morning inspiration
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How Everyday Moroccans Used An Online Platform To Help Change Their Constitution
In late 2010, a stunning series of events across the globe showed how fed up millions are with political corruption, inequality, and social injustice. Technology played a key role in rallying support during the Arab Spring, and in Morocco, an open online platform that allowed citizens to help revamp their country’s constitution four years ago…
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These Hero Rats Are Trained To Sniff Out Land Mines And Tuberculosis
An international NGO trains rodents to find buried bombs and a deadly respiratory disease. Meanwhile, I’ve taught my dog how to carry three tennis balls in his mouth at once.
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This Gene Could Help Plants Survive Drought
We’ve talked a lot about the 500 years in California. Scientists are wondering how plants could survive a hotter, dryer planet in the future. A team of researchers at Oxford may have found an answer by tinkering with a gene used for photosynthesis.
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Here’s How You Move A 363 Tonne, 404-Year-Old Japanese Castle
400: That’s about how many years old Japan’s Hirosaki Castle is. It’s also how many (US) tons it weighs. And yet it was successfully lifted two feet in the air and 70 metres down the road.