Not having an opinion is not a sign of ignorance or indifference. It's often a mark of an open mind.
The more complex and consequential the issue, the more critical thinking depends on suspending judgment.
A key to learning is gathering information without forming a conclusion.
On the 29th May 1453 over 2,000 years of Roman civilisation came to an end.
This is the extraordinary story of the last stand of Constantinople.
And the final days of Byzantium...
For me, it’d be a horrifying nightmare.
For others, it’d be a dream come true.
Welcome to Ao Island in Japan, where cats outnumber humans 36 to 1.
A thread of history and (scary) cat photos:
With funding scarcity, poor infrastructure, and food insecurity in Bangladesh, it’s hard for teachers to educate the country's children.
This all gets compounded during monsoon season, when 70% of the country can end up under water.
The solution?
"Floating schools"
A thread:
Lebanon electricity generator owners say they will turn off power for 5 hours each day due to fuel shortages/high costs starting tomorrow or Wednesday.
-Off for 3 hours at night & 2 during the day.
-State only providing a few hours of electricity
-This means total blackouts
Here’s some mind-blowing technology being developed by @boztank and his team for our AR glasses: wrist-based sensors that let you control devices using the same electrical motor nerve signals you use to move your hands
https://t.co/UsVsGA7tm6