An elaborate leather saddle unearthed in a Chinese cemetery is dated from between roughly 700BC and 400BC may be the earliest ever found © by GrrlScientist for Forbes | LinkTr.ee An international team of archaeologists recently exhumed a well-preserved saddle from the tomb of a woman who was dressed in…

An ancient naturalistic wall painting depicting birds from Dynastic Egypt is so skilfully rendered that the actual species can be identified © by GrrlScientist for Forbes Social Medias: Mastodon | Spoutible | CounterSocial | Post.News | Twitter More than 100 years ago, a team of archaeologists excavating the North Palace…

The moral of this story is ‘One Man Can Make a Difference The inspiration for this story comes from a recent newsletter I received from Collectable Antique Website. …

The David and Goliath struggle for survival. — When we think in terms of sustainability and environmental efforts, we tend to think of grassroots movements. We picture recycling bins and people eating less meat. We see people bringing glass jars to the bulk shopping center instead of buying plastic tubs to throw away. It paints a wholesome picture…

In his book ‘The Changing World Order’ Ray Dalio explores the shifting geopolitical landscape and the factors driving these changes, offering a unique perspective on the forces shaping the world we live in; therefore, I wanted to briefly review it here and discuss some ideas that I found particularly interesting. …

We must set aside political & personal zealotry and learn from the terrible events unfolding — China recently relaxed its COVID policy and the virus is now running rampant. Though exact numbers are not available, we are hearing about overburdened hospitals, emptied pharmacy shelves, and corpses backing up at crematoria. …

Why have I never heard of it? — I had never heard of this sea despite living on the east coast of the US my entire life. …

A response to Alex Kantrowitz — Alex Kantrowitz, in an excellent but eery recent article, asks ChatGPT (the AI chatbot that’s been hitting headlines recently) to imagine a sinister future for AI. OpenAI’s ChatGPT Bot Imagines Its Worst Possible Self I asked OpenAI’s new AI chatbot to imagine a sinister future with itself at the center. It nailed the assignment.kantrowitz.medium.com Alex begins with the following prompt:

What distinguishes Europe’s 5 most sustainable cities? — Amsterdam Amsterdam has set a goal of becoming completely waste-free by 2050. The city currently recycles or reuses more than 80% of its waste and has prioritised creating new jobs in the ‘green economy’. …