Tag: earth

  • May COVID-19 help us make peace with bacteria

    May COVID-19 help us make peace with bacteria

    May COVID-19 help us make peace with bacteria Bacteria is the smallest living organism on Earth and it is also the biggest (great corail reef).  It is also the oldest living organism on Earth. “Let’s collapse the planet’s entire history into a single calendar year. Right now, as you’re reading this page, it is the…

  • Turn

    Turn

    “Look back and take a picture of the Earth”, Carl Sagan told the Apollo 17 astronauts Who were oriented towards space Photographing distant planets and stars. “Turn back, there’s no need to look to the future!” When, for the first time, Humans cause disasters At the magnitude of natural disasters, You chose not to look…

  • 2001: A space odyssey – From beginning to end

    2001: A space odyssey – From beginning to end

    2001: A space odyssey – From beginning to end 2001: A Space Odyssey – Cinematic Hypnotism – Chris Stuckmann: https://youtu.be/wTiF9Otm2Mw David Bowie – Space Oddity: https://youtu.be/iYYRH4apXDo

  • The Message Behind “Colors of The Wind”

    The Message Behind “Colors of The Wind”

    The Message Behind “Colors Of The Wind”: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/the-message-behind-colors-of-the-wind Pocahontas | Colors of the Wind | Disney Sing-Along:  Colors of the Wind | Wikipedia: Click here to read the article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_of_the_Wind “Schwartz wanted to write a song for the film wherein Pocahontas confronts the Eurocentrism of John Smith. “Colors of the Wind” was the first song written…

  • Patterson

    Patterson

    The Most Important Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of – Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/94569/clair-patterson-scientist-who-determined-age-earth-and-then-saved-it

  • La Terre vue de près

    La Terre vue de près

    (via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghkQoJoipbM) La Terre vue de près – UNESCO: http://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/?pg=33&s=films_details&id=1570 Entretien avec Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Ambassadeur de bonne volonté du Programme des Nations Unies pour l’environnement: http://www.un.org/apps/newsFr/newsmakersF.asp?NewsID=21#.WkN1dbaZPNA

  • What world do we live in?

    What world do we live in?

    Making a Meaningful Map – ESRI: http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0911/making-a-map-meaningful.html Map projection – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_projection Flag of the United Nations – Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Nations Boston public schools map switch aims to amend 500 years of distortion (the video is quite fun) – The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/mar/19/boston-public-schools-world-map-mercator-peters-projection To order one of the “planisphères renversantes” from an over-passionate anti-imperialist: http://les-volets-jaunes.org/planispheres-renversantes/envoi-postal