In The News: Division of Research
An international research team has discovered about 60 000 previously unknown Mayan ruins in Guatemala , according to National Geographic.
My first CES post told the story of my adventure through today’s new tech for learning. I had an amazing time meeting entrepreneurs and seeing their innovations in action. Hosting a panel as part of the Kids@Play program was a great way to connect with these businesspeople.
Should builders view net zero energy as a standard instead of an aspiration? As populations age, will future homeowners rely more on voice-controlled devices to manage systems like heating, cooling, and lighting? Can modular, flexible design and construction provide answers to suburban neighborhoods that are facing growing densities? Will precast concrete emerge as the building material of choice for housing construction in a world increasingly threatened by the ravages of climate change?
Have researchers really overlooked thousands of Mayan buildings over decades? Of course not. This is behind the reports of an alleged breakthrough.
Coming out of the last glacial period, there was a sudden climate reversal observed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the Earth. The cause of these changes during this interval so enigmatic, so much so, the interval was informally referred to as the “Mystery Interval.” Many large shifts in climates in the past seem to be synchronized with climate in the poles as expressed in ice core records.
Huge sprawl of the civilization emerges from beneath the foliage.
“Is this something we’ve seen before?” We asked Dr. Josh Bonde. He grinned. “No, this is going to be something new.”
Es nuestro turno ahora. Translation:“It’s our turn now.” Say gracias to UNLV.
His words are as bold as his Smurf-colored hair.
Hoi Wa Pou, the Deputy Director of Macau’s Social Affairs Bureau (IAS), revealed that an increasing number of casino sector employees in the Macau get affected by gambling disorders. As the IAS Deputy Director shared, more than 30% of the individuals who asked the Social Affairs Bureau for professional help to deal with problem gambling were people who work in the city’s casino sector.
From January to September 2017, over 30 percent of the people who sought help from the Social Affairs Bureau (IAS) due to a gaming disorder were employees in the casino sector, according to IAS deputy director Hoi Wa Pou.
These days many women keep their own name when they marry, and couples are increasingly opting for a double-barrelled or merged name. But men who take their wife's surname are still quite rare. Kirstie Brewer spoke to three.
