It is becoming easier for Chinese films to attract private domestic capital. They have gotten a boost from international blockbusters as well as acclaimed local films.
Foxconn, Apple's largest manufacturing partner, is coming under renewed criticism over labor practices after reports that vocational students were being compelled to work at plants making iPhones.
Wasps go inside figs to lay their eggs. They die inside. But don't worry -- an enzyme in the fig breaks down their carcasses into protein making the fruit wasp-free and delicious!.
NASA is trying out virtual reality as a way of speeding up astronauts' training and making tasks more efficient. With less training time, the astronauts will have more time to devote to other activities on board the station.
NASA is trying out virtual reality as a way of speeding up astronauts' training and making tasks more efficient. With less training time, the astronauts will have more time to devote to other activities on board the station.
Family, class, region, and religion are now less robust indicators, and work is filling the gap, making it the most important fact about ourselves we mention when we meet people.
The industrial revolution facilitated the growth of literacy, making it easier to print and transport publications in large quantities, thus providing inexpensive entertainment for the masses.
The sacrifices were about making an unpredictable world more predictable. A harsh environment had moulded a harsh civilization with an elaborate set of rituals designed to ensure its survival.