"The Lady in Number 6," the film based on the life of Alice Herz-Sommer won the 2014 Academy Award for Best Short Documentary. Mrs. Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest known Holocaust survivor and pianist, passed away in London at the age of 110 one week before Sunday's Oscar ceremony. The film's producer, Nicholas Reed, stated, “Kids all over the world grow up on superheroes. What we, their parents, must remind them, is documentaries tell stories … [Read more...]
Creative surgeon saves child’s life by 3-D printing his heart
When the tiny anatomy of a small child is involved, heart surgery is extremely difficult procedure. When 14-month-old Roland Lian Cung Bawi's heart was failing, surgeon Erle Austin knew that he had to prepare meticulously for an intricate operation, and turned to 3-D printing for help. Austin and his team produced a 3-D model of little Roland's heart, allowing them to come up with a precise plan to limit the amount of exploratory incisions, … [Read more...]
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Are you in tune with your creative intelligence?
Creative intelligence is one of the seminars in our certified training programme, The Academy for Quantum Revolutionaries. Visit https://drmichaelwayne.tempurl.host/blog/revolution/the-academy/ to find out more. … [Read more...]
Urban bees are using PLASTIC to build hives – and it could stop parasites from infecting their nests!
Plastic bags are seen as the scourge of the landscape, threatening the lives of wildlife and marine creatures around the world. Yet urban bees in Canada have found a novel use for the litter. Research from the University of Guelph has revealed some urban bees have resorted to using small pieces of plastic bags and plastic building materials to construct their nests. The plastic is used as a substitute for plant resins and researchers claim it … [Read more...]
Forest suburbia is inhabited by self-sufficient tree-like homes
Danish design student Konrad Wójcik envisions a suburbia where people live in tree-like houses that blend right in with the forest, calling it a return to a "primeval symbiosis", in a recent article on Tree Hugger. Supported by a single pole, much like a tree trunk, Wójcik's pine tree-shaped homes will accommodate anywhere from two to four people. According to FastCo.Exist, the four-floored dwellings would be outfitted with bio-digesters, heat … [Read more...]
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Inspiring Sportsmanship in Sochi
Russian cross-country skier Anton Gafarov fell and broke his ski during the Men’s Sprint Free Semifinals. In true Olympic spirit he kept going, knowing that with half a ski he would end up limping across the finish line in front of the world and his home crowd. From out of nowhere, Canadian ski coach Justin Wadsworth ran down to Gafarov's aid. He not only gave Gafarov a new ski, but took the broken ski from him and snapped him into the borrowed … [Read more...]
The first stage of the Brazilian government's operation to remove illegal loggers and ranchers from the land of the Awá tribe is now complete!A total of 427 notices have been issued, giving the non-Indians 40 days to leave the territory or be removed.The Awá are internationally recognized as Earth's most threatened tribe, as their forest is being destroyed at an … [Read more...]
Children Read To Shelter Cats In The Heart-melting “Book Buddies” Program.The Animal Rescue League of Berks County, Pennsylvania, is running a beautiful incentive program called “Book Buddies” where children volunteer to read books to sheltered cats.“The program will help children improve their reading skills while also helping the shelter … [Read more...]
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