The year 2020 has hardly been a joyride so far. With every passing month, it seems that we’re advancing to a more difficult level in a cruel, never-ending game. Kicking things off with veiled threats of World War III, we slowly but surely eased into a pandemic, just in time to witness – and, hopefully,
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It’s everywhere on the news. You’ve probably heard or read about it. It’s the thing that’s been constantly on our minds for the past couple weeks, the invisible enemy that sequesters us indoors. Whether you’re referring to the virus itself (SARS-CoV-2) or the associated disease (COVID-19), the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has successfully managed to make
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You’re probably aware of how expensive the art world can be. More than once you’ve seen on the news how seemingly rudimentary paintings are sold for more money than you hope to make in your life – the one above, Onement VI by Barnett Newman, reached the hefty price tag of 43.8 million USD at
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In recent times, the phrase ‘global warming’ – or its somewhat broader placeholder, ‘climate change’ – has been on everyone’s minds. Whether you have actively engaged with the subject or you have just briefly discussed it with your friends over coffee, it is quite likely that you know the basics. Earth is hot. Or at
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“I’d love to have my own country!” – quite a lot of people have had this thought at some point during their lives. If you’re one of them, this article is for you. Whether you were fascinated by being a leader to millions or fancied the idea of creating a tightly knit community, a ‘personal’
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In recent news, Google has allegedly achieved ‘quantum supremacy’. Specifically, the tech giant claims to have built the first quantum computer, a state-of-the-art device capable of outperforming even the most powerful supercomputers. Named after an American species of tree, the Sycamore quantum processor was able to perform a set of calculations in 200 seconds. At
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