Friction in science, cityscapes in art, and Stephen Fry reads more for Book Club.
... Continue ReadingMonth: February 2021
Health and Whisky
We visit the Covid ward of a Madrid hospital to see how technology is being used to figure out how much pain non-communicative patients are in.
... Continue ReadingThe rare mountain you can’t climb
Climbing Machhapuchhare is forbidden, a rarity in a country like Nepal that has embraced mountain tourism so enthusiastically that even the world's highest point gets overcrowded.
... Continue ReadingMyanmar coup: Huge crowds mourn woman killed in protests
Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing was shot in the head just before her 20th birthday, the first of at least three people to die in the protests.
Snubbed as Obama High Court Pick, Garland in Line to Be AG
Attorney General nominee Judge Merrick Garland speaks during an event with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. The once-snubbed... Continue Reading