CultureThe good news
A restored villa becomes Argelato’s new library
The municipal library opened in Villa Beatrice’s restored east wing on 3 October.
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ScienceThe good news
NASA studies droplets that freeze when they hit aircraft
A 5 October report describes June tests of instruments for observing supercooled large droplets.
EnvironmentThe good news
Cambodian farmers receive forecasts with practical drought advice
FAO describes a system linking weather warnings to farming decisions.
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SocietyThe good news
Social workers help children in Yemen make time for school
An account from Al Khawkha shows support for families, while keeping individual cases separate from wider results.
Moving forward.
EnvironmentThe good news
Tesino research brings pastures, forests and communities into one picture
An interdisciplinary study combines aerial photographs, soils, plants and local knowledge to understand an Alpine landscape.
SocietyThe good news
Argenta opens its early-years hub: preschool active, nursery still to come
Six preschool classes are operating; the new nursery still needs to complete its launch.
ScienceThe bright side
The UK funds tools to help data systems work together
The programme aims to connect different organisations and systems; its proposed benefits are not yet measured results.
ScienceThe bright side
ESA and Vast explore a path for research after the space station
A memorandum starts a feasibility study; it does not mean a new station is already operating.
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Design · Philosophy · Plants · Curiosities · Words · Food · Cultures & peoples. Ideas worth a closer look.
01Design
Gio Ponti: lightness is built at the joints
The Superleggera seems to consist of a few lines: behind that simplicity lie different materials and careful work on its joints.
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Descartes: good sense needs a method
A famous opening raises a less comfortable question: having the ability to judge is not enough; we must learn to use it.
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Coffea arabica: the bean was hidden inside a fruit
Before the cup come white flowers, red fruits and pale seeds: observing the plant changes what we mean by a coffee bean.
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Sharks: behind one tooth, the next is waiting
Their jaws carry several rows of teeth: part of the story of sharks continues in the teeth they shed and sometimes leave as fossils.
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Biscotto: an Italian word that goes back into the oven
The Italian name preserves the idea of cooking twice, but a word’s history does not dictate every recipe made today.
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Pickles: two different routes to a sour taste
A cucumber can turn sour through fermentation or added vinegar: a similar taste does not always reveal the same process.
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Kintsugi: the join becomes part of the design
Japanese ceramic repair makes joins visible: materials, skilled work and an object’s history matter as much as the golden colour itself.
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