In 1891 this promise was fulfilled and Marie went to Paris and began to study at the Sorbonne (the University of Paris). She often worked far into the night and lived on little more than bread and butter and tea.
Oftentimes when the weekend arrives we party hard. We eat and drink too much. And then we feel guilty. Maybe if we didn’t deprive ourselves of simple pleasures all day every day, we wouldn't feel so compelled to overdo it.
Oftentimes when the weekend arrives we party hard. We eat and drink too much. And then we feel guilty. Maybe if we didn’t deprive ourselves of simple pleasures all day every day, we wouldn't feel so compelled to overdo it.
Patents on software often grant ownership of concepts, rather than physical creations. The increasing push to assert ownership of these concepts has led to a destructive arms race among technology companies.
Patents on software often grant ownership of concepts, rather than physical creations. The increasing push to assert ownership of these concepts has led to a destructive arms race among technology companies.
Until recently, there was little scientific information about hyperpolyglots. Mezzofanti was supposed to have known 72 languages, and to have spoken 39 fluently, but nowadays such tales are often greeted with scepticism.
The tales often depicted the upper class as corrupt. One of the most beloved characters from the penny blood serials was Sweeney Todd, created by Thomas Prest.
The late Apple CEO Steve Jobs kept meetings as small as possible. He hated when they were too big, because it often meant that there were people at the meeting who didn't need to be, and were therefore being unproductive.
The late Apple CEO Steve Jobs kept meetings as small as possible. He hated when they were too big, because it often meant that there were people at the meeting who didn't need to be, and were therefore being unproductive.
In some cases, physicians request that pictures be taken both before and after the contrast material enters the patient's body. Patients who receive contrast material in the arm often report feeling a warm sensation.
The white, cloudy contrails that airplanes often leave in the sky may be full of ice crystals, but they're warming the globe. They trap infrared radiation on its way out into space which slightly heats the Earth.
The white, cloudy contrails that airplanes often leave in the sky may be full of ice crystals, but they're warming the globe. They trap infrared radiation on its way out into space which slightly heats the Earth.
It’s a tricky, expensive and often very dangerous affair to safely relocate a rhino. But conservationists in South Africa have come up with a slightly awkward and highly effective way of moving the animals.