Author: Daniela

  • The Inefficiency of Meat Production

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  • NASA’s Curiosity Rover Makes a Stunning Find

    NASA’s Curiosity Rover Makes a Stunning Find

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    “Finding a field of stones made of pure sulfur is like finding an oasis in the desert,” said Curiosity’s project scientist, Ashwin Vasavada of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. “It shouldn’t be there, so now we have to explain it. Discovering strange and unexpected things is what makes planetary exploration so exciting.” It’s…

  • West of Roan – Queen of Eyes

    West of Roan – Queen of Eyes

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    Annie Schermer and Channing Showalter, also part of the freak-folk foursome Doran, realize the potential of the concept album on multiple levels. First, there is method. Writing original songs that quilt together stories from many different origin points, Schermer and Showalter seek the commonalities among legends, myths and folktales from diverse spots on the globe: their…

  • Reviving Adire – Nigeria’s Traditional Fabric

    Reviving Adire – Nigeria’s Traditional Fabric

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    It is heartening to find so many cultures making efforts to preserve, promote and incorporate their traditional crafts into modern life. In Nigeria there has been a revival of Adire, the colorful fabric worn primarily by the Yoruba people. Its revival has lead, not only, to a cultural renaissance but to an economic boom. Art…

  • Electricity-Free Clay Refrigerator Saves Factory

    Electricity-Free Clay Refrigerator Saves Factory

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    In 2001, the founder of Mitticool ceramics learned many of his customers in India don’t have regular access to electricity. So he invented a fridge made out of clay. It keeps food 8 degrees cooler than the outside air, but it doesn’t need any electricity to run. And while other ceramics companies in the region…

  • Learning In the Desert – UNESCO Green Citizens

    Learning In the Desert – UNESCO Green Citizens

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    Discover how the NaDEET centre blends environmental education with the breathtaking and diverse ecosystem of Namibia. Listen to the full story on the UNESCO Green Citizens podcast Episode 5: Learning in the Desert

  • Tales from Granny Squannit

    Tales from Granny Squannit

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    Joan Tavares Avant brings us Tales from Granny Squannit in the Mashpee Enterprise. Mrs. Frederick Gardner, Mashpee Wampanoag, shared the legend about the Screecham Sisters with author Elizabeth Reynard, who wrote it down around 1934. No one could not settle on Screecham’s Island, which lies off Cotuit near Mashpee, because the ghost of Hannah Screecham…

  • The Future is Here with Printed Food

    The Future is Here with Printed Food

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    Hey Star Trek fans – that food replicator you always thought was so cool on the show is no longer a thing of the future – its here now in the form of 3D food printers. “3D printed food could transform cooking,” says Hod Lipson, professor of innovation at Columbia University and creator of the…

  • Leveraging Technology and Innovation to Promote the Handcrafts

    Leveraging Technology and Innovation to Promote the Handcrafts

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    Can modern technology be a partner in preserving traditional crafts passed down through generations? Many countries are coming to recognize the important role crafts play in preserving cultural identity. Iran is no exception. In the July 9th interview with the Tehran Times, Zahra Ebrahimi, an official from the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, expresses the “strategic…

  • Teaching Children to Think and Innovate Through Art

    Teaching Children to Think and Innovate Through Art

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    While AI may be controversial to many, Tian Taiquan has embraced the technology and, in 2023, pioneered the first AI co-creation art program for children. In a recent interview Tian Taiquan, founder of the Erduoren children’s art brand and a renowned contemporary Chinese artist, discussed his innovative art education approach. “Our goal is to teach…