by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Simply using corn-based bioplastic, a couple of screws, fishing line, and small rubber bands, an elementary school teacher turned himself into a hero. But he didn’t have to throw on a cape and mask, he only had to switch on his 3D printer. Scott Johnson, a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Is hope just “a thing with feathers” as Dickenson wrote, or is it Aristotle’s “waking dream?” Or instead. is it “a promise we live” rather than a “promise we give” as Amanda Gorman wrote in 2021. According to new research examining the impact of hope as a positive...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
An iconic and charming shade of light blue has a surprising origin story, one that was just recognized in a worldwide poll as one of the most popular crayon colors ever made. It turns out an 8-year-old boy hatched the idea to name the color “robin’s egg blue”—not a...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Having crested 30 days of government shutdown, a Portland coffee shop has stepped up to channel donations towards supporting those in need. With Americans’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits lagging, Heretic Coffee Shop, which itself operates on...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Oct 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
As the global leader in offshore wind development, a Chinese turbine manufacturer has designed a two-headed behemoth that will generate 50 megawatts on its own. Blazing past renewable energy targets, the wind lobby in Beijing are serious players, unlike in Europe and...
