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Ecologist Eric Berlow doesn’t feel overwhelmed when faced with complex systems. He knows that more information can lead to a better, simpler solution. Illustrating the tips and tricks for breaking down big issues, he distills an overwhelming infographic on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan to a few elementary points […]
Chinese parents and education experts have shrugged off a report from an international organization saying Shanghai students the best education in the world […]
The Chinese government has vowed again to increase its spending on education to four percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012, a target previously set in 1993 […]
Physics and marketing don’t seem to have much in common, but Dan Cobley is passionate about both. He brings these unlikely bedfellows together using Newton’s second law, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, the scientific method and the second law of thermodynamics to explain the fundamental theories of branding […]
The Brazil Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo shows off the cultural diversity and dynamism of Brazilian cities with the theme “Pulsing Cities: Feel the Life of Brazilian Cities” […]
3.27 percent of Chinese people have basic scientific knowledge, 20 years behind developed countries, a survey by the China Research Institute for Science Popularization (CRISP) revealed recently […]
U.K. Pavilion is designed to highlight the country’s long history of bringing nature into its cities. The theme, “Building on the Past, Shaping our Future,” together with the innovative design, is meant to challenge Chinese perceptions of Great Britain as traditional and stuffy […]
Designer Emily Pilloton moved to rural Bertie County, in North Carolina, to engage in a bold experiment of design-led community transformation. She’s teaching a design-build class called Studio H that engages high schoolers’ minds and bodies while bringing smart design and new opportunities to the poorest county in the state […]
China’s economy maintained its fast pace of growth as GDP soared by 11.2% during the first half of 2010 to an estimated RMB 17.28 trillion ($2.6 trillion), according to Nielsen Company […]
China plans to raise its installed hydropower capacity by 63 million kilowatts by 2015, the official China Securities Journal reported recently, citing governmental officials […]