Monthly Shaarli
June, 2020
How much could 10 french franc in 1898 buy in today's rupees? What was the worth of 1 billion German mark in 1923 or 1000 Polish zloty in 1980? Was an annual wage of 25 pounds per year in 1780 much compared to the wage rates at the time?
Via http://www.myntkabinettet.se/fakta/rakna_ut_penningvardet
IUPAC Periodic Table Challenge
A quiz on the chemical elements with different levels.
Requires registration, but you learn a lot from the questions.
The Periodic Dinner Table, is a cross between a demo lecture, comedy sketch and a game of bingo played on the periodic table (video with additional resources).
Stockholmskällan är ett samarbete mellan
- Stadsarkivet
- Stadsmuseet
- Medeltidsmuseet
- Stadsbiblioteket
- Utbildningsförvaltningen
قصة مشروع البيضاء
The final update from Al Baydha Project Co-founder Neal Spackman, 9 years in. How desertification resulted from the loss of an indigenous land management system, and how the land has changed since.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Baydha_Project
https://permacultureglobal.org/projects/286-al-baydha-project
Youtube channel with more videos
Via SOLARPUNKS
Elsäkerhetsverket har tillsammans med butiker, e-handlare och återförsäljare av elprodukter, tagit fram en ny informationstjänst för konsumenter. Tjänsten Koppla säkert ska göra det enklareatt göra rätt när el ska installeras i bostaden.
Nature has launched a Platform for Responsible Editorial Policies. This facilitates transparent review and research into peer-review procedures, thereby contributing to open science and optimal journal management (see P. Wouters et al. Nature 569, 621–623 (2019) and F. Squazzoni et al. Nature 578, 512–514; 2020).
Funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development, and created with the Leiden Centre for Science.