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Awesome picture of the Grand Canyon that only happens once every 10 years
On Friday, a rare weather phenomenon created an incredible sight at the Grand Canyon. The canyon was filled with fog due to something known as “temperature inversion,” according to the Grand Canyon National Park Facebook page, which posted photos to its website. “We are currently experiencing an after Thanksgiving treat,” a photo caption read. “No, it’s […]
This Is the Man Bill Gates Thinks You Absolutely Should Be Reading
“There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil,” Bill Gates wrote this summer. That’s quite an endorsement—and it gave a jolt of fame to Smil, a professor emeritus of environment and geography at the University of Manitoba. In a world of specialized intellectuals, Smil is an ambitious and astonishing […]