Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji is the head temple for the Seizan branch of Japan’s Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect, located in Kyoto, Sakyō-ku. It was founded by Shinshō, a pupil of Kūkai, and is famous for its fall foliage and for its prominence in the past as a center of learning.
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Science Podcast: Shallow Pool Origins For Life On Earth, ‘Covidization’
How water chemistry is shifting researchers’ thoughts on where life might have arisen, and a new model to tackle climate change equitably and economically.
In this episode:
00:46 A shallow start to life on Earth?
It’s long been thought that life on Earth first appeared in the oceans. However, the chemical complexities involved in creating biopolymers in water has led some scientists to speculate that shallow pools on land were actually the most likely location for early life.
News Feature: How the first life on Earth survived its biggest threat — water
07:44 Coronapod
The COVID-19 pandemic has massively shifted the scientific landscape, changing research and funding priorities across the world. While this shift was necessary for the development of things like vaccines, there are concerns that the ‘covidization’ of research could have long-term impacts on other areas of research.
News: Scientists fear that ‘covidization’ is distorting research
20:45 Research Highlights
The Hayabusa2 mission successfully delivers a tiny cargo of asteroid material back to Earth, and a team in China claims to have made the first definitive demonstration of computational ‘quantum advantage’.
Nature News: Physicists in China challenge Google’s ‘quantum advantage’
22:38 Calculating carbon
Limiting carbon emissions is essential to tackling climate change. However, working out how to do this in a way that is fair to nations worldwide is notoriously difficult. Now, researchers have developed a model that gives some surprising insights in how to equitably limit carbon.
Research Article: Bauer et al.
News and Views: Trade-offs for equitable climate policy assessed
29:08 Briefing Chat
We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, bioluminescent Australian animals, and the collapse of the Arecibo telescope.
Video Interview: Elon Musk On Tesla & The Future Of Innovation
Watch Elon Musk at the WSJ CEO Council Summit talk about future plans for Tesla and SpaceX. Musk also reveals why he moved to Texas and shares his advice for business leaders.
Health: How ‘Statins’ Prevent Heart Attacks And Strokes’ (CDC Video)
Statins are a type of medication used to lower the level of bad cholesterol in the blood and reduce build-up in arteries that can cause a heart attack or stroke. This short animated video explains the importance of statins, how they work, and why your doctor may prescribe them.
Aerial Travel: ‘Santa Monica, California’ (Video)
Aerial footage of Santa Monica. Featuring: Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Ferris Wheel, the boardwalk, and downtown Santa Monica.
Santa Monica is a coastal city west of downtown Los Angeles. Santa Monica Beach is fringed by Palisades Park, with views over the Pacific Ocean. Santa Monica Pier is home to the Pacific Park amusement park, historic Looff Hippodrome Carousel and Santa Monica Pier Aquarium. Next to the pier is Muscle Beach, an outdoor gym established in the 1930s. In the city center, Bergamot Station houses several art galleries.
City Life: The ‘Vibrant, Artsy & Friendly’ Borough Of Hackney In London
Walking down Mare Street, vibrant even in these days of restrictions, it’s hard to reconcile today’s Hackney with pictures from the past. Shop-lined roads were once babbling streams, pubs were market gardens and this bastion of hip, edgy, urban creativity was a remote village where people retreated for a taste of idyllic countryside. But then, few places have changed more over time than this corner of East London.
According to local lore, the small settlement that sprung up along the Roman roads to Lincoln and Colchester owes its name to a Danish chief called Hacon, whose eye — islet—this was. No trace remains of this early history, but some medieval records indicate that the Knights Templars owned about 110 acres in the Hackney Marshes and built some mills on the River Lea — hence today’s Temple Mills. The village’s first parish church, St Augustine, was named after the Templars’ patron saint.
Morning News Podcast: Biden’s ‘First 100 Days Agenda’, Cybersecurity
NPR News Now reports: President-Elect Biden’s ‘First 100 Days Agenda’, new Cabinet nominees and other top news.
American Landmarks: The Modernization Of The ‘Empire State Building’
One of the world’s most famous skyscrapers has just been through a major 10-year modernisation project. See New York City’s 1930s icon has been updated for the modern age.
Full story here – https://www.theb1m.com/video/inside-t…
The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931. Its name is derived from “Empire State”, the nickname of the state of New York.
Top Home Remodel Tours: A ‘Mid-Century Modern’ In Los Angeles (Video)
Robert Galishoff originally hired architects Brett Woods and Joe Dangaran to bring his single story mid-century modern home back to life. But what began as a simple renovation turned into a major architectural passion, and through a successful partnership, they created a reverent sanctuary in the sky.
Aerial Travel Videos: ‘Canada’ (Ultra HD)
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world’s second-largest country by total area.
Video timeline: 1. intro (Niagara falls) 0:00 2. intro (Vancouver island waterfalls) 0:02 3. intro (CN Tower) 0:08 4. intro (Niagara Falls with river) 0:11 5. intro (Vancouver park) 0:14 6. intro (Peyto Lake) 0:16 7. intro (Toronto City) 0:19 8. intro (Frozen Niagara falls) 0:23 9. intro (Athabasca River) 0:26 10. Beautiful ocean and house in Newfoundland 0:29 11. Niagara falls with Rainbow, Aerial View 0:35 12. Iceberg in Canadian ocean 0:41 13. The whole Niagara Falls view by drone 0:53 14. The whole Niagara Falls view by drone (Part 2) 1:01 15. Small fountain time-lapse in the Canadian forest 1:11 16. Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge in Vancouver Forest 1:23 17. Vancouver Park time-lapse in sunny day 1:35 18. The whole Niagara Falls view by drone (Part 3) 1:47 19. The Niagara River and International Rainbow Bridge, Aerial view 1:51 20. Vancouver island waterfall in forest 1:58 21. Beautiful Peyto Lake Time-lapse in Canada 2:11 22. Jasper National Park Aerial view, Canada 2:29 21. Green forest with river in Jasper National Park 2:38 22. Beautiful Moraine Lake in Banff national park 2:48 23. Montreal City at night in Canada, Aerial View 2:57 24. Calgary City at night in Canada, Drone View 3:21 25. Calgary City at night in Canada, (Part 2) 3:45 26. Montreal City at night With River, Aerial View 4:09 27. CN Tower at Night in Toronto, Canada 4:33 28. Athabasca River with green trees 5:03 29. Jasper national park, A guy Walking 5:09 30. Close-up View of Niagara falls 5:16 31. Toronto city sing Time-lapse 5:33 32. Toronto city sing Time-lapse (Part 2) 5:58 33. Mount Louis, Lake at Winter season 6:08 34. Niagara Falls in Sunny Day 6:17 35. Banff gondola ride up to green hills 6:29 36. A Sunny Day Time-Lapse Toronto, Canada 6:49 37. Eaton center Toronto at Night 7:08 38. Vancouver lakes with beautiful blue sky 7:12 39. Frozen Niagara Falls at Winter season 7:23 40. Green trees with blue sky, icefields parkway 7:42 41. Toronto, Canada Time-lapse in Sunset time 7:50 42. Montreal lake with Beautiful red tree and park 8:01 43. Toronto city at night time, Time-Lapse 8:30 44. Ottawa Capital of Canada, Time-lapse 8:45 45. CN Tower with beautiful blue sky time-lapse 9:03 46. Vancouver downtown at night with clouds 9:08 47. Canada in Spring time with ocean 9:29 48. Big ice bugs in Canadian ocean 9:34 49. Calgary City in Canada, Aerial View 9:49 50. Calgary City at sunset time in Canada, Aerial View 10:19 51. Calgary City at sunset time in Canada, Aerial View (Part 2) 10:49 52. Drone fly over the Montreal cities river 11:13 53. Aerial view in Montreal river at sunny day 11:42 54. Aerial view in Montreal river at sunny day (Part 2) 12:12 55. Quebec city’s house, Canada, Aerial View 12:42 56. All over the Toronto city with CN Tower, drone View 13:09 57. All over the Toronto city with CN Tower, drone View (Part 2) 13:32 58. Niagara falls close-up view by drone 14:02 59. Frozen white mountain at winter season 14:31 60. Home in the middle of Minnewanka Lake with beautiful Mountain 15:31 61. Toronto city Canada at night time-lapse 15:50 62. Blue and Red light in CN Tower, Toronto 16:07 63. Car driving on the flyover into the city of Toronto 16:27 64. Car driving on the flyover into the city of Toronto (Part 2) 16:47 65. Dynamic drone view of waterfall 17:05 66. Montreal Quebec city Canada at night 17:22 67. Downtown Toronto high building with blue sky 17:34 68. West Toronto, Canada at night time-lapse 17:45 69. Algonquin park with beautiful lake at sunset time 17:57 70. Yonge-Dundas Square in Canada, time lapse 18:09 71. All over Toronto from Le park in sunny day 18:22 72. Montreal park at spring in Canada 18:35 73. Lake Louise at winter season, Hamlet in Canada 18:45 74. Montreal lake with red leaves in springtime 18:48 75. Hyper-lapse footage of Toronto of Canada at night 19:09 76. Toronto downtown time-lapse at night 19:16 77. Queens Quay in toronto at afternoon 19:27 78. End Title 19:34
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