22/03/2013
"The ultimate brain spa" this year in Edinburgh, on June 10-14, a 4-day TEDGlobal conference with speakers from around the world who will take the audience on a journey through the continents to discuss the future of the planet. Click the link to get a feel of what it's going to be about: http://blog.ted.com/2013/03/20/continent-by-continent-tedglobal-talks/
15/03/2013
A Must See
Polish Cold War Neonisation on BBC website today:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21787148
15/03/2013
Towards New Physics
Higgs boson: Scientists 'pretty sure'
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider say the particle outlined in July 2012 looks increasingly to be a Higgs boson.
17/02/2013
Food for thought for a Sunday afternoon...
What the World Eats, Part I - Photo Essays
What's on family dinner tables around the globe? Photographs by Peter Menzel from the book "Hungry Planet"
04/02/2013
The Greatest Machu Picchu Photobomb
Photographer Erica Kuschel describes the lead-up to this amazing snap:
"I was trying to find a better view of Machu Picchu without the crowds and found this nice spot. This llama was following my husband around, constantly trying to "neck" with him. As I set up the shot he/she kinda wandered in and modeled for us so I just went with it."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/machu-picchu-llama-photobomb-photo_n_2582268.html
15/01/2013
Earth at night 2012 full link:
Google Maps Engine: Map View
15/01/2013
Poland at Night
from an interactive Earth at Night 2012: https://earthbuilder.google.com/
11/01/2013
Go there to find out more:
Digital Globes, a New Way to View the World
Their expense has so far made them rare, but with prices coming down, these glowing, programmable spheres are set to become more common.
11/01/2013
With this optical projection of the globe one can learn how the earth was formed, see how the whole planet changes with the seasons, follow the influence of human actions on the earth, and much more. Simply, with a touch of a button you can observe the Earth as if from a space craft. Just think how this digital globe will change schools in not so distant future...
the photo source: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/science/digital-globes-a-new-way-to-view-the-world.html
29/12/2012
So you think you're good at geography? Try this! Fingers crossed!
Geography game: how well do you know the world?
Play the Global development game: identify the world's countries and territories, rank them according to GDP then fingers at the ready for the picture round
24/12/2012
Wonderful Christmas dreams that come true...
The Snowman | My English Scrapbook