How Did Blue Whales Get So Big? Meet the largest animal that ever lived—the blue whale. What’s so great about being big? You can move faster and farther, you can avoid predators, and you can have a longer lifespan. In Part One of our four-part Giants of the Sea series, you’ll explore some of the…
Restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk – Original NASA EVA Mission Video Original Mission Video as aired in July 1969 depicting the Apollo 11 astronauts conducting several tasks during extravehicular activity (EVA) operations on the surface of the moon. The EVA lasted approximately 2.5 hours with all scientific activities being completed satisfactorily. The Apollo 11 (EVA) began…
How to Picture the Size of the Universe Space, as Douglas Adams once so aptly wrote, is big. To try imagining how big, place a penny down in front of you. If our sun were the size of that penny, the nearest star, Alpha Centauri, would be 350 miles away. Depending on where you live,…
Υποτροφίες για την Α΄ Λυκείου για το Σχολικό Έτος 2021 – 2022 Εναρμονισμένο με τη θεώρηση της εκπαίδευσης ως παροχής κινήτρων στο μαθητικό πληθυσμό, το εκπαιδευτήριο «Ευρωπαϊκό Πρότυπο» καλεί μαθητές και μαθήτριες που επιθυμούν να ενταχθούν στο μαθητικό δυναμικό του σχολείου μας, στην Α Λυκείου, να διεκδικήσουν μία από τις 5 προκηρυσσόμενες υποτροφίες μείωσης διδάκτρων…
What drives society’s understanding of right and wrong? In this thought-provoking talk, futurist Juan Enriquez offers a historical outlook on what humanity once deemed acceptable — from human sacrifice and public executions to slavery and eating meat — and makes a surprising case that exponential advances in technology leads to more ethical behavior.