I remember refreshing my gray portal, not once, not twice, over and over again. I wasn't panicking, I wasn't crying, I was hoping quieter than that. I was hoping it would change.I was 18 years old and everything around me said I was doing what I was supposed to do. I had followed the right path. I had did the right thing. I had worked hard.So when I saw my first failed semester, it did not felt like a mistake. It felt like a pressure collapsing in word. Because where I grew up, failure did not mean somethin ...

There's a dirty little secret about going viral that no one tells you. Sure, it feels fun at first. It's exhilarating. The applause, the ego boost, the spotlight. But when the likes fade and the algorithm moves on, you're left asking a much harder question. How many likes does it take for you to feel validated? And maybe even a more uncomfortable question. What happens when the likes stop? So, have you ever posted something and then went to check back on it five minutes later, 10 minutes later, refreshing, ...

Think about home for a moment. Where you came from. What reminds you of that place.Maybe it's a sound, music spilling through a doorway. Maybe it's a sight, a familiar street, a festival in full swing. Maybe it's a smell.Food cooking in the kitchen rich with memories. When I think of home, I smell the food. In Puerto Rico, that would be the slow simmer of soprito, the sweetness of fresh mango, or the sizzle of frying suitoss.When I came to Louisiana, I found different dishes, but the same feeling. The joy o ...

Picture Earth from space. A shimmering blue marble softly glowing with city lights, carved by farmlands and city grids, dominated by vast blue oceans. But beneath the waves lies a complex world, a vibrant underwater city built by coral, alive with color and movement.These underwater cities are more than just beautiful. They protect our oceanceans's health, sheltering over 25% of all marine life at some point in their life cycles. They act as natural breakwaters, softening storm waves before they can crash a ...

Guys, saving the planet is hard, especially considering climate change. The changing climate brings rising temperatures that fuel fast developing hurricanes, record heat waves, and unpredictable flooding. Our coastline is disappearing and vulnerable communities are losing their livelihoods.As a result, many of us see this as a reason to live more sustainably and lessen our impact on the planet. And so we drive electric vehicles. We energize our homes with solar power.We use biodegradable and recyclable prod ...

All over our beautiful planet, beneath the surface of rivers, lakes, swamps, and creeks, live some of the most fascinating, overlooked, and underststudied organisms, freshwater sponges. Now, many of you may have not heard of freshwater sponges, but today today you will learn how awesome these organisms are, how they shape our ecosystem, and how they've impacted the lives of more than 60 students at Baton Rouge Community College. First off, freshwater sponges have no true tissue.No symmetry. Some don't even ...

Mort. Mort au partisans de la nuance. Mort au partisans de la nuance. Voilà ce qu'on pouvait lire il y a pas si longtemps sur un mur de Paris. Alors, ce slogan, il peut apparaître d'abord comme une sorte de provocation voire de blague. Et en même temps, je voudrais qu'on le prenne au sérieux ce soir euh parce que à sa manière, il charit un certain air du temps. une sorte de rangaine lancinante et donc de plus en plus menaçante qu'on retrouve aussi bien sur les réseaux sociaux que dans les médias à la télé o ...

Je suis photographe de guerre. Alors quand je dis ça, on imagine des bombes, des cris, des villes en ruine et peut-être même les lignes de front. Mais la guerre dont je vous parle, elle est silencieuse, elle est invisible, elle ne fait pas la une des journaux, elle ne fait pas les gros titres et pourtant elle est partout.Je suis photographe de guerre parce que depuis plus de 20 ans, je documente un conflit qui se déroule loin de vos regards. Une guerre sans armes, une guerre pernicieuse aux effets dévastate ...

Sana bir şey söylesem… Aslında düşündüğün kararların çoğu gerçekten senin mi? Yoksa fark etmeden yönlendiriliyor musun? Hayatında hiç “bunu neden yaptım?” dediğin anlar oldu mu? Belki bir seçim… Belki bir karar… Belki de tamamen sana ait sandığın bir düşünce… Sihirbazlığın sahne arkasından yola çıkarak zihnimizin nasıl çalıştığını ve ne kadar kolay yönlendirilebildiğimizi gösteriyor. Ama bu sadece bir illüzyon gösterisi değil. Algının nasıl yönetildiğini, insanların nasıl ikna edildiğini ve “gerçeklik” dedi ...

Amar efendim. Ne kadar da güzel bir salon. Hoş geldiniz Bursa.Ben hoş geldim de Bursa'da olmak her zaman çok güzel. Burada biraz fazla akrabam var. Onların hepsini çağırmayı unuttum.Tabii ki öyle bir de hata yapmış olabilirim. Neyse nihayetinde burada bugün birlikteyiz. böyle kısa bir konuşmayla eee hep birlikte hem güzel vakit geçireceğiz ve fakat şunu iddia ediyorum ki benim sizlerle paylaşacak çok bir şeyim yok esasında.Naçizane bir şef olarak beni tanıyan tanıyordur. Şöyle bir konuşmacılara baktım. Muaz ...