technological means to properly store and safeguard these weapons. With budgets a fraction of what they were in the decades before, the standard of living in the ZATOs quickly declined. Security went with it, as the soldiers who guarded the ZATOs also saw their wages slashed. With little prospect of employment and limited security, scientists suddenly had the freedom not only to leave their cities but to leave the country. Fear quickly spread in the United States that they could help develop nuclear programs in other countries, such as Iran. In 1991, the Nunn-Lugar Act financed the transportation and dismantlement of the scattered nukes to not only reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world but to provide the scientists with proper employment. One result of this effort was the International Science and Technology Center in Moscow, which employed many former atomic scientists on non-weapons programs and still exists today. If you need to hide a city from your enemies, you'd do well to move it underground. Built in the late 50s in Wiltshire, England, the massive complex, codename Burlington was designed to safely house up to 4,000 central government personnel in the event of a nuclear strike. In a former Bath stone quarry the city was to be the site of the main Emergency Government War Headquarters, the country's alternative seat of power if the worst happened. Over 2/3mi/1km in length, and boasting over 60mi/97km of roads, the underground site was designed to accommodate the Prime Minister, the Cabinet Office, civil servants and an army of domestic support staff. Blast proof and completely self-sufficient the secret underground site could accommodate up to 4,000 people in complete isolation from the outside world for up to three months. Though it was fortunately never used, the grid of roads and avenues ran between underground hospitals, canteens, kitchens, warehouses of supplies, dormitories, and offices. The city was also equipped with the second largest telephone exchange in Britain, a BBC studio from which the PM could address the nation and a pneumatic tube system that could relay messages, using compressed air, throughout the complex. An underground lake and treatment plant could provide all the drinking water needed. A dozen huge tanks could store the fuel required to keep the generators in the underground power station running for up to three months. The air within the complex could also be kept at a constant humidity and heated to around 68F/20C degrees. The complex was kept on standby in case of future nuclear threats to the UK, until 2005, when the underground reservoir was drained, the supplies removed, the fuel tanks were emptied and the skeleton staff of four were dismissed. Some cities were not secret in their heyday, but were lost to time until recently. In what's being hailed as a “major breakthrough” for Maya archaeology in February 2018, researchers have identified the ruins of more than 60,000 buildings hidden for centuries under the jungles of Guatemala. Using LiDAR, or Light Detection And Ranging, scholars digitally removed the tree canopy from aerial images of the area, revealing the ruins of a sprawling pre-Columbian civilization that was far more complex and interconnected than most Maya specialists had supposed. Mounted on a helicopter, the laser continually aims pulses toward the ground below, so many that a large number streak through the spaces between the leaves and branches, and are reflected back to the aircraft and registered by a GPS unit. By calculating the precise distances between the airborne laser and myriad points on the earth's surface, computer software can generate a three-dimensional digital image of what lies below. To put the density of this jungle into perspective, archaeologists have been searching the area on foot for years, but did not find a single man-made feature. “LiDAR is revolutionizing archaeology the way the Hubble Space Telescope revolutionized astronomy,” said Francisco Estrada-Belli, a Tulane University archaeologist and National Geographic Explorer. “We'll need 100 years to go through all [the data] and really understand what we're seeing.” The project mapped more than 800 sq mi/2,100 sq km of the Maya Biosphere Reserve in the Petén region of northern Guatemala, producing the largest LiDAR data set ever obtained for archaeological research. The old school of that held that Mayan civilization existed as scattered city-states, but these findings suggest that Central America supported an advanced civilization that was, with as many as 14 million people at its peak around 1,200 years ago, comparable to sophisticated cultures like ancient Greece or China. The LiDAR even revealed raised highways connecting urban centers and complex irrigation and agricultural terracing systems. And that was without the use of the wheel or beasts of burden Despite standing for millennia, these sites are in danger from looting and environmental degradation. Guatemala is losing more than 10 percent of its forests annually, and habitat loss has accelerated along its border with Mexico as trespassers burn and clear land for agriculture and human settlement. “By identifying these sites and helping to understand who these ancient people were, we hope to raise awareness of the value of protecting these places,” Marianne Hernandez, president of the Foundation for Maya Cultural and Natural Heritage. Lidar has also helped scientists to redraw a settlement located on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, and it tells the beginnings of a fascinating story. Scientists from the University of Witwatersrand believe the newly discovered city was occupied in the 15th century by Tswana-speaking people who lived in the northern parts of South Africa. Many similar Tswana city-states fell during regional wars and forced migration in the 1820s, and there was little oral or physical evidence to prove their existence. Though archaeologists excavated some ancient ruins in the area in the 1960s, they couldn't comprehend the full extent of the settlement. By using LiDAR technology, the team was able to virtually remove vegetation and recreate images of the surrounding landscape, allowing them to produce aerial views of the monuments and buildings in a way that could not have been imagined a generation ago. Using these new aerial photographs, they can now estimate that as many as 850 homesteads had once existed in and around the city they've given the temporary designation of SKBR. It's likely that most homesteads housed several family members, meaning this was a city with a large population. There are also stone towers outside some homesteads, as high as 8ft2.5m high with bases 16ft/5m wide. The academics believe these may have been bases for grain bins or even burial markers for important people. Though the team estimates they are still another decade or two away from fully understanding the city's inhabitants and how the city came to be, and ceased to exist. Modern technology has also helped us find an ancient city in Cambodia. Constructed around 1150, the palaces and temples of Angkor Wat were, and still are, the biggest religious complex on Earth, covering an area four times larger than Vatican City. In the 15th Century, the Khmer kings abandoned their city and moved to the coast. They built a new city, Phnom Penh, the present-day capital of Cambodia. Life in Angkor slowly ebbed away. Everything made of wood rotted away; everything made of stone was reclaimed by the jungle. An international team, led by the University of Sydney's Dr Damian Evans, was able to map out /370 sq km around Angkor in unprecedented detail in less than two weeks - no mean feat given the density of the jungle. Rampant illegal logging of valuable hardwoods had stripped away much of the primary forest, allowing dense new undergrowth to fill in the gaps. It was unclear whether the lasers could locate enough holes in the canopy to penetrate to the forest floor. The prevalence of landmines from Cambodia's civil war are another area where shooting Lidar from a helicopter really shines. The findings were staggering. The archaeologists found undocumented cityscapes etched on to the forest floor, with remnants of boulevards, reservoirs, ponds, dams, dikes, irrigation canals, agricultural plots, low-density settlement complexes and orderly rows of temples. They were all clustered around what the archaeologists realized must be a royal palace, a vast structure surrounded by a network of earthen dikes—the ninth-century fortress of King Jayavarman II. “To suspect that a city is there, somewhere underneath the forest, and then to see the entire structure revealed with such clarity and precision was extraordinary,” Evans told me. “It was amazing.” These new discoveries have profoundly transformed our understanding of Angkor, the greatest medieval city on Earth. Most striking of all was evidence of large-scale hydraulic engineering, the defining signature of the Khmer empire, used to store and distribute seasonal monsoon water using a complex network of huge canals and reservoirs. Harnessing the monsoon provided food security - and made the ruling elite fantastically rich. For the next three centuries they channelled their wealth into the greatest concentration of temples on Earth. Angkor was a bustling metropolis at its peak, covering /1,000 sq km; It would be another 700 years before London reached a similar size. Bonus fact: and not to be a pedant, but “monsoon” refers no to the heavy rains in the rainy season from May to September, but to the strong, sustained winds that bring them. And that's where we run out of ideas, at least for today. Some cities are hidden, not for reasons of subterfuge or dereliction, but by necessity. 80% of the world's opal comes from the area of Coober Peedy, but that wealth is nothing to the sun it's going to continue with the Mad Max motif. It may be 115 degrees F/47C outside, but it's only 74F/23C underground. When heavy mining equipment was introduced a century ago, people took advantage of it to dug themselves homes, a church, hotels and B&Bs, a museum, casino, a gift shop, and, of course, a pub. Remember...thanks... 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One Planet Podcast & The Creative Process is proud to partner with UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development. Hear our first interview with Founding Director of UNESCO MGIEP Anantha Duraiappah, a part of our ongoing series of conversations around education, sustainability, and world peace. Stay tuned for more!UNESCO MGIEP's Events and initiatives around World Environment Day https://trello.com/b/NgNkbcm9/world-environment-day-nature-emotionCourse webpage: https://mgiep.unesco.org/course-climate-changeSign up Form: https://climatechange.paperform.co/Brochure: https://bit.ly/3ihjr7q“The whole of hierarchy is just wrong. It's about passion and it's about letting the person explore themselves. That's how I think education should be. It should not be a mechanised…it should be a place to explore. It's a place to have dialogues."Anantha Duraiappah took the position as inaugural Director of the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) based in New Delhi, India, in 2014. A science-policy pacesetter, with over 35 years' experience, he now plays a key role in positioning UNESCO MGIEP as a leading science and evidence-based research institute on education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship. Additionally, Anantha is a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS), a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Co-Chair of The International Science and Evidence based Education (ISEE) Assessment that contributes to re- envisioning the future of education for human flourishing.UNESCO MGIEP's website: https://mgiep.unesco.org/ Vision page: https://mgiep.unesco.org/vision Anantha's profile: https://bit.ly/3q4ti1i Anantha's page + writings: https://mgiep.unesco.org/office-of-the-directorYouth Initiatives: TAGe: https://mgiep.unesco.org/tage (Talking Across Generations on Education) Kindness Campaign: https://mgiep.unesco.org/kindnessCompassionate Integrity Training: https://mgiep.unesco.org/cit The Blue DOT publication: https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-bluedot - you can receive your free copy by signing up here: https://thebluedot.paperform.co/ https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-10 http://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-6 Rethinking learning and the importance of Social and Emotional Learning released on Nelson Mandela Day last year: https://mgiep.unesco.org/rethinking-learning· www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpodcast.org
HAPPY WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAYOne Planet Podcast & The Creative Process is proud to partner with UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development. Hear our first interview with Founding Director of UNESCO MGIEP Anantha Duraiappah, a part of our ongoing series of conversations around education, sustainability, and world peace. Stay tuned for more!Anantha Duraiappah took the position as inaugural Director of the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) based in New Delhi, India, in 2014. A science-policy pacesetter, with over 35 years' experience, he now plays a key role in positioning UNESCO MGIEP as a leading science and evidence-based research institute on education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship. Additionally, Anantha is a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS), a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Co-Chair of The International Science and Evidence based Education (ISEE) Assessment that contributes to re- envisioning the future of education for human flourishing.UNESCO MGIEP's Events and initiatives around World Environment Day https://trello.com/b/NgNkbcm9/world-environment-day-nature-emotionCourse webpage: https://mgiep.unesco.org/course-climate-changeSign up Form: https://climatechange.paperform.co/Brochure: https://bit.ly/3ihjr7qUNESCO MGIEP's website: https://mgiep.unesco.org/ Vision page: https://mgiep.unesco.org/vision Anantha's profile: https://bit.ly/3q4ti1i Anantha's page + writings: https://mgiep.unesco.org/office-of-the-directorYouth Initiatives: TAGe: https://mgiep.unesco.org/tage (Talking Across Generations on Education) Kindness Campaign: https://mgiep.unesco.org/kindnessCompassionate Integrity Training: https://mgiep.unesco.org/cit The Blue DOT publication: https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-bluedot - you can receive your free copy by signing up here: https://thebluedot.paperform.co/ https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-10 http://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-6 Rethinking learning and the importance of Social and Emotional Learning released on Nelson Mandela Day last year: https://mgiep.unesco.org/rethinking-learning· www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpodcast.org
Eyewitness accounts from indigenous people around the world describe how a more advanced group of people lived alongside them 12,000 years ago. Described as 'human-like but not quite human', these gods were master navigators and astronomers who harnessed the laws of nature, built megalithic monuments and raised a comparatively high culture.In this daring, breathtaking, and original account of a parallel civilization, best-selling author Freddy Silva reveals new evidence behind these gods, from the Shining Ones, the People of the Serpent, and Followers of Horus to the Itz, Urukehu, the Apkallu sages and the Lords of Anu.He puts together a complex picture of how this global network fell prey to an unimaginable natural disaster whose survivors rebuilt their former world at strategic locations such as the Nile Valley and taught humans the roots of civilized society, proving why we 'magically' discovered civilization around 8500 BC.But more importantly, he also reveals where these gods once lived, and their ultimate place of origin.We learn about a landscape temple in New Zealand called Birthplace of the Gods, and how its creators established temple cities around the Pacific, in the Andes, the Yucatan, Egypt and the Middle East.We visit the city of the Shining People on Lake Titicaca, establish dates for antediluvian temples such as Tiwanaku and the Osirion, and discover how the Giza Pyramids and Gobekli Tepe are linked.Silva also details the ecological disaster that once engulfed the world, with evidence that it is destined to recur between 2030-2042, the outcome of which will be determined by the very people the flood gods once sought to elevate to their level.Freddy Silva is a best-selling author, and a leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He has published six books in five languages. Described by one CEO as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now," for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment. He is a regular contributor to GAIA TV, and has appeared on The History Channel, BBC, and numerous international radio shows such as Coast To Coast, and Fade To Black. He is also a documentary filmmaker, art photographer, and leads private tours to sacred sites.
Inspiration for a project can come from anywhere. For Krithik, a game of Just Dance and love for Grey's Anatomy emerged into a project which won the top award at ISEF 2019 out of millions worldwide.In this episode, Krithik shares his research on developing a live-time navigation system for spinal reconstruction surgery using AR and ML, the future of AI and mitigating algorithmic bias, and advice for high schoolers in conducting research and science fairs._______________________GuestKrithik RameshOn Twitter
Dave Beck is a practicing game designer, living in Wisconsin. He is the creator of Tombeaux, an interactive historical video game, and Distilled, a thematic board game about crafting alcoholic spirits. He is the recipient of the 2010 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge Award, given by the National Science Foundation. Beck's artwork has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, Sculpture Magazine, National Geographic, the journal Science, and the book GameScenes: Art in the Age of Video Games. Beck currently works at the University of Wisconsin-Stout as the Director and Associate Dean of the School of Art & Design. He is also the founding Director of the Game Design BFA. Distilled is currently on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paversongames/distilled FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/boardgamebinge Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boardgamebingepodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/boardgamebinge WHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RJbdkguebb3MSLAatZr7r iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-board-game-binge-72500104/ Tune In: https://tunein.com/embed/player/p1344218/ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vYm9hcmRnYW1lYmluZ2U= Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/board-game-binge/id1522623033 Visit Our Websites: Board Game Binge: https://boardgamebinge.com/ Tin Robot Games: https://tinrobotgames.com Elixir Board Games: https://www.elixirboardgames.com/our-games
Freddy Silva is a best-selling author, and leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He is also a leading expert on crop circles. He has published six books in six languages. Described by one CEO as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now,” for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to appearances on Gaia TV, History Channel, BBC, and radio shows such as Coast To Coast. He is also a documentary filmmaker, art photographer, and leads private tours to sacred sites in England, France, Egypt, Portugal, Yucatan, Malta, Peru/Bolivia, and Scotland. Visit Freddy on his website --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alientheoriststheorizing/message
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HAPPY WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAYOne Planet Podcast & The Creative Process is proud to partner with UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development. Hear our first interview with Founding Director of UNESCO MGIEP Anantha Duraiappah, a part of our ongoing series of conversations around education, sustainability, and world peace. Stay tuned for more!Anantha Duraiappah took the position as inaugural Director of the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) based in New Delhi, India, in 2014. A science-policy pacesetter, with over 35 years' experience, he now plays a key role in positioning UNESCO MGIEP as a leading science and evidence-based research institute on education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship. Additionally, Anantha is a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS), a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Co-Chair of The International Science and Evidence based Education (ISEE) Assessment that contributes to re- envisioning the future of education for human flourishing.UNESCO MGIEP's Events and initiatives around World Environment Day https://trello.com/b/NgNkbcm9/world-environment-day-nature-emotionCourse webpage: https://mgiep.unesco.org/course-climate-changeSign up Form: https://climatechange.paperform.co/Brochure: https://bit.ly/3ihjr7qUNESCO MGIEP's website: https://mgiep.unesco.org/ Vision page: https://mgiep.unesco.org/vision Anantha's profile: https://bit.ly/3q4ti1i Anantha's page + writings: https://mgiep.unesco.org/office-of-the-directorYouth Initiatives: TAGe: https://mgiep.unesco.org/tage (Talking Across Generations on Education) Kindness Campaign: https://mgiep.unesco.org/kindnessCompassionate Integrity Training: https://mgiep.unesco.org/cit The Blue DOT publication: https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-bluedot - you can receive your free copy by signing up here: https://thebluedot.paperform.co/ https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-10 http://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-6 Rethinking learning and the importance of Social and Emotional Learning released on Nelson Mandela Day last year: https://mgiep.unesco.org/rethinking-learning· www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpodcast.org
The Creative Process · Seasons 1 2 3 · Arts, Culture & Society
One Planet Podcast & The Creative Process is proud to partner with UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development. Hear our first interview with Founding Director of UNESCO MGIEP Anantha Duraiappah, a part of our ongoing series of conversations around education, sustainability, and world peace. Stay tuned for more!UNESCO MGIEP's Events and initiatives around World Environment Day https://trello.com/b/NgNkbcm9/world-environment-day-nature-emotionCourse webpage: https://mgiep.unesco.org/course-climate-changeSign up Form: https://climatechange.paperform.co/Brochure: https://bit.ly/3ihjr7q“The whole of hierarchy is just wrong. It's about passion and it's about letting the person explore themselves. That's how I think education should be. It should not be a mechanised…it should be a place to explore. It's a place to have dialogues."Anantha Duraiappah took the position as inaugural Director of the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) based in New Delhi, India, in 2014. A science-policy pacesetter, with over 35 years' experience, he now plays a key role in positioning UNESCO MGIEP as a leading science and evidence-based research institute on education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship. Additionally, Anantha is a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS), a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Co-Chair of The International Science and Evidence based Education (ISEE) Assessment that contributes to re- envisioning the future of education for human flourishing.UNESCO MGIEP's website: https://mgiep.unesco.org/ Vision page: https://mgiep.unesco.org/vision Anantha's profile: https://bit.ly/3q4ti1i Anantha's page + writings: https://mgiep.unesco.org/office-of-the-directorYouth Initiatives: TAGe: https://mgiep.unesco.org/tage (Talking Across Generations on Education) Kindness Campaign: https://mgiep.unesco.org/kindnessCompassionate Integrity Training: https://mgiep.unesco.org/cit The Blue DOT publication: https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-bluedot - you can receive your free copy by signing up here: https://thebluedot.paperform.co/ https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-10 http://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-6 Rethinking learning and the importance of Social and Emotional Learning released on Nelson Mandela Day last year: https://mgiep.unesco.org/rethinking-learning· www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpodcast.org
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One Planet Podcast & The Creative Process is proud to partner with UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development. Hear our first interview with Founding Director of UNESCO MGIEP Anantha Duraiappah, a part of our ongoing series of conversations around education, sustainability, and world peace. Stay tuned for more!UNESCO MGIEP's Events and initiatives around World Environment Day https://trello.com/b/NgNkbcm9/world-environment-day-nature-emotionCourse webpage: https://mgiep.unesco.org/course-climate-changeSign up Form: https://climatechange.paperform.co/Brochure: https://bit.ly/3ihjr7q“The whole of hierarchy is just wrong. It's about passion and it's about letting the person explore themselves. That's how I think education should be. It should not be a mechanised…it should be a place to explore. It's a place to have dialogues."Anantha Duraiappah took the position as inaugural Director of the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) based in New Delhi, India, in 2014. A science-policy pacesetter, with over 35 years' experience, he now plays a key role in positioning UNESCO MGIEP as a leading science and evidence-based research institute on education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship. Additionally, Anantha is a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS), a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Co-Chair of The International Science and Evidence based Education (ISEE) Assessment that contributes to re- envisioning the future of education for human flourishing.UNESCO MGIEP's website: https://mgiep.unesco.org/ Vision page: https://mgiep.unesco.org/vision Anantha's profile: https://bit.ly/3q4ti1i Anantha's page + writings: https://mgiep.unesco.org/office-of-the-directorYouth Initiatives: TAGe: https://mgiep.unesco.org/tage (Talking Across Generations on Education) Kindness Campaign: https://mgiep.unesco.org/kindnessCompassionate Integrity Training: https://mgiep.unesco.org/cit The Blue DOT publication: https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-bluedot - you can receive your free copy by signing up here: https://thebluedot.paperform.co/ https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-10 http://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-6 Rethinking learning and the importance of Social and Emotional Learning released on Nelson Mandela Day last year: https://mgiep.unesco.org/rethinking-learning· www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpodcast.org
HAPPY WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAYOne Planet Podcast & The Creative Process is proud to partner with UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development. Hear our first interview with Founding Director of UNESCO MGIEP Anantha Duraiappah, a part of our ongoing series of conversations around education, sustainability, and world peace. Stay tuned for more!Anantha Duraiappah took the position as inaugural Director of the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) based in New Delhi, India, in 2014. A science-policy pacesetter, with over 35 years' experience, he now plays a key role in positioning UNESCO MGIEP as a leading science and evidence-based research institute on education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship. Additionally, Anantha is a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS), a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Co-Chair of The International Science and Evidence based Education (ISEE) Assessment that contributes to re- envisioning the future of education for human flourishing.UNESCO MGIEP's Events and initiatives around World Environment Day https://trello.com/b/NgNkbcm9/world-environment-day-nature-emotionCourse webpage: https://mgiep.unesco.org/course-climate-changeSign up Form: https://climatechange.paperform.co/Brochure: https://bit.ly/3ihjr7qUNESCO MGIEP's website: https://mgiep.unesco.org/ Vision page: https://mgiep.unesco.org/vision Anantha's profile: https://bit.ly/3q4ti1i Anantha's page + writings: https://mgiep.unesco.org/office-of-the-directorYouth Initiatives: TAGe: https://mgiep.unesco.org/tage (Talking Across Generations on Education) Kindness Campaign: https://mgiep.unesco.org/kindnessCompassionate Integrity Training: https://mgiep.unesco.org/cit The Blue DOT publication: https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-bluedot - you can receive your free copy by signing up here: https://thebluedot.paperform.co/ https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-10 http://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-6 Rethinking learning and the importance of Social and Emotional Learning released on Nelson Mandela Day last year: https://mgiep.unesco.org/rethinking-learning· www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpodcast.org
One Planet Podcast & The Creative Process is proud to partner with UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development. Hear our first interview with Founding Director of UNESCO MGIEP Anantha Duraiappah, a part of our ongoing series of conversations around education, sustainability, and world peace. Stay tuned for more!UNESCO MGIEP's Events and initiatives around World Environment Day https://trello.com/b/NgNkbcm9/world-environment-day-nature-emotionCourse webpage: https://mgiep.unesco.org/course-climate-changeSign up Form: https://climatechange.paperform.co/Brochure: https://bit.ly/3ihjr7q“The whole of hierarchy is just wrong. It's about passion and it's about letting the person explore themselves. That's how I think education should be. It should not be a mechanised…it should be a place to explore. It's a place to have dialogues."Anantha Duraiappah took the position as inaugural Director of the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) based in New Delhi, India, in 2014. A science-policy pacesetter, with over 35 years' experience, he now plays a key role in positioning UNESCO MGIEP as a leading science and evidence-based research institute on education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship. Additionally, Anantha is a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS), a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Co-Chair of The International Science and Evidence based Education (ISEE) Assessment that contributes to re- envisioning the future of education for human flourishing.UNESCO MGIEP's website: https://mgiep.unesco.org/ Vision page: https://mgiep.unesco.org/vision Anantha's profile: https://bit.ly/3q4ti1i Anantha's page + writings: https://mgiep.unesco.org/office-of-the-directorYouth Initiatives: TAGe: https://mgiep.unesco.org/tage (Talking Across Generations on Education) Kindness Campaign: https://mgiep.unesco.org/kindnessCompassionate Integrity Training: https://mgiep.unesco.org/cit The Blue DOT publication: https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-bluedot - you can receive your free copy by signing up here: https://thebluedot.paperform.co/ https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-10 http://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-6 Rethinking learning and the importance of Social and Emotional Learning released on Nelson Mandela Day last year: https://mgiep.unesco.org/rethinking-learning· www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpodcast.org
For episode 48 of 17 Minutes of Science we talked with Neha Gupta about her science research in addition to how she is lifting and inspiring other girls to pursue STEM. Since she was 12 years old, Neha Gupta has been competing in science fairs and exploring STEM topics related to biology and health sciences. Since 2017, her participation in the Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair has led her to compete in national (Canada-Wide Science Fair) and international level fairs (International Science and Engineering Fair). Her current research uses C. elegans to test for toxicity, and required her to develop a method of quantitatively modeling C. elegans behavior - something that had never been done before. While participating in these science fairs is fun and inspiring, Neha noticed a theme among her fellow female science fair participants - there were not enough of them, and they all had stories about how if it had been just a bit different, they probably wouldn't have had the opportunity to pursue STEM. Because of these conversations, Neha actively seeks to encourage young girls to participate in science fairs and STEM fields, as science is not a subject restricted to one population of people. This has inspired her to found STEMpowerment, a nonprofit run through Twitter aimed at creating more visibility around women and girls in STEM to empower youth to make strides in scientific fields and Dimensions Magazine, a science-based student-run magazine aimed to engage high school and undergrad students in science by publishing student-written articles. Neha also runs a blog where you can check out her most recent updates. Tune in to learn more about Neha's research and her drive to make STEM more accessible.
At the Sundance Film Festival 2021, Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh won the Special Jury Award: Impact for Change and the Audience Award in the World Cinema Documentary category for their debut feature 'Writing With Fire'. On today's episode, we discuss the political economy of documentary filmmaking, its practitioners' love-hate relationship with the state (every government media organisation in India is name-checked in this episode!), the influence and legacy of humanism in nonfiction film and whether its future in South Asia lies in TikTok-type formats. Click here to access the Image+ Guide & view the material being discussed in the podcast: https://sites.google.com/view/artalaap-podcast-resources/episode-8. Credits: Producer: Tunak Teas Design & artwork: Mohini Mukherjee Marketing: Dipalie Mehta Musical arrangement: Jayant Parashar Images: Rintu Thomas & Sushmit Ghosh Additional support: Kanishka Sharma, Amy Goldstone-Sharma, Raghav Sagar, Shalmoli Halder, Arunima Nair Audio courtesy: Vernouillet by Blue Dot Sessions [CC BY-NC 4.0] References: Kerstin Stutterheim, 'Documentary Film Production Under Neoliberal Circumstances - A Genre in Change', International Science and Humanities Conference 2016, Sharjah. Kamayani Sharma, 'Reason Being', Artforum, 20 Jun 2019. Kartik Nair. "Ramsay Brothers: The Men, The Movies, The Memory”. M.Phil Cinema Studies Diss. SAA, JNU. 2010. Rishi Majumder, 'Ramsay International', Motherland, 2012.
Clovis North High School sophomore John Estrada has qualified for the state science fair four times since middle school. But his project this year, a drought-detecting robot, earned the 16-year-old top honors at the world’s largest science competition, the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair . One of more than 1,800 competitors from 64 countries, Estrada walked away from this year’s virtual fair with a grand prize: The Gordon E. Moore Award for Positive Outcomes for Future Generations, a title that comes with a $50,000 college scholarship and is awarded to only one student each year. “It’s kind of like living in a dream almost,” says Estrada, who says he had always hoped to qualify for the international competition. “It’s kind of like validation…it shows promise for where I can bring this in the future.” Estrada built a robotic arm that can detect drought stress in crops using only images of their leaves. Having outfitted the arm with cameras that capture images of
Anantha Duraiappah took the position as inaugural Director of the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) based in New Delhi, India, in 2014. A science-policy pacesetter, with over 35 years' experience, he now plays a key role in positioning UNESCO MGIEP as a leading science and evidence-based research institute on education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship. Additionally, Anantha is a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS), a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Co-Chair of The International Science and Evidence based Education (ISEE) Assessment that contributes to re- envisioning the future of education for human flourishing.UNESCO MGIEP's website: https://mgiep.unesco.org/ Vision page: https://mgiep.unesco.org/vision Anantha's profile: https://bit.ly/3q4ti1i Anantha's page + writings: https://mgiep.unesco.org/office-of-the-directorYouth Initiatives: TAGe: https://mgiep.unesco.org/tage (Talking Across Generations on Education) Kindness Campaign: https://mgiep.unesco.org/kindnessCompassionate Integrity Training: https://mgiep.unesco.org/cit The Blue DOT publication: https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-bluedot - you can receive your free copy by signing up here: https://thebluedot.paperform.co/ https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-10 http://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-6 Rethinking learning and the importance of Social and Emotional Learning released on Nelson Mandela Day last year: https://mgiep.unesco.org/rethinking-learning· www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpodcast.org
“The whole of hierarchy is just wrong. It's about passion and it's about letting the person explore themselves. That's how I think education should be. It should not be a mechanised…it should be a place to explore. It's a place to have dialogues."Anantha Duraiappah took the position as inaugural Director of the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) based in New Delhi, India, in 2014. A science-policy pacesetter, with over 35 years' experience, he now plays a key role in positioning UNESCO MGIEP as a leading science and evidence-based research institute on education for peace, sustainable development and global citizenship. Additionally, Anantha is a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences (WAAS), a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Co-Chair of The International Science and Evidence based Education (ISEE) Assessment that contributes to re- envisioning the future of education for human flourishing.UNESCO MGIEP's website: https://mgiep.unesco.org/ Vision page: https://mgiep.unesco.org/vision Anantha's profile: https://bit.ly/3q4ti1i Anantha's page + writings: https://mgiep.unesco.org/office-of-the-directorYouth Initiatives: TAGe: https://mgiep.unesco.org/tage (Talking Across Generations on Education) Kindness Campaign: https://mgiep.unesco.org/kindnessCompassionate Integrity Training: https://mgiep.unesco.org/cit The Blue DOT publication: https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-bluedot - you can receive your free copy by signing up here: https://thebluedot.paperform.co/ https://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-10 http://mgiep.unesco.org/the-blue-dot-issue-6 Rethinking learning and the importance of Social and Emotional Learning released on Nelson Mandela Day last year: https://mgiep.unesco.org/rethinking-learning· www.creativeprocess.info · www.oneplanetpodcast.org
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In the UK thousands of scientists have signed open letters to the UK government protesting cuts to international funding announced this week. Abruptly and severely, the cuts may end hundreds of international collaborations between UK scientists and colleagues around the world working on health, climate change, disaster resilience, sustainability and many development topics. Professor Jenni Barclay is a volcanologist at the University of East Anglia, and is one of the organisers of the protest. At the University of Cape Town, Dr Chris Trisos is the director of the Climate Risk Lab at the African Climate and Development Initiative, one of the authors of the IPCC 6th assessment, and he has just learned his funding will be terminated, as the UK’s Royal Society must trim its output in this area by two thirds. They speak about the repercussions to Roland Pease. Antarctica Iceberg A74 break away Earlier this week German Research Vessel Polarstern released images from its remarkable circumnavigation of Antarctica’s latest iceberg, known as A74. This is the largest chunk of ice to break away from this sector of Antarctica since 1971, approaching the same size of Greater London. Dr Autun Purser describes a hair-raising voyage between the narrow gap left between the berg and the shelf, including the first images of life that have spent at least 50 years in total darkness, hundreds of miles from the open sea. Are the space junk and carbon footprint issues of extra-terrestrial endeavours solvable? The space industry, with its fuel-burning rockets, requirements for mined metals and inevitable production of space junk, is not currently renowned for its environmental credentials. Can space exploration ever be truly environmentally friendly? Marnie Chesterton answers a selection of listeners’ questions on the topic of space environmentalism. She starts by examining the carbon footprint of spaceship manufacturing here on Earth, and asking whether reusable rocket ships such as Space X or Virgin Galactic offer a green route for commuting or tourism in low Earth orbit. Just beyond our atmosphere, space junk and space debris are multiplying at an exponential rate, jeopardising our communications and mapping satellites, and even putting our access to the wider solar system at risk. As more probes and landers head to the Moon and Mars, what plans are in place to deal with space debris far beyond Earth? Image: Polarstern between Brunt and iceberg A74, Antarctica Credit: RalphTimmermann
In the UK thousands of scientists have signed open letters to the UK government protesting cuts to international funding announced this week. Abruptly and severely, the cuts may end hundreds of international collaborations between UK scientists and colleagues around the world working on health, climate change, disaster resilience, sustainability and many development topics. Professor Jenni Barclay is a volcanologist at the University of East Anglia, and is one of the organisers of the protest. At the University of Cape Town, Dr Chris Trisos is the director of the Climate Risk Lab at the African Climate and Development Initiative, one of the authors of the IPCC 6th assessment, and has just learned his funding will be terminated, as the UK’s Royal Society must trim its output in this area by two thirds. Professor Otteline Leyser is CEO of UKRI – the UK’s main research funding agency, and will have to work out what will happen to over 900 projects currently under way. Earlier this week German Research Vessel Polarstern released images from its remarkable circumnavigation of Antarctica’s latest iceberg, known as A74. This is the largest chunk of ice to break away from this sector of Antarctica since 1971, approaching the same size of Greater London. Dr Autun Purser describes a hair-raising voyage between the narrow gap left between eh berg and the shelf, including the first images of life that have spent at least 50 years in total darkness, hundreds of miles from the open sea. Image: Polarstern between Brunt and iceberg A74, Antarctica Credit: RalphTimmermann Presented by Roland Pease Produced by Alex Mansfield
Shreya Ramachandran is the founder of the nonprofit organization The Grey Water Project which promotes the safe reuse of grey water and water conservation as a way to battle droughts and climate change. (Grey water is lightly used water that makes up 60% of the used water in our homes). She was moved to action five years ago after witnessing the devastating effects of droughts firsthand in both California and India. She started out by doing research to see if grey water could be reused for irrigation. After winning state, national and international awards for her patent-pending research, she started her nonprofit to advocate her cause. Currently, she does workshops and presentations at schools, libraries, community and corporate events to teach people how to use grey water in their homes and how to install a laundry to lawn system. She also runs water conservation challenges and has a grey water curriculum implemented aimed at school students to teach greywater recycling. “My goal is to have grey water reuse become like paper and plastic recycling - something everyone does,” Shreya says. She is launching a Climate Ambassadors Program for students to learn about climate change, implement a change project and receive recognition. Shreya has won numerous awards including being a Top 20 Global Finalist at the Google Science Fair and 3rd place at the International Science and Engineering Fair. She is a National Geographic Young Explorer, Global Teen Leader, a recipient of the President's Environmental Youth Award, the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes and the winner of the Children's Climate Prize 2019. Y not learn more and support Sherya's initiative: www.thegreywaterproject.org
The Evolve Network is now live at evolvenetwork.tvFreddy Silva is a best selling author and leading researcher of ancient civilisations, restricted history, secret science and the interaction with consciousness. He is also a leading expert in crop circles.He has published six books in six languages, described by one CEO as perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now. For two decades he has an international keynote speaker with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society for the study of subtle energy and energy medicine and the association of research and enlightenment. To find out more, please visit WWW.INVISIBLETEMPLE.COMWe hope you’ve enjoyed the first half of this podcast - if you’d like to listen to the rest, please visit the Evolve Network. The Evolve Network is now live at evolvenetwork.tv Subscribe for meal plans, recipes, cooking shows and our very own 'The Magic Pill' and 'The Magic Plant', as well as access to my favourite documentaries. The Evolve Network is also home to our full library of Podcasts. With new release podcasts airing first and in full on the channel. You can also watch selected Vodcast's in a video format! Enjoy this highlight of our podcast and head over to evolvenetwork.tv for the full Evolve podcast experience! I’d love to know your thoughts and experiences - join the conversation on my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/theevolvenetworkpeteevansInstagram- @theevolvenetwork https://www.instagram.com/theevolvenetwork/ For more episodes of Evolve, find us on iTunes at https://apple.co/2NpsIba, Acast at https://play.acast.com/s/pete-evans, click the link on https://peteevans.com, or just look up "Evolve" in your favourite podcast app. I'd love to spread the knowledge in these podcasts far and wide. If you liked this episode, I'd love it if you could share it with your friends, and perhaps even leave a review on iTunes. For information on Waters Co Filters and to purchase - please visit https://peteevans.com/product-range/waters-co-filters/ Theme music by Mandharu. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Evolve Network is now live at evolvenetwork.tvFreddy Silva is a best selling author and leading researcher of ancient civilisations, restricted history, secret science and the interaction with consciousness. He is also a leading expert in crop circles.He has published six books in six languages, described by one CEO as perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now. For two decades he has an international keynote speaker with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society for the study of subtle energy and energy medicine and the association of research and enlightenment. To find out more, please visit WWW.INVISIBLETEMPLE.COMWe hope you've enjoyed the first half of this podcast - if you'd like to listen to the rest, please visit the Evolve Network. The Evolve Network is now live at evolvenetwork.tv Subscribe for meal plans, recipes, cooking shows and our very own 'The Magic Pill' and 'The Magic Plant', as well as access to my favourite documentaries. The Evolve Network is also home to our full library of Podcasts. With new release podcasts airing first and in full on the channel. You can also watch selected Vodcast's in a video format! Enjoy this highlight of our podcast and head over to evolvenetwork.tv for the full Evolve podcast experience! I'd love to know your thoughts and experiences - join the conversation on my Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/theevolvenetworkpeteevansInstagram- @theevolvenetwork https://www.instagram.com/theevolvenetwork/ For more episodes of Evolve, find us on iTunes at https://apple.co/2NpsIba, Acast at https://play./s/pete-evans, click the link on https://peteevans.com, or just look up "Evolve" in your favourite podcast app. I'd love to spread the knowledge in these podcasts far and wide. If you liked this episode, I'd love it if you could share it with your friends, and perhaps even leave a review on iTunes. For information on Waters Co Filters and to purchase - please visit https://peteevans.com/product-range/waters-co-filters/ Theme music by Mandharu. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
We hold our own science fair. Alternate title: Apparently, We Hate Kids This comedic podcast features two boys who talk about whatever. May feature: improv, quizzes, questions, and literally anything else. Podcast Links: YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmjLOXlfbvsRT9CQTjF-yDxKA-Ohannwm Anchor.Fm: https://anchor.fm/macbeef-banquetpodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-macbeef-banquet-podcast/id1477406532 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/the-macbeef-banquet-podcast Castbox: https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Macbeef-Banquet-Podcast-id2282131?country=us Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kNTA1Y2EwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/1tdMMr Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/jb5v9-a133e/The-Macbeef-Banquet-Podcast RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-macbeefbanquet-podcast-GAly1N Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/31PjIlQzJFXsVp62gyGqJu Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-macbeefbanquet-podcast TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Podcasts/The-Macbeef-Banquet-Podcast-p1252581/ Ko-Fi Link (donate if you want): https://ko-fi.com/themacbeef_banquetpodcast Intro/Outro Music: Synthwave by Ryan Andersen. Ryan Andersen is an American composer and producer currently making music in Paris, France. Andersen has been writing music for the last 15 years and primarily creates soundtracks for media like podcasts, streaming video, film, television and advertising. Visit his page on the Free Music Archive to hear his collection of Creative Commons music for video.
This week, Tom is joined by special guest, Maya Ajmera, the President and CEO of the Society for Science & the Public and Publisher of its award-winning magazine, Science News. In 1993, Maya founded The Global Fund for Children (GFC), a non-profit organization that invests in innovative, community-based organizations working with some of the world’s most vulnerable children and youth. She is also a celebrated children’s book author with more than twenty books under her belt. Recently, Maya was awarded the 2020 Public Service Award by the National Science Foundation. In this conversation, Tom talks with Maya about social entrepreneurship, why science matters now more than ever, and her extraordinary journey through the world of science and impact. Maya highlights the importance of project-based learning, science fairs, equity in delivering science news, and providing all learners with the opportunity to become a scientist or engineer, and the Society for Science & the Public’s role in pushing these changes forward. Key Takeaways: [:10] About today’s episode with Maya Ajmera. [:53] Tom Vander Ark welcomes Maya to the podcast! [1:00] Maya shares how she first became entranced with the world of science through duckweeds. [3:00] Maya speaks about her experience both attending the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and now being a trustee. [4:25] About the mentorship program at the NC School of Science and Mathematics that led to Maya being recognized as one of the nation’s leading young scientists. [5:31] Does Maya agree that every learner should have the opportunity to be a part of a science fair every other year from grades 6-12? [6:42] How Maya’s organization has helped lead the science fair movement. [6:59] Why science fairs are so beneficial to students’ learning. [7:42] When and how Maya made the decision to switch from basic science to public policy, and eventually found The Global Fund for Children at only 24 years old. [10:55] Maya speaks about leading the GFC for 18 years and why she ultimately decided to leave and become a professional lecturer and visiting scholar at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. [13:44] Why and how Maya took on her new role as President and CEO of the Society for Science & the Public. [16:13] Maya further elaborates on the equity of the Society for Science & the Public and how they ensure equitable participation in their programs. [19:02] Having taken over Science News during a time where it was very difficult to be a publisher, Maya shares how she has rethought and reworked the business model into becoming more sustainable and having a broader impact. [22:03] As a society we are facing the challenge of an ever-present general distrust and disregard of science with the rise of social media. Maya shares how she thinks we can regain this trust back and how The Society for Science & the Public is playing a role in rebuilding an interest. [24:17] What science learning could and should look like in school. [27:57] About the incredible International Science and Engineering Fair by The Society for Science & the Public. [28:45] The link between science education, entrepreneurship, and impact; and what we could be doing to introduce more young scientists to impact models (that could provide them with the opportunities to start companies, launch social enterprises, etc.). [31:30] What areas of science is Maya most encouraged by right now? [33:22] Maya’s advice for students that are interested in science. [34:07] Tom congratulates Maya on winning the 2020 Public Service Award by the National Science Foundation. [34:45] What’s next for Maya and The Society for Science & the Public? [35:55] Where to find Maya and The Society for Science & the Public online. [36:54] Tom thanks Maya for joining the podcast. Mentioned in This Episode: Maya Ajmera Society for Science & the Public Science News Magazine The Global Fund for Children (GFC) International Science and Engineering Fair Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Getting Smart Podcast Ep. 233: “Rebecca Parks on Learning and Exploring Through Nature and Science” Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review, and subscribe. Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include “Podcast” in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!
We're very excited to announce our first guest for the Why to How: Adventures in STEM podcast - Ann Makosinski! Ann is a 23-year-old student, serial inventor and media darling doing numerous global appearances and keynote talks. Having participated in science fairs since Grade 6, she won a gold medal at CWSF2013 for her project Hollow Flashlight, and in that same year won the Google Science Fair, presented at two different TedX events and was named in Time Magazine's 30 Under 30 list. In 2014, two more TedX events, 4 awards at the International Science & Engineering Fair as well as presenting her eDrink mug on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon rounded out another big year for Ann. Since then, the awards, brand ambassador campaigns and public speaking appearances have continued to keep her busy, she's founded her own company Makotronics Enterprises, filed numerous patents and still found time to enrol as a student at the University of British Columbia to study Arts & English Literature. Ann has an incredible story and is so much more than the little I listed above. You can learn more about her achievements and her every day by checking out the links below: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annmakosinski/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/annmakosinski - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annmakosinski/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ANDINIELVIS This conversation is sure to be one not to miss! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whytohow/message
It has been a mystery how humans suddenly ‘discovered’ civilization around 8000 BC.But ask indigenous people the world over and they will state that, 12,000 years ago — during a period called the Younger Dryas — another culture lived alongside them. Described as unusually tall, fair-skinned, red-haired or blonde, these ‘gods’ knew how to bend the forces of nature, enabling them to built extraordinary megalithic temples and develop a comparatively advanced civilization.After a global flood wiped out their island homelands, the remaining gods emerged at strategic locations to rebuild their former world, and teach human survivors the roots of civilized society. Then, they vanished.Who were these people? Where did they come from? And what did they want with us?From the Birthplace of the Gods in New Zealand, to the Andean home of the Shining People, and the Yucatec temple cities of the People of The Serpent, best-selling author Freddy Silva re-examines the world’s flood traditions and discovers an interconnected web of master seafarers, astronomers and magicians, their monuments and traditions, and a previously unknown island nation where the antediluvian gods lived before it sank. He also examines the environmental challenge they faced and how it is destined to reoccur, the outcome of which will be determined by the very people they once sought to elevate from barbarism — ourselves.Freddy Silva is a best-selling author, and a leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He has published six books in five languages. Described by one CEO as perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now, for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment. He is a regular contributor to GAIA TV, and has appeared on The History Channel, BBC, and numerous international radio shows such as Coast To Coast, and Fade To Black. He is also a documentary filmmaker, art photographer, and leads private tours to sacred sites.
In this episode, Rebecca and Marianna talk about the importance of tech in engineering with their friend and fellow classmate, Izabella Kamieniecki. Izabella is a Bioengineering major at Clemson minoring in International Science and Engineering. All three discuss not only the importance of tech but it’s implementation and usefulness in majors like engineering.
On today’s program we’re talking with Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center Freshman Justin Reinhart, whose cardiac valve science fair project advanced him as an observer to the International Science and Engineering Fair that was cancelled due to COVID-19.
On today’s program we’re talking with Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center high school senior Hailey Kintz about her “Biodegradable Backlash” science fair project that qualified her for the International Science and Engineering Fair and received several other recognitions this year.
On today’s program we’re talking with Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center high school senior Hailey Kintz about her “Biodegradable Backlash” science fair project that qualified her for the International Science and Engineering Fair and received several other recognitions this year.
t has been a mystery how humans suddenly ‘discovered’ civilization around 8000 BC.But ask indigenous people the world over and they will state that, 12,000 years ago — during a period called the Younger Dryas — another culture lived alongside them. Described as unusually tall, fair-skinned, red-haired or blonde, these ‘gods’ knew how to bend the forces of nature, enabling them to built extraordinary megalithic temples and develop a comparatively advanced civilization.After a global flood wiped out their island homelands, the remaining gods emerged at strategic locations to rebuild their former world, and teach human survivors the roots of civilized society. Then, they vanished.Who were these people? Where did they come from? And what did they want with us?From the Birthplace of the Gods in New Zealand, to the Andean home of the Shining People, and the Yucatec temple cities of the People of The Serpent, best-selling author Freddy Silva re-examines the world’s flood traditions and discovers an interconnected web of master seafarers, astronomers and magicians, their monuments and traditions, and a previously unknown island nation where the antediluvian gods lived before it sank. He also examines the environmental challenge they faced and how it is destined to reoccur, the outcome of which will be determined by the very people they once sought to elevate from barbarism — ourselves.Freddy Silva is a best-selling author, and a leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He has published six books in five languages. Described by one CEO as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now," for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment. He is a regular contributor to GAIA TV, and has appeared on The History Channel, BBC, and numerous international radio shows such as Coast To Coast, and Fade To Black. He is also a documentary filmmaker, art photographer, and leads private tours to sacred sites.
January 15, 2020: International Science Fair | Choosing a Project
Have you ever entered a science fair? Today's guests are going to share their experiences as well as the best tips and resources on how to participate in the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held each spring. Karen Kinsman is a STEM professional working to champion STEM programs throughout New Mexico, and she introduces us to a brother and sister team who both participated in ISEF as a part of their STEM journey. Karen Kinsman is the Director of the UNM STEMH Center has worked to grow the program to “make it bigger” with the goal of championing STEM education. STEM-H Center Research Challenge Bootcamp International Science and Engineering Fair Karen also works closely with ISEF for which 1,800 student researchers compete from 80 countries; about 20% of these students have patents or in the process of getting patents. Karen has a lot of favorite projects from all of her years with the ISEF, including those of Taylor and Devin Roach, a brother and sister team who were actively involved with the Fair and to whom Karen introduces us. Taylor is pursuing her Master’s in Family Counseling. Taylor started science fair in 6th grade and loved working on behavioral studies. “The Effects of Productivity and Performance on Interruptions” was her first project. It was really fun for her because she would invite friends over to be her “human subjects” and participate in her research. Taylor also knows our past guest, Dr. Vincent Clark, and his positive psychology laboratory. Ep025 Brain Matters and Healing Science, with Dr. Vincent P. Clark Devin is pursuing his PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Devin pursued research in nondestructive inspection to identify ways to determine the strength of a structure. This project took him to ISEF which helped prepare him to be ready to pursue his PhD. Devin has also co-authored Advances in 4D Printing: Materials and Applications Book Recommendations: Taylor: Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends, by Michael White Devin: Love and War: Find Your Way to Something Beautiful in Your Marriage, by John & Stasi Eldridge Contact: Karen Kinsman, SciFair@UNM.edu Taylor Roach, Taylor.K.Roach@gmail.com Devin Roach, Devin.J.Roach@gmail.com
Have you ever entered a science fair? Today's guests are going to share their experiences as well as the best tips and resources on how to participate in the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held each spring. Karen Kinsman is a STEM professional working to champion STEM programs throughout New Mexico, and she introduces us to a brother and sister team who both participated in ISEF as a part of their STEM journey. Karen Kinsman is the Director of the UNM STEMH Center has worked to grow the program to “make it bigger” with the goal of championing STEM education. STEM-H Center Research Challenge Bootcamp International Science and Engineering Fair Karen also works closely with ISEF for which 1,800 student researchers compete from 80 countries; about 20% of these students have patents or in the process of getting patents. Karen has a lot of favorite projects from all of her years with the ISEF, including those of Taylor and Devin Roach, a brother and sister team who were actively involved with the Fair and to whom Karen introduces us. Taylor is pursuing her Master’s in Family Counseling. Taylor started science fair in 6th grade and loved working on behavioral studies. “The Effects of Productivity and Performance on Interruptions” was her first project. It was really fun for her because she would invite friends over to be her “human subjects” and participate in her research. Taylor also knows our past guest, Dr. Vincent Clark, and his positive psychology laboratory. Ep025 Brain Matters and Healing Science, with Dr. Vincent P. Clark Devin is pursuing his PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Devin pursued research in nondestructive inspection to identify ways to determine the strength of a structure. This project took him to ISEF which helped prepare him to be ready to pursue his PhD. Devin has also co-authored Advances in 4D Printing: Materials and Applications Book Recommendations: Taylor: Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends, by Michael White Devin: Love and War: Find Your Way to Something Beautiful in Your Marriage, by John & Stasi Eldridge Contact: Karen Kinsman, SciFair@UNM.edu Taylor Roach, Taylor.K.Roach@gmail.com Devin Roach, Devin.J.Roach@gmail.com
An international research network that seeks to overcome war-related traumas. Headed by the IPU, this research network began a few years ago with the aim of bringing the once deeply hostile nations in the Balkan region into dialogue with each other. The core concept was and is Social Trauma, a clinical concept used to describe the mass traumatisation of whole groups of people. It is necessary in the project to look beyond the scientific horizon: The cooperation with people from refugee work was approached as well as the exchange with political decision-makers. In this audio report, you can listen how the work in the network began, which problems arose and how the story of the network evolved. Music by Denis Stelmach – Afraid of Destiny (Main Theme, Intro/Outro) https://icons8.com/music/author/denis-stelmach, Moroza Knozova – O https://icons8.com/music/author/moroza-knozova, Max Sergeev – Other Rivers https://icons8.com/music/author/max-sergeev and Ilya Marfin – Think of you https://icons8.com/music/author/ilya-marfin
Why are so many animals endangered? Up to 1 million of the world’s 8 million plant and animal species now face extinction. We begin with Lori explaining the results of the UN sponsored report just issued by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), titled The IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and […]
Life of the School Podcast: The Podcast for Biology Teachers
Karin Lebeau is a science teach at Shepherd Hill Regional High School in Dudley, MA. In addition to her work in the classroom, Karin is heavily involved in science fairs in Massachusetts. also the Events Manager of the Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair and the Co-Chair of the MSEF Middle School Fair. She will also oversee all administrative tasks for the High School Science Fair at MIT and the annual Massachusetts Delegation of students and teacher-chaperones that are selected to participate in the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF). Before joining Shepherd Hill, Karin served as Interim Director of the Regional Science Resource Center (RSRC) at UMASS Medical School. You can follow Karin on twitter @MrsLebeauSH
It has been a mystery how humans suddenly ‘discovered’ civilization around 8000 BC.But ask indigenous people the world over and they will state that, 12,000 years ago — during a period called the Younger Dryas — another culture lived alongside them. Described as unusually tall, fair-skinned, red-haired or blonde, these ‘gods’ knew how to bend the forces of nature, enabling them to built extraordinary megalithic temples and develop a comparatively advanced civilization.After a global flood wiped out their island homelands, the remaining gods emerged at strategic locations to rebuild their former world, and teach human survivors the roots of civilized society. Then, they vanished.Who were these people? Where did they come from? And what did they want with us?From the Birthplace of the Gods in New Zealand, to the Andean home of the Shining People, and the Yucatec temple cities of the People of The Serpent, best-selling author Freddy Silva re-examines the world’s flood traditions and discovers an interconnected web of master seafarers, astronomers and magicians, their monuments and traditions, and a previously unknown island nation where the antediluvian gods lived before it sank. He also examines the environmental challenge they faced and how it is destined to reoccur, the outcome of which will be determined by the very people they once sought to elevate from barbarism — ourselves.Freddy Silva is a best-selling author, and a leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He has published six books in five languages. Described by one CEO as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now," for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment. He is a regular contributor to GAIA TV, and has appeared on The History Channel, BBC, and numerous international radio shows such as Coast To Coast, and Fade To Black. He is also a documentary filmmaker, art photographer, and leads private tours to sacred sites.
It’s the most critical day of this grueling international competition -- 1700 brilliant young minds are gathered to claim the top prize -- but they have just a few minutes to sell their idea to judges. Barred from the room during the highly charged pitch sessions, Dr. Serena McCalla is here to represent one of best teams in the world. In this ultra-competitive scene having one or two students competing is unbelievable. This famous science teacher has a staggering nine. The stakes are high this year at the Science Fair. The Sundance award winning film, SCIENCE FAIR, has been described by critics as “the funniest movie of the year and a shout out to teenage science geeks on whom our future depends”. The International Science and Engineering Fair is affectionately known as the Olympics of Science Fairs and it plays out like a teen drama starring the smartest kids on the planet. This science fair is the world’s largest international high school science competition and last year 1,700 of the brightest scientific teenage minds, from 78 different countries faced off in a fierce competition for an average of $4 million in prizes! And of course no high school, high stakes, drama is complete without the inspirational superhero at the center of it all! I was lucky enough to sit down with the no nonsense power house Dr. Serena McCalla from Jericho High School in New York who has dedicated her life, working insanely long hours, to make sure her students qualify for the most prestigious high school competition in the world.
Learn about how the Deep Carbon Observatory is transforming the way we understand life deep inside the Earth; how gravitational lensing can make gravity act like a magnifying glass to help astronomers see further away; and what to say to a friend who’s dealing with a crisis. In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: A New Discovery Points to a Surprising Amount of Life Deep Inside the Earth — https://curiosity.im/2suKkcG Gravitational Lensing Is a Magnifying Glass Made by Gravity — https://curiosity.im/2s6S6JS There's No Perfect Thing to Say In a Crisis — https://curiosity.im/2sf3Nyd If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
One of the most multi-talented stars in showbiz history — an Australian man of Hollywood films and Broadway theater who is the living embodiment of "the triple threat" — reflects on his dark childhood, playing the same superhero in more films and over more years than anyone else in history and now portraying a real and still-living person for the first time. But first: Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster, the investigative journalists who teamed up to direct the documentary feature 'Science Fair,' join Scott to discuss the acclaimed National Geographic film, which chronicles the lives of nine high school students on their quest to compete and win at the International Science and Engineering Fair. The film won audience awards at the Sundance and SxSW film festivals. Credits: Hosted by Scott Feinberg, recorded by Ryan Gabos and produced by Matthew Whitehurst.
Synopsis: Hailed by critics as "immensely likeable," "brilliant and quirky" and an "ode to the teenage science geeks on whom our future depends," and winner of the audience award at Sundance and SXSW, National Geographic Documentary Films' SCIENCE FAIR follows nine high school students from around the globe as they navigate rivalries, setbacks and, of course, hormones, on their journey to compete at The International Science and Engineering Fair. As 1,700 of the smartest, quirkiest teens from 78 different countries face off, only one will be named Best in Fair. The film, from Fusion and Muck Media and directed by the DuPont Award-winning and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaking team Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster, offers a front seat to the victories, defeats and motivations of an incredible group of young men and women who are on a path to change their lives, and the world, through science. Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/sciencefairfilm Twitter: @sciencefairfilm Instagram: @sciencefairfilm
'Science Fair' is an exuberant new documentary hailed by critics as "inspirational and invigorating," "brilliant and quirky" and an "ode to the teenage science geeks on who our future depends." Winner of audience awards at Sundance, SXSW and the Flula Borg Sofa-O-Rama Film Fëstival, National Geographic Documentary Films' 'Science Fair' follows nine high school students from all over the earth as they navigate rivalries, fainting spells and, of course, teenage hormones, on their journey to compete at The International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). On this episode of BOOM TIME, the DuPont Award-winning filmmakers Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster tell Flula and Alex about how they made 'the best movie of 2018,' according to Flula Borg. It's the most science-y episöde yet and it starts right now!
Hailed by critics as “immensely likeable,” “brilliant and quirky” and an “ode to the teenage science geeks on whom our future depends,” and winner of the audience award at Sundance and SXSW, National Geographic Documentary Films’ SCIENCE FAIR follows nine high school students from around the globe as they navigate rivalries, setbacks and, of course, hormones, on their journey to compete at The International Science and Engineering Fair. As 1,700 of the smartest, quirkiest teens from 78 different countries face off, only one will be named Best in Fair. The film, from Fusion and Muck Media and directed by the DuPont Award-winning and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaking team Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster, offers a front seat to the victories, defeats and motivations of an incredible group of young men and women who are on a path to change their lives, and the world, through science. Co-directors Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster join us to talk about their entertaining, enlightening and heart-warming film. For news and updates go to: sciencefairfilm.com
Freddy Silva is one of the world’s leading researchers of sacred sites, ancient systems of knowledge and the interaction between temples and consciousness. He is also the world’s leading expert on the crop circles phenomenon.He has lectured internationally for over fifteen years and appeared on Discovery Channel, The History Channel, BBC, numerous video documentaries, and national and international radio shows. Described by the CEO of Universal Light Expo as “perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now.”for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to The History Channel, BBC, GAIA TV, and radio shows such as Coast To Coast.He is also a documentary filmmaker, art photographer, and leads private tours to sacred sites in England, France, Egypt, Portugal, Yucatan, Malta, Peru/Bolivia, Scotland and Ireland.Check out his website at http://www.invisibletemple.comMusic By Chronox, Space Station, And Kasseopa
Expanding use of information and communication technology (ICT) together with the humanitarian reform agenda are changing both the experience of being a refugee as well as humanitarian response. These forces are giving rise to the digital refugee and a new form of humanitarian operations, digital humanitarian brokerage. In this talk, Carleen Maitland presents these two concepts, evidence of their emergence and differences in the role information plays in each. The concepts emerge from a synthesis of scholarship from international law, information and organization science, GIS, computer and data science as presented in her upcoming edited volume Digital Lifeline? ICTs for Refugees and Displaced Persons. The talk culminates in an analysis of the implications of these trends for information policy as well as the research necessary to insure both technologies and policies evolve to mitigate potential harms and amplify potential benefits for refugees. Carleen Maitland is co-Director of the Institute for Information Policy and Associate Professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University. Her expertise includes analyses of ICT use in international organizations, particularly those involved in fostering economic and social development as well as humanitarian relief. Her work, reported in over 100 refereed journal articles, conference proceedings, and presentations, has influenced scholarship in the fields of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICTD), communications, information systems and human computer interaction fields. Her work is supported by the National Science Foundation, USAID, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and IBM, among others. She has held several leadership positions in both the ICTD and policy communities, currently serves as Associate Editor of the open access journal Information Technology & International Development (USC Annenberg Press). Also, from 2010-2012 she served as a Program Manager in the U.S. National Science Foundation, both in the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Office of Cyberinfrastructure.
Children are the best language learners, says psycholinguist Evan Kidd. But how do children learn languages so easily, and why is learning another language so hard when you're an adult? It's something we've been wondering since we moved to Barcelona, Spain this summer. Evan Kidd shares his quest to put together the complex puzzle of how humans learn language. What he's discovered might change the way you think about your own native tongue. To join us on our adventures in Barcelona, plus get access to an ad-free version of the show and educational materials, pledge at patreon.com/tumblepodcast Listen to Tumble on the Kids Listen app! app.kidslisten.org If you have any questions about science that you'd like Lindsay and Marshall to help answer, go to our website - www.sciencepodcastforkids.com - and use the contact form. While you're there, you can also find a blog with lots of great resources about this episode.
This seminar was given by Bill Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and Human Development, and co-director of the Sustainability Science Program at the Harvard Kennedy School. The seminar was given as part of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government's Business & Government Seminar Series on February 16, 2017.
Join our conversation on the Resolution Experience, past life, programming, de-hypnosis and tools to elevate your frequency with expert Susan Davis (www.NewHumanResolution.com). We kick things off by discussing the birthing experience and the way by which your cellular memory influences how you live. You'll enjoy learning more about programs that may tend to stick more easily because of how you perceive them and the nuances which can hold or shift a belief system. We discuss the fears that can arise when considering doing hypnosis or the Resolution Experience as well as the natural safeguards which makes this a safe and conscious process for you. Susan offers you many tips to reduce stress in your life and take actions that will make you happier. When you create space for yourself it will be much easier to grow in the desire direction. Listen to The Spiritual Voice Ep.0095 to create more fun and joy in your life while removing some unnecessary bulk from your shoulders. 5 Minute Makeover to Serve More People Get our free course to develop a compelling message, develop a magnetic presence and serve more people by visiting http://thespiritualvoice.com/5-minute-makeover-to-serve-more-people/ Contact Susan's website: www.NewHumanResolution.com About our expert Susan Davis has taught ballet, tap, jazz and fitness for over 25 years to children and adults. She has integrated her spiritual background into her Healing Yoga Classes and also incorporated stress reduction techniques that she practiced with returning Soldiers form the Afghanistan and Iraqi wars. Her degrees are Master of Theology from Holos University Graduate Seminary (Energy Medicine/Transpersonal Psychology), and a Bachelor of General Studies from Northwestern State University – Natchitoches, Louisiana. She is Board Certified as a Minister of International Science of the Mind Church for Spiritual Healing, International Science of the Mind Church for Spiritual Healing. She holds certifications as a Registered Yoga Instructor through the Yoga Alliance, is a Personal Fitness Trainer, Certified Intuitive Healer, Reiki Master and a Certified Instructor of Past Life Therapy. You can benefit from Susan's work by visiting her www.NewHumanResolution.com. Music Attribution 'Havens Above' theme music taken from 'Aural Architecture' by alucidnation. www.alucidnation.co.uk / www.fabermusic.com / www.interchill.com . If you're interested in buying CDs and/or digital then you could use the 'gift' facility via BandCamp:http://alucidnation.bandcamp.com/album/aural-architecture .
A funny thing happened on the way to the Global Pyramid Group Meeting in Chicago for Theresa J Morris also known as TJ Morris. Marta Thomas and Breanna Houk were working on organizing an event that had become the international science of pyramids around the world and there was a gathering of people who would present their knowledge with others in our professional society. We are the ACO and we decided to help these women in getting to know their speakers on the topic of pyramids. WHY? What do we know about pyramids and how we share the information that has been left for us to find? Dr. Carmen Boulter is a speaker at the Global Pyramid Conference this year May 13-15, 2016 and will be meeting many people who are all interested in the International Science of our ACO Professional Society who has many friends interested in the pyramids. Theresa J Morris shares ancient wisdom and new thought teachings and has the ACE Folklife Historical Society for the spoken word . TJ began the ACO and shares the various belief systems in the Ascension Center Church Organization which believes that alien civilizations exist. We hope to discuss the technical research findings and then share the historical, educational and even metaphysical views as to what Dr. Coulter has found in her own research.
Greetings from the Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival. Tom talks with composer Tim Kulig and gives us the skinny and the opening party and such.There are some great shorts we plan to talk about in depth including Oceanus, Six Gun Savior with Eric Roberts and Clones starring Rutger Hauer! We were met by two of our favorite filmmaker Troy Bernier and Erik Swain creators of the film Planet X and star of the awesome documentary Journey to Planet X! The screening our the New York Cine Radio documentary is at 3pm today more updates to come! iTunes Twitter Google App! Stitcher Radio Facebook Youtube
Please join us for a conversation on Arctic Transformation: Understanding Arctic Research and the Vital Role of Science, co-organized by the Senate Arctic Caucus and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Featuring opening remarks by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) And Senator Angus King (I-ME) With a keynote address by Dr. John Holdren Chair, Arctic Executive Steering Committee, Director of Office of Science and Technology, The White House AGENDA 8:00 am: Registration and Light Breakfast 8:30 am: Welcome Remarks by Ms. Heather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, CSIS 8:35 am: Opening Remarks by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) And Senator Angus King (I-ME) 9:00am: Session I: Improving Understanding of Arctic Environmental Change and Impact Featuring Dr. Larry Hinzman Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Alaska Fairbanks Mr. Richard Glenn Executive VP, Lands & Natural Resources, Arctic Slope Regional Cooperation Mr. George Roe Research Professor, Alaska Center for Energy and Power, University of Alaska Fairbanks Dr. Paul Mayewski Director and Distinguished Professor, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine Introduced by Dr. Martin Jeffries Program Officer and Science Advisor, Office of Arctic and Global Prediction, Office of Naval Research 10:30 am: Session II: Keynote Address: Highlights and New Initiatives from President Obama's Visit to the American Arctic Featuring Dr. John Holdren Chair, Arctic Executive Steering Committee, Director of Office of Science and Technology, The White House 11:00 am: Session III: Arctic Science Gap Analysis: Enhancing U.S. and International Science and Research Collaboration Featuring Dr. Kelly K. Falkner Director, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation Dr. John Farrell Executive Director, U.S. Arctic Research Commission Dr. Catherine Cahill Deputy Director, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Moderated by Ms. Heather A. Conley Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia and the Arctic, CSIS 12:00 pm: Conference Concludes Following President Obama's historic visit to the American Arctic, please join us for a timely conference on the vital role of science which seeks to better understand the profound and stunning changes that are occurring in the Arctic. Scientific research and collaboration informs our understanding on the impact of climate change on the most northern latitudes while also informing approaches to safely operating in and sustainably developing the economic potential of the region. Our keynote speakers will discuss the vital role of science leadership in the Arctic and will examine the most pressing gaps in our understanding of this dynamic region.
Lots of new laws! Hear all about the final version of fast track and other trade related dingleberries, new measures to combat human trafficking, and new benefits for veterans. In this episode, you'll also learn about the bills that passed at least one branch of Congress in May, which include a poisonous scientific research funding bill, an anti-abortion bill, lots of bills to funnel taxpayer money into private pockets, bills that benefit veterans' families, and more. After the break, get the details for the Chicago and Miami meet-ups, an update on the Congressional Dish Arms Race, and hear a indisputable argument for why train travel is superior to plane travel. 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Meet Up Times & Locations Chicago: Wednesday, August 5th 6:30pm: Sweetwater Tavern & Grille 225 Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 698-7111 Co-Hosted by Kevin and Loren, hosts of Political Discontent Radio Miami: Tuesday, August 18th 7pm: Emerge Miami Meeting 6pm: Meet and Greet 7pm: Meeting begins Sweat Records 5505 NE 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33137 (786) 693-9309 8:30pm: Elwoods Gastro Pub 188 NE 3rd Avenue Miami, FL 33132 (305) 358-5222 Laws H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act Became the vehicle for Trade Promotion Authority to become law Allows Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers with 20 years experience to avoid a 10% tax penalty if they withdraw from their retirement plans after age 50, instead of 59.5 years old. The effects of this on the budget will not be counted. Passed 407-5 Sponsored by Rep. David Reichert of Washington 43 pages Did Your Rep & Senators Vote for Fast Track? Check your Senators' Votes on H.R. 1314 Check your Representative's Vote on H.R. 2146 H.R. 1295: Trade Preferences Extension Act Title I: Extension of African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Background Original African Growth and Opportunity Act was signed into law by President Clinton in 2000. Allows certain products from some African countries to be imported tax-free. Oil accounted for 68% of these imports in 2014; "despite remaining the top U.S. import under AGOA, U.S. oil imports from the region have fallen by 80% or nearly $40 billion since 2011." Clothes and vehicles from South Africa are the other main products imported tax-free under this law The law was going to expire on September 30, 2015. The assistance is intended to "encourage governments to Liberalize trade policy Harmonize laws and regulations with WTO membership commitments Engage in financial and fiscal restructuring Promote greater agribusiness linkages. Reauthorization Highlights Extends the AGOA until September 30, 2025 Eliminates the President's ability to terminate an African country's eligibility for the program without notifying Congress and the country 60 days before. Creates an annual public comment period regarding whether the African countries are meeting their eligibility requirements. Increases the number of people employed full time to make sure African food exports meet U.S. food safety standards from 20 to 30. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that extending this program will cost us $2.8 billion in lost tax revenue by 2025 Title II: Extension of Generalized System of Preferences Background A bigger program for allowing products to be imported tax-free into the United States, which was first created in 1974. President Obama terminated Russia's status as a Generalized System of Preferences country in October 2014, after the invasion of Crimea. Extension Highlights Extends the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program until December, 2017. Backdates the effective date to July 31, 2013, when the program expired. The Congressional Budget Office estimates this extension will cost us over $2.5 billion in lost tax revenue. Limits the types of cotton that are eligible for tax-free import Makes some luggage and travel products eligible for tax-free import Title III: Extension of preferential duty treatment program for Haiti Extends tax-free import status for products from Haiti until December 19, 2025. The Congressional Budget Office estimates this will cost us $520 million in lost tax revenue Title IV: Extension of trade adjustment assistance Extends trade adjustment assistance until June 30, 2021 Specifically mentions farmers. Brings back a tax credit for health insurance for workers who lose their jobs due to trade agreements or due to failed pension plans until the end of 2019, which are higher than the subsidies we get for health insurance on the ObamaCare exchange websites. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that this will cost us $2.8 billion, with the most money needed from 2017 to 2021. Title VI: Tariff classification of recreational performance outerwear Contains a modified version of the Affordable Footwear Act, which reduces tariffs on some athletic footwear. Contains part of the OUTDOORS Act, which was introduced by Senators Maria Cantwell of Washington and Senator Kelly Ayote of New Hampshire, which lowers or eliminates tariffs that average 14% for "recreational performance outerwear" Washington is home to headquarters of REI, Amazon, Nordstrom, Brooks Sports, and Eddie Bauer. New Hampshire is home to the headquarters of Timberland The American Apparel and Footwear Association, the Outdoor Industry Association, Eastern Mountain Sports, Kamik Boots, NEMO Equipment, and New Balance, and the Washington Council on International Trade have all voiced support for this language, with the Washington Council on International Trade saying it's because it "would save consumers money while improving profits for our retailers and apparel companies that do their manufacturing overseas". The Outdoor Industry Association spent a record $360,000 lobbying Congress on the US OUTDOOR ACT and the Affordable Footwear Act in 2014. Title VI: Offsets Extends customs charges for some imports from September 30, 2024 to July 7, 2025 and then increases the fees for two and a half months in the Summer 2025, after the expiration. According to the Congressional Budget Office, this will cause the revenue from those fees to spike from a little under a billion in 2024, to $4.6 billion in 2025. This is the biggest single source of money that will pay for this law. Increases taxes on corporations that make more than $1 billion in 2019 by 8% for the months of July, August, or September of 2020. The corporation's next payment will then be reduced by the same amount. On the Congressional Budget Office estimate, this makes it seem as though there is much more revenue for the 2015-2020 period than there actually is. If the numbers weren't cooked like this, the report would show an additional $5.7 billion budget deficit from 2015-2020. Beginning in 2016, the law forbids college education tax credits from students who don't receive an accounting "statement" from their school. CBO estimates this will save almost half a billion dollars. Increases the fines for failing to file tax returns on time or including incorrect information on a return, for example from $100 to $250 and raises the caps on these kinds of fees, effective in fiscal year 2016. CBO estimates this will bring in an additional $136 million by 2025. Disqualifies people who choose to exclude foreign earned income from their tax returns from claiming the child tax credit, effective this year. CBO estimates this will save $293 million by 2025. Somehow changes the way Medicare pays for dialysis services in a way that will cut direct spending by $250 million. Passed the Senate 97-1 and the House of Representatives 286-138 Sponsored by Rep. George Holding of North Carolina 58 pages S. 178: Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act Through September 30, 2019, a person convicted of a human trafficking related offense will have to pay an extra $5,000 fine. The money will go to a "Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund, controlled by the Attorney General. The money will be used for law enforcement, grants to States, tribes, local government and non-profit NGO's, and local children's advocacy centers. Authorizes grant money specifically for victims of child pornography. Expands the property that can been seized by the government from people convicted of human trafficking crimes. Expands the "range of conduct punished as sex trafficking." "Section 108: Reducing demand for sex trafficking" adds "patronized, or solicited" to the list of of things punishable by a fine and at least 10 years in prison. The crime: "Whoever knowingly" in the United States "recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, obtains, patronizes, or solicits" anything of value that arises out of forcing someone under 18 to "engage in a commercial sex act", which means "any sex act, on account of which anything of value is given to or received by any person." Gives crime victims the right to be informed of any plea bargains or deferred prosecution agreements. Mandates that officers in anti-human trafficking programs operated by the Justice Department will have training on methods for investigating and prosecuting human traffickers and for getting proper physical and mental health care for the victims. Mandates that Federal prosecutors request restitution for the victims whether or not the victims request it. Creates an advisory council made up of human trafficking victims to analyze human trafficking laws every year until September 30, 2020. The members will not be paid except for travel reimbursement and per diem allowances. Requires missing children reports to include a recent photo Requires audits of human trafficking grants Prohibits the Attorney General from giving a grant to a nonprofit that has offshore tax havens. Includes the SAVE Act which makes advertising the services of prostitutes who are under 18 or are forced into prostitution punishable by ten years in prison. Creates a website for accessing victims' services Expands the statute of limitations on civil actions by child trafficking survivors to 10 years after they turn 18. Creates a "cyber crimes center" within the Customs and Immigration section of the Department of Homeland Security to "provide investigative assistance, training, and equipment to support United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's domestic and international investigations of cyber-related crimes." The cyber crimes center will have a "Child Exploitation Investigations Unit" in it. The cyber crimes center will have a "Computer Forensics Unit" which will train and support Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and help "Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and foreign law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the investigation of crimes" The cyber crimes center will have a "Cyber Crimes Unit" , which will "enhance" Immigration and Customs ability to "combat criminal enterprises operating on or through the Internet, with specific focus in the areas of cyber economic crime, digital theft of intellectual property, illicit e-e-commerce (including hidden marketplaces), Internet- facilitated proliferation of arms and strategic technology, and cyber enable smuggling and money laundering" and will also help "Federal, State, local, tribal, military, and foreign law enforcement agency personnel engaged in the investigation of crimes" The cyber crimes center will be allowed to coordinate with the Defense Department to hire war veterans. Temporarily increases by 10% the amount of money a State can get from Federal grants if the State has a law that allows the mother of a child to eliminate the parental rights of her rapist and authorizes $5 million for the increases (only 10 states currently have such laws). Adds people convicted in the military justice system to the National Sex Offender Registry. Creates a hotline for sex trafficking victims to speak with service providers starting in 2017. Makes sex trafficking victims automatically eligible for the jobs corps. Allows human trafficking survivors to move to vacate any arrest or conviction records for crimes that they committed as a direct result of human trafficking. Passed the Senate 99-0 and the House 420-3 Sponsored by Senator John Cornyn of Texas 41 pages S. 802: Girls Count Act Authorizes the Secretary of State and Administrator of USAID to coordinate with the World Bank, UN nations agencies and "relevant organizations" to "enact, implement, and enforce laws" in other countries to register births of baby girls. Sunsets in June 2020. Passed the House and the Senate by voice vote Sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida 3 pages H.R. 2252: Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act Clarifies the effective date of a new overtime system for border patrol agents, which will effectively pay them less, as January 1, 2016. Passed the House of Representatives and the Senate by voice votes Sponsored by Rep Will Hurd of Texas 1 page H.R. 2496: Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act Authorizes and additional $900 million for a Department of Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Denver, CO. Passed the House and the Senate by voice votes Sponsored by Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado 2 pages H.R. 606: Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act Excludes money paid to the families of law enforcement officers who die in the line of duty from counting as taxable income. Passed the House of Representatives 413-0 and the Senate by voice vote Sponsored by Rep. Erik Paulsen of Minnesota 1 page H.R. 1191: Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act Requires the President to give Congress any agreements with Iran within 5 days of reaching the agreement, along with a report by the Secretary of State on the effectiveness of the agreement. Requires the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee to hold hearings on the agreement within 30 days - 60 days if it would interfere with their August vacation. Prohibits the President from altering sanctions on Iran during the Congressional review period. Prohibits the President from altering sanctions on Iran if a joint resolution of disapproval passes both the House and the Senate for 12 days after passage. If the President vetoes the joint resolution of disapproval, the law prohibits him from altering Iran's sanctions within 10 days of the veto. Allows the agreement to go into effect if Congress does nothing Creates an expedited process for Congress to bring back the sanctions if Iran violates the agreement. Passed the Senate 98-1 and the House of Representatives 400-25. Sponsored by Lou Barletta of Pennsylvania 12 pages H.R. 2353: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 Clean extension of Federal transportation programs until July 31, 2015. Passed the House of Representatives 387-35 and the Senate by voice vote Sponsored by Rep. Bill Schuster of Pennsylvania 9 pages H.R. 91: Veteran's I.D. Card Act Allows veterans who have honorably completed their service but who didn't "retire" or receive a medically-related discharge to request and pay for an ID card proving their veteran status. The fee for the card will be reassessed every five years. The cards would be available 60 days after the bill would be signed into law. Final version passed the Senate by a voice vote and the House of Representatives 411-0 Sponsored by Rep. Vern Buchanan 3 pages Bills H.R. 1806: America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 Funds the National Science Foundation, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Institute f Standards and Technology, the Department of Energy - Science, the Department of Energy - Applied Research and Development, and the Department of Energy - Technology Transfer. Contains a program that transfers taxpayer funded research to manufacturers in the U.S. - including the legal rights to the new inventions - as long as the company pays for 50%+ of the upgrades to their systems. Continues to invest tax money in research for coal, oil, and natural gas It would extend the life of current nuclear power plants instead of design new ones Creates a "nuclear energy enabling technologies program" which, in part, develops "small modular reactors". According to the Department of Energy, small modular reactors are factory-made mini-nuclear power plants that can be shipped to places that don't have the infrastructure or money for large nuclear power plants. The idea is to create these for "U.S. companies" to sell around the world. So far, none of these have been designed, licensed, or constructed and DOE wants them deployed within the next decade. Eliminates research into hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle technology and on-site renewable energy generation for buildings. Eliminates research into fish friendly turbines for hydropower Allows "energy efficiency" money to be used for research into renewable power combined with any fossil fuel (currently only wind-coal combo allowed). Makes the Secretary perform extra market analysis for renewable energy projects. Eliminates a program for taxpayer funded installation of solar and other renewable power on State or local government buildings. Eliminates the objective of "Improving United States energy security" from energy research, prohibits research money from being used for Fossil Energy Environmental Restoration, limits the amount of fossil fuel research money that can be used in universities, and prohibits government research into fossil fuels from being used for regulatory assessments by the government. Invests more taxpayer money in coal energy research. Passed the House of Representatives 217-205 President Obama would veto the bill. The veto threat is because the bill funds much less than requested for many areas of research; for example, it provides less than half of what was requested for clean energy research and grid modernizations. Sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas 203 pages H.R. 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Passed the House 269-151 and the Senate (with changes) 71-25 Sponsored by Rep. Mac Thorneberry of Texas 994 pages S. 136: Gold Star Fathers Act Extends hiring advantages for Federal jobs to fathers of people killed in military service (currently, it's only available to mothers). Passed the Senate by voice vote Sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon 3 pages H.R. 1732: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 Forces the Army Corps of Engineers and the EPA to withdraw a proposed rule that would expand protection of waterways in the United States. Orders a new proposed rule to be crafted using studies - including an economic impact study - hand picked by the bill authors. Forces the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA to consult with "public and private stakeholders" that would be effected by the rule Prohibits any additional money for the extra work. Prohibits the Federal government's classification of waterways from voiding State permits for two years. Passed the House of Representatives 261-155 President Obama would veto the bill. Sponsored by Rep. Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania, who has taken almost $400,000 from the Oil and Gas industry, with over half of that for the most recent election. 13 pages H.R. 723: Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2015 An immediate family member of a deceased fire fighter, law enforcement officer, member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew who died in the line of duty can request and be sent a Capitol-flown flag free of charge by their Congressional Representative. Caps the amount to be spent on this at $30,000 per year. Passed the House of Representatives by voice vote Sponsored by Rep. Peter King of New York 4 pages H.R. 36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act Makes it illegal for someone to perform an abortion unless: The fetus is 19 weeks or younger The abortion is performed in a way that gives the fetus the best opportunity to survive Exceptions: If the mother's life is in danger due to a physical illness or injury Incest that has been reported to the government The pregnancy is the result of a rape The mother must have gotten rape counseling or medical treatment for the rape, which must be documented in the mother's medical file The rape counseling or report can not be provided by a non-hospital facility that performs abortions. The penalty for performing an abortion illegally can be a fine and 5 years in prison The mother or parents of the mother (if she is a minor) can seek civil damages from the doctor who performed her abortion illegally The mother can not be prosecuted Passed the House of Representatives 242-184 President Obama would veto the bill Sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks of Arizona 24 pages H.R. 2297: Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 Orders the Secretary of State to report to Congress "the activities of all satellite, broadcast, Internet, or other providers that knowingly provide material support to al-Manar TV and any affiliates" and the status of sanctions against them as ordered by President W. Bush on September 23, 2001. Prohibits financial institutions that process transactions for Hezbollah from opening or maintaining accounts in the United States. Penalties for facilitating Hezbollah transactions will be the greater of $250,000 or twice the transaction amount in addition to a criminal penalty of up to $1 million and up to 20 years in prison. This can be waived in 180 day intervals if the Treasury Secretary says it's in the "national security interests of the United States" These rules will not apply to intelligence activities Passed by 423-0 Sponsored by Rep. Ed Royce of California 20 pages H.R. 474: Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015 Reauthorized a program for homeless veterans for five years. Clarifies that veterans being released from prison are eligible for benefits. Passed the House by a voice vote Sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup of Ohio 3 pages H.R. 1038: Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act Forces the Department of Veterans Affairs to keep a copy of all official reprimands or admonishments in the employee's permanent record as long as they work at the Department of Veteran's Affairs. Passed the House by voice vote Sponsored by Rep. Ryan Costello 3 pages H.R. 1313: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act Allows the business that was owned by a disabled veteran to keep it's veteran perks if the spouse takes over the business for three years, if the veterans did not die as a result of a service related disability (if the veteran did die of service related injuries, the spouse can keep the benefits for 10 years or until she remarries). Passed the House of Representatives 403-0 Sponsored by Rep. Jerry McNerney 3 pages H.R. 1382: BRAVE Act Authorizes the Secretary of Veteran's Affairs to give preferential treatment to companies that hire veterans in their choice in awarding procurement contracts. A company that lies about the veteran status of its employees will be prohibited from contracting with the Department of Veteran's Affairs for five years. Passed the House of Representatives 404-0 Sponsored by Rep. Kathleen Rice 3 pages H.R. 1816: Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015 Excludes monthly pension payments from counting as income for veterans who become permanently or totally disabled from non-service related injuries. Limits the total amount of bonus money allowed to be issued to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs Passed the House by voice vote Sponsored by Rep. Joe Heck of Nevada 3 pages H.R. 874: American Super Computing Leadership Act Broadens the definition of "institution of higher learning" to include organizations that exist to benefit institutions of higher education Orders the Department of Energy to partner with universities, National Laboratories, and industry. Eliminates the Department of Energy's High End Software Development Center and replaces it with a partnerships with universities, National Laboratories, and industry to do research. Part of this program will include outreach to domestic industries, including manufacturing so they can use the technology developed. Passed the House by voice vote Sponsored by Rep. Randy Hultgren of Illinois 8 pages H.R. 1162: Science Prize Competitions Act Allows private for-profit entities to be given grants and contract so administer government prize competitions. Passed the House by voice vote Sponsored by Rep. Donald Beyer of Virginia 6 pages H.R. 1119: Research and Development Efficiency Act Creates a working group to make recommendations on how to streamline Federal regulations and to "minimize the regulatory burden" on universities performing federally funded research. Passed the House by voice vote Sponsored by Rep. Barbara Comstock of Virginia 4 pages H.R. 1156: International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2015 Creates a working group to coordinate international science and technology cooperation, designed in part to "support United States foreign policy goals". Will be co-chaired by officials from the Office of Science and Technology and the Department of State. Passed the House by voice vote Sponsored by Rep. Daniel Lipinski of Illinois 4 pages H.R. 1561: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2015 Creates a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association to improving weather knowledge, understand how the public reacts to warnings, and develop radar and other weather forecasting technologies. At least 30%) of the money for the program will go to universities, private entities, and NGO's to further their research. Creates a tornado warning improvement program with the goal of predicting tornadoes more than an hour in advance. No budget listed. Creates a Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program with the goal of extending hurricane forecasts. No budget listed. Allows the government to pay commercial providers up to $9 million for weather data Creates a pilot contract which makes NOAA contract with a private sector entity for weather data by October 1, 2016. Authorizes (but doesn't appropriate) about $100 million per year through 2017. Passed the House by voice vote Sponsored by Rep. Frank Lucas of Oklahoma 25 pages H.R. 1158: Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2015 Orders an assessment and report on the Department of Energy's ability to host and oversee "privately funded fusion and non-light water reactor prototypes and related demonstration facilities at Department-owned sites" Orders the Energy Department to carry out a pilot program designed to "commercialize" research at National Laboratories. Projects can not directly compete with the private sector. Extends the pilot program until October 31, 2017. Passed the House by voice vote Sponsored by Rep. Randy Hultgren of Illinois 16 pages H.R. 880: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 Makes permanent a corporate tax credit for research and development the expired at the end of 2014 The effects of this on the budget will not be counted The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates this would increase the Federal deficits by $182 billion in the next ten years. President Obama would veto the bill. Passed the House of Representatives 274-145 President Obama would veto the bill. Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas 9 pages Hearings Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Hearing: "Border Security: Examining the Implications of S. 1691, the Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2013", June 9, 2014. House Committee on Science, Space and Techonology Markup Hearing: "H.R. 1806, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015", April 22, 2015 Additional Information Federation of American Scientists: Status of World Nuclear Forces Federaation of American Scientists/Washington and Lee University Study: The Future of Nuclear Power in the United States U.S. Department of Transportation Factsheet: Deficient Bridges by States and Highway System: Current Data Associated Press Article: House votes to provide for highway aid, plug hole in veterans' health care budget by Joan Lowy, July 29, 2015 Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio) Fast Track by Terry Quiett Band On the Road Again by Willie Nelson
(Re-broadcast from August 2014)Discover how and why Sacred Sites of Consciousness around the globe can enhance the path of Self-Realization!Freddy Silva is one of the world's leading researchers on sacred sites, ancient systems of knowledge and the interaction between temples and consciousness. He is the best selling author of "The Templar Nation" and "The Divine Blueprint". His first book "Secrets in the Fields: The Science and Mysticism of Crop Circles", is a critically acclaimed work, published in four languages, providing the only thorough appraisal of this much misunderstood phenomenon. He has also directed several documentaries, including Stairways To Heaven: The Practical Magic Of Sacred Space; Templemaking; and In The Footsteps Of Isis. He has lectured worldwide for over a decade, with keynote appearances at the International Science of Consciousness Conference, the International Society for The Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to appearances on Discovery Channel, BBC, and radio shows such as Coast to Coast.Described by the CEO of Univesral Light Expo as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now." He leads tours in Britain, France, Malta, Peru and Egypt. You can learn more about his work at: http://www.invisibletemple.com
(Re-broadcast from August 2014)Discover how and why Sacred Sites of Consciousness around the globe can enhance the path of Self-Realization!Freddy Silva is one of the world's leading researchers on sacred sites, ancient systems of knowledge and the interaction between temples and consciousness. He is the best selling author of "The Templar Nation" and "The Divine Blueprint". His first book "Secrets in the Fields: The Science and Mysticism of Crop Circles", is a critically acclaimed work, published in four languages, providing the only thorough appraisal of this much misunderstood phenomenon. He has also directed several documentaries, including Stairways To Heaven: The Practical Magic Of Sacred Space; Templemaking; and In The Footsteps Of Isis. He has lectured worldwide for over a decade, with keynote appearances at the International Science of Consciousness Conference, the International Society for The Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to appearances on Discovery Channel, BBC, and radio shows such as Coast to Coast.Described by the CEO of Univesral Light Expo as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now." He leads tours in Britain, France, Malta, Peru and Egypt. You can learn more about his work at: http://www.invisibletemple.com
Former Washington Post Beijing bureau chief, Philip Pan, author of Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China, discusses the science, technology, environment and culture of China with Scientific American 's David Biello, who recently spent almost a month reporting from the country. Plus, we'll test your knowledge of some recent science in the news.
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