From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what two Sierra Leone developments a century apart tell us about urban elitism
Sherbro Island City’s vision of an elite urban development brings to mind some of the colonial thinking around the ...
From A Colonial Hill Town To Idris Elba's Island Masterplan, What Can Two Sierra Leone Developments A Century Apart Tell Us About Urban Elitism?
Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, is celebrated as a city founded to resettle freed slaves in the 1790s. Over the following ...
From a colonial hill town to Idris Elba’s island masterplan: what do these Sierra Leone developments tell us about urban elitism?
Sherbro Island City’s vision of an elite urban development brings to mind some of the colonial thinking around the construction of Freetown’s Hill Station enclave a century ago.
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Traditional weather forecasting is slow and expensive. AI could help.
Traditional forecasting relies upon a method called numerical weather prediction. This physics-based technique, developed in ...
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Magnetic North Pole has a new official position
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the British Geological Survey announced the Magnetic North Pole has a new position. Global geomagnetic field modeler William Brown ...
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Daily Memo: Militants Relocate to Afghanistan, US Accuses China of Equipping Houthis
Domino theory. Some fighters from a Uyghur militant group who helped overthrow the Syrian regime reportedly relocated to Afghanistan and have settled in ...
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A Tamil Buddhist yogi went to Zanzibar, Macau in 1500s. Changes what we know about Buddhism
The yogi’s only biography was written by his disciple. An Australian scholar used the text to document his travels, revealing the spectacular reach of Tamil Buddhist teachings.