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For a researcher who builds robots, Maurizio Porfiri credits his success to an unexpected source — literature. Paul Auster’s novels in particular, with their scenes of Brooklyn, which is home to the researcher’s own Polytechnic Institute of New York University. As a teen growing up in Italy, Porfiri read Auster as well as Robert Musil,…
Kentucky Biblical Museum Ad Campaign Features Dinosaurs
A Kentucky museum where dinosaurs roam the biblical Garden of Eden is unveiling a national billboard campaign featuring the popular prehistoric reptiles. The cartoon billboards are appearing in several cities including Chicago, San Francisco and Houston and feature colorful dinosaurs drawn in a vintage comic book style. The signs are a new ad campaign for…
The Great Story in Kosovo
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Out of Africa (and Elsewhere): More Fossil Fuels
Until recently, the East African country of Mozambique was better known for its long civil war, and had few energy resources compared with regional heavy-hitters like Nigeria and Angola. But in the last 10 years, companies like Exxon Mobil, the BG Group of Britain and Eni of Italy have used the latest technologies, including advances…