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Tue. 10/25 - Parkour Activists


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Why marigolds are so prevalent in cultural celebrations around the world this time of year. Plus, how insect swarms affect atmospheric electricity. And the parkour athletes turned environmental activists.

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  • Links:

    How the marigold became a global icon, from Mexico to India (National Geographic)
  • Marigold: The Mexican flower that has become a part of Indian festivals (The Economic Times, 2017)
  • Historical and Ethnobotanical Aspects of Domestication in Tagetes (Economic Botany, JSTOR) 
  • Celebrating Latino Folklore [3 Volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions by Maria Herrera-Sobek
  • Insects contribute to atmospheric electricity (Phys.org)
  • Insect Swarms Can Electrify The Air as Much as a Thunderstorm (Science Alert)
  • Honeybee swarms generate more electricity per metre than a storm cloud (New Scientist)
  • Parkour athletes switch off Paris lights one by one (Reuters)
  • With Leaps and Bounds, Parkour Athletes Turn Off the Lights in Paris (NY Times)
  • Watch these parkour athletes swing around Paris switching off wasteful lights (Euro News)
  • Team On The Spot Parkour (Instagram)
  • International Space Station swerves to avoid Russian space debris, NASA says (CNN)
  • Space Station Forced to Perform Huge Swerve to Avoid Debris From When Russia Blew Up a Satellite (Futurism) 
  • Space Station Maneuvers to Avoid Orbital Debris (NASA) 
  • Fri. 10/14 - CIA-Funded Woolly Mammoths (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
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