Tag: japan
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Links van 6 tot 13 november 2024
Carl Sagan’s scientific legacy extends far beyond ‘Cosmos’ On what would’ve been the astronomer’s 90th trip around the Sun, here’s a look at his legacy as a scientist, advocate and communicator. wetenschap, Carl Sagan Solving the Siberian Crater Mystery In the northern reaches of Russia, enigmatic craters have begun appearing in broad expanses of windswept…
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Links van 11 tot 15 oktober 2024
The life-changing magic of Japanese clutter | Aeon Essays In the late 20th century, Japan was known for its minimalism: its Zen arts, its tidy and ordered cities, its refined foods and fashions. But Tsuzuki peeled away this façade to reveal a more complicated side to his nation. And Tokyo was the perfect setting for…
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Gelezen: The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
Iris ChangPenguin Books, 1998, 290 blz. Wel, dát was een ervaring. Het Japanse leger in de jaren 1930-40 waren geen aangename mensen. Gelijk, écht niet aangenaam. Een mens moet maar wat lezen over Unit 731 om een idee te krijgen. Dit boek heeft het over een andere gruwelijke episode: de paar weken waarin 300.000 of…
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Links van 11 november 2013 tot 12 november 2013
How I Ate No Food for 30 Days | Motherboard“Eating just for the nutrients is like having sex just to procreate,” she said. Bill Gates: Here’s My Plan to Improve Our World — And How You Can Help | Wired Business | Wired.comSerieuze mens: "These days I get to spend a lot of time trying…