Mêdog, or Metok, or Motuo County, also known as Pemako, is a county as well as a traditional region of the prefecture-level city of Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China.
Monthly Archives: March 2021
Morning News Podcast: AstraZeneca Deemed Safe, Asian Attacks In The U.S.
We get the latest from Brussels after the EU’s medicines regulator says the Astrazeneca vaccine is “safe and effective”.
Plus: we unpack the wave of anti-Asian attacks in the US and get the business headlines.
Walking Tours: ‘Antwerp – Northern Belgium’ (Video)
Antwerp is a port city on Belgium’s River Scheldt, with history dating to the Middle Ages. In its center, the centuries-old Diamond District houses thousands of diamond traders, cutters and polishers. Antwerp’s Flemish Renaissance architecture is typified by the Grote Markt, a central square in the old town. At the 17th-century Rubens House, period rooms display works by the Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens.
Travel Tour: ‘Antarctica In 360° Panorama’ (5K Video)
A virtual journey to Antarctica: the southernmost and coldest continent is waiting for you! Endless ice fields, the ocean stretching beyond the horizon and snow shining against the background of a bright blue sky: this strict and peaceful landscape can be admired endlessly. But this white stillness is deceiving: the silence is disturbed by the voices of penguins, permanent residents of Antarctica who are not afraid of extreme colds. Through our video, you can visit these animals and walk among the piles of ice without leaving your home! Don’t forget that this is 360 video: you can change the angle of view.
Science: Covid Treatments & Smart Cities Built With Smart Materials (Podcast)
Science Staff Writer Kelly Servick discusses how physicians have sifted through torrents of scientific results to arrive at treatments for SARS-CoV-2.
Sarah also talks with Wesley Reinhart, of Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Institute for Computational and Data Science, about why we should be building smart cities from smart materials, such as metamaterials that help solar panels chase the Sun, and living materials like self-healing concrete that keep buildings in good shape.
TOP JOURNALS: RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS FROM SCIENCE MAGAZINE (MAR 19, 2021)
Electric Vehicles: Canoo Debuts 2023 Pickup Truck
Purpose-built pickup truck features powered workbenches, tool storage, a modular expandable bed and more.
Canoo debuted its fully-electric pickup truck during the Motor Press Guild’s Virtual Media Day (VMD) in partnership with Automobility LA. The production version of the pickup truck will open for preorders in Q2 2021, with deliveries beginning as early as 2023.
Covid-19: Israel’s Efforts To Vaccinate Holdouts
Israel is allowing vaccinated citizens to access gyms, restaurants and live concerts. As the country races to immunize all adults against Covid-19 and reopen fully, it is even offering free drinks and pizza to entice those who are hesitant to get the shot. Photo: Tamir Elterman
Future Shopping: Online Retail & Personal Data
The pandemic has upended the way people buy—online retail has soared as high-street shops and malls close. Brands are now racing to exploit one of the most important weapons in the battle for buyers: their customers’ data.
Read special report on the future of shopping here: https://econ.st/2Q8XQC2
Art: Chilean Abstract Impressionist Roberto Matta – ‘Prince Of Blood’
Roberto Matta’s Prince of Blood (triptych) was not only the painter’s first contribution to Surrealism, it was also the first artistic attempt to visualize Einstein’s theory of space-time. In this episode of Anatomy of an Artwork, discover how Matta was inspired by Marcel Duchamp to create a work that gives visual form to a world in flux and contradictions.
Roberto Sebastián Antonio Matta Echaurren, better known as Roberto Matta, was one of Chile’s best-known painters and a seminal figure in 20th century abstract expressionist and surrealist art.
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