THEY HAVE OPPOSING POLICIES on many key election issues, and Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have even adopted substantially different strategies in their dueling bids to be voted president in November, according to a number of prominent political scientists. The Republican candidate is said to be participating in more unscripted events, while Harris has been accused of refusing to take tough questions from the media since she replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate. The 81-year-old incumbent dropped out of the race in July amid widespread concern over his age and mental acumen. A recent ActiVote poll gave Harris a 1.6 point lead over Trump, with 50.8 percent of the vote against his 49.2 percent, though this was within the margin of error and the Republican candidate could win with a minority…

The projects and areas of expertise among the honorees who made the final cut are diverse. But they have this in common: All of these Great Disruptors are using technology in a way that is either already driving fundamental, transformative change in their field—typically, with measurable, real-world results—or has clear and demonstrable potential to do so. The other common denominator: All are motivated in their work by a genuine desire to do good—to help solve a problem of global proportions on their own smaller scale or to improve the lives of people and communities in need. They are passionate about their mission. And while their work is defined by often breathtaking science and technology, the truly critical X factor in their great accomplishment is their humanity. We hope you find their…

THE EVENTS OF RECENT MONTHS HAVE QUASHED any remaining notion that Donald Trump might abandon his quest for political power after being turned out of office by voters two years ago. He is still holding his trademark rallies, sometimes complete with QAnon call-outs, in principle to support Republican candidates but in practice holding on to center stage to hawk his own accomplishments and grievances. The former president has had plenty of help in staying in the public eye. The House’s January 6 Committee recently voted to subpoena him to testify. The FBI raided Mar-a-Lago, his home in Palm Beach, Florida, in search of classified documents he kept after leaving office. And multiple other legal woes have ensured that some news of each day features Trump. A Trump bid for the White House…

Ambition can feel like a dirty word in the era of quiet quitting and the Great Resignation. Many Americans have realized that an always-striving mindset can come at a cost to mental wellness; in an October report, the U.S. Surgeon General even named workplace mental health a new public-health priority in the wake of the pandemic. Research has also linked chasing extrinsic goals, like power, to anxiety and depression. But is abandoning your ambition outright the secret to inner peace? Not necessarily. Instead, research suggests, the key is harnessing your ambition for a goal that serves your well-being. “We want to make sure that our ambition is being directed in ways that we care about,” says clinical psychologist Richard Ryan, a leading motivation researcher. Striving is healthy only if “we do it…

“My goal for this project was to create something dynamic and with motion. Inspired by two things that I really like, fixed-gear bikes and vegan pizza, I had the idea to create this girl who delivers fast and delicious pizzas. The bike was inspired by my own bike, but my tyres aren’t purple”Lucas Falcão, Bee, 2019 Lucas Falcão blog.lucasfalcao.com Lucas Falcão was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and has been working as a full-time freelancer for the past three years. Software Blender, Substance Painter Work in progress… Hadi Shahabi behance.net/hadishahab8511 Hadi has worked as a CG artist for many architectural firms in Iran and internationally, and has five years’ experience in archviz. Software 3ds Max, Corona, Photoshop Work in progress… “It’s been a long time since I started learning Corona…

L’expérience nous apprend qu’il est parfois plus aisé, pour faire campagne, de ne pas être candidat. Alors qu’il était seulement un écrivain en promotion, Éric Zemmour imposait ses clivages au reste de la classe politique, mais depuis qu’il s’est positionné sur la ligne de départ, c’est un autre non-candidat prétendu qui dynamite le débat public et prescrit les thèmes de la campagne. En assumant son « envie d’emmerder les non-vaccinés », Emmanuel Macron a remis le Covid au cœur des discussions; en pavoisant l’Arc de triomphe du drapeau bleu étoilé, il a imposé l’Europe comme l’un des principaux clivages de l’élection à venir. La manœuvre est efficace à défaut d’être subtile. L’Europe est la plus ancienne et solide conviction du président de la République, le domaine dans lequel sa légitimité est…

The tennis year is scheduled to end with the second episode of the reformatted Davis Cup, which will take place in three different host cities (Nov. 25 to Dec. 5). The U.S. squad will play its group stages in Turin, Italy, under the leadership of captain Mardy Fish. A former Davis Cup player himself, Fish is also a remarkably gifted golfer. He experienced a career-damaging struggle with anxiety and emerged as one of the first and most visible of elite athletes to go public with his story. The 39-year-old remains a spokesman and advocate for mental-health awareness—an issue that leaped into the sporting forefront with Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from Roland Garros. Q: Have you been able to keep up with the players during the pandemic, and how do you rate their enthusiasm…

Difficulty rating Materials blue/gunmetal bangle 8¼ in. (21 cm) circumference, 2¼ in. (5.7 cm) inner diameter • 4 x 7 mm long magatamas (www.caravanbeads.com) -- 20 g color A (Miyuki 451, gunmetal) -- 20 g color B (Miyuki 283, noir-lined crystal AB) • S-Lon nylon cord (Tex 210, black) • S-Lon D nylon beading thread • Big Eye needle or cord stiffener • beading needles, #10 • kumihimo disk with 8 plastic bobbins and counterweight; or marudai with 8 tama and counterweight • chopstick and painter’s tape (if using a marudai) • 1 10 mm or larger split ring • pliers or hemostat • cord burner • super glue (optional) purple/cream/silver bangle colors • 4 x 7 mm long magatamas (www.caravanbeads.com) -- 14 g color A (Miyuki 1884, violet gold luster) -- 14 g color B (Miyuki 420, white pearl Ceylon) -- 14 g color C (Miyuki 1051, galvanized silver) red/orange…

I’m running wide. Real wide. I’m ripping up Pikes Peak, tickling 13,000 feet, entering a corner they call Bottomless Pit at 113 mph in my Tesla Model 3 race car. Up to this point, everything had gone smoother than a warm chocolate fondue. It’s my sixth shot answering the siren’s call from the fourteener boulders of America’s Mountain—the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The thrills and challenge of open-road racing are irresistible to me. But things have just taken a bad turn. Just three months before, I was on a Third Row Tesla podcast with Ben Schaffer of Unplugged Performance, the noted Tesla tuner. I needed a ride, so I threw it out there: Say, why don’t we ask if we can borrow the Model S Plaid for Pikes Peak? “Not likely,” Schaffer…

JORDAN RECONNU, 23, OF DALLAS, TEXAS, HAS no regrets about not getting a college degree. During the one semester of college she attended after graduating from high school in 2019, she felt like she wasn’t learning anything new. The idea of continuing did not appeal to her, and realizing how much her college education would end up costing, she quit and now works as a manager of a fast-food restaurant. “I wasn’t thrilled with taking basic classes for two years and wasting even more money going to the same classes that we covered in high school,” she told Newsweek. Higher education would not have improved her career prospects, she said, adding that she feels it is only worth pursuing for those hoping to work in fields that require it. “I feel like…

“The adoption of automation solutions in the dental sector will indeed usher in new opportunities.”Hyungbong Lim, CTO; Yongsu Kim, CEO; Hyunjun Jeon, CSO, HASS Bio In the landscape of South Korea’s burgeoning medical device market, HASS Bio stands out as a trailblazer in dental technology. With the market size of the medical device industry in South Korea continuing to grow (reaching KRW 9.1 trillion in 2021), the focus on domestic innovation has never been more critical. Despite historical reliance on imported medical devices and pharmaceutical goods, Korean companies like HASS Bio are reshaping the industry’s narrative. CEO Yongsu Kim reflects on the transformation within the Korean market, stating: “For seven decades, Korea has heavily relied on imported medical devices and pharmaceutical goods. However, over the past decade, this has gradually changed as…

Finishing the ends of a kumihimo project can be done in several ways, and each method serves three primary purposes: • Provide a secure and sturdy way to attach a clasp or closure so you can wear your piece • Prevent the braid from coming undone — ever • Conceal the end of the braid Most of the projects in this issue use one of the following three finishing methods. Get familiar with them now so you know how to proceed when it’s time to finish your braids. Glue and end cap with loops or a magnetic clasp Magnetic clasps are great for finishing kumihimo ropes. Most varieties have a magnet on one end and an opening on the other, which is where the end of the braid is inserted. End caps have an opening on…

The exhibition “Paris Haussmann. A Model’s Relevance” presented at the Pavillon de l’Arsenal addresses an aspect of Paris that has until recently received little attention. Neither the “Grand Projets” nor glorified nostalgia are the theme of this show, but rather the future viability of a holistic urban model from the 19th century. Ideal City Without a Grid The unique flair of Paris has been described and celebrated in countless paintings, novels, and films. So it is all the more surprising that the Paris we know today can be traced back to a single urban planner, without in the least appearing like a standard, grid-based city. Between 1852 and 1869 upon orders by Napoléon III, Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, the prefect of the Seine Department, had entire neighborhoods demolished to make room…

BIG PROJECT Hosta ‘Blue Ivory’ The blueish tone of these leaves will enhance the greens of surrounding foliage, and the creamy edges lighten to white by summer. Height & Spread 60cm. £8.99/ loose root jparkers.co.uk We’re seeing a huge trend towards green planting palettes, and we re really not surprised! As life gets more stressful, we all need a little more garden calm, and green is undeniably one of the most restful colours of all. It helps us feel connected to nature and is, literally, easy on the eye. Because green is in the middle of the colour spectrum that the human eye is able to see, it’s easier for us to perceive than other tones. Some scientists believe that, with less work for our brains to process this information,…

Der er nogle mennesker, der findes i et rum, selv om de rent fysisk ikke er til stede i det. Malene Malling er sådan et menneske. Hun er lidt forsinket, så der er tomt bag skrivebordet i hendes nye kontor i Læderstræde i indre by i København. Men selv i sit fravær synes hun at være til stede i hver eneste kvadratmeter. For enden af det rektangulære lokale hænger hendes moodboard. Et arbejdsredskab, der har fulgt Malene Malling siden begyndelsen af hendes karriere, og som er blevet næsten synonym med den 46-årige forlæggers arbejdsproces. Men selv om de forskellige moodboards rent visuelt har forandret sig gennem årene, så har de altid været et udtryk for det samme: en visuel manifestation af Malene Mallings sikre æstetiske sans og særegne talent for…

"We don't want to be one of those single-planet species; we want to be a multi-planet species,"– Elon Musk. We all must have wanted to visit the other planets and live among the stars every time we watched movies like Interstellar and Martian. What if that dream came true? Except that SpaceX will lead the mission of colonization, and you would be expected to travel to the new planet and live there while creating history. Elon Musk has the same dream, and he is undertaking all attempts to make that dream a reality. He is on his own mission to make humanity a multi-planet species. Elon Musk and SpaceX started the Mars initiative to make it easier to colonize Mars in the future. Parts of the MARS COLONIZATION MISSION include: 1 CREWED LAUNCH…

WHEN DR. JENNIFER BEGAN BLEEDING and cramping set in, she had two priorities: get to the hospital and complete her clinical notes. Not necessarily in that order. Jennifer, who requested she only be identified by first name, was five months into her pregnancy. As a family medicine physician, she recognized the symptoms of preterm labor—and if any of her patients had been in her shoes, she would have instructed them to call an ambulance immediately. But it was only afternoon, and Jennifer still had patients to see. She continued her scheduled visits, then stood at the counter, pushing through the pain and panic, to finish the accompanying notes. “I had to finish my work before I left to go to the hospital,” Jennifer said. “It’s crazy, but it’s just what you…

ACROSS THE COUNTRY OF GEORGIA, THE GOLD-starred blue flags of the European Union fly above everything from government ministries to tiny local police stations and seem almost as ubiquitous as the red and white national flag with its cross of St. George. But despite the enduring pro-Western symbolism and overwhelming popular support for joining the EU and NATO, it is President Vladimir Putin’s Russia that is in the ascendant as the Georgian government’s relationship with the United States and other Western powers goes downhill. While Western countries have trumpeted the way Russia’s war in Ukraine has strengthened solidarity and brought Finland and Sweden into the NATO camp, once-aspiring member Georgia appears headed in the other direction. Georgia’s population of 3.7 million is only one-third that of its namesake U.S. state, and the…

The Hisense 350-sq. ft. Window Air Conditioner is a reasonably priced Wi-Fi-enabled window AC unit that you can control with your voice, your phone, or the included remote. It’s easy to install and did an admirable job of cooling in our tests. It doesn’t offer power usage reports or compatibility with Apple HomeKit and IFTTT like some other smart air conditioners we’ve tested, but it also costs less than many 8,000-BTU models, making it an affordable option for small to medium spaces. PROS: Reasonably priced. Easy to install. Fast cooling. Voice control. Relatively quiet. CONS: Lacks usage reporting. Doesn’t support HomeKit or IFTTT. BOTTOM LINE: The Hisense 350-Sq. Ft. Window Air Conditioner is a smart AC unit that can be controlled by your phone, voice, or remote, and does a fine job of…

wohnen Wer wohnt hier? Thomas Sandell (64) ist einer der bekanntesten Architekten und Designer Schwedens. Mit seinem Büro „Sandellsandberg“ setzte er bereits viele preisgekrönte Projekte um: von Bauwerken und Privathäusern über Stadtentwicklung bis hin zum Produktdesign. Mit seiner Frau, der Modedesignerin Anna Holtblad, lebt er in Stockholm und hat sich auf einer kleinen Insel im Stockholmer Schärengarten einen wunderschönen Rückzugsort geschaffen. ”Ich erinnere mich noch genau an das Gefühl, als ich auf den Steg trat und dachte: Das ist es!“ 3 Wohntipps VON THOMAS SANDELL 1. „Nutzen Sie die volle Zimmerhöhe aus. Bis unter die Decke angebrachte Regalbretter sorgen für Stauraum.“ 2. „Passen Sie Einrichtung und Gebäude an die Natur an. So ergeben sich ganz neue Wohnperspektiven.“ 3. „Für uns kamen bei der Haussuche nur nach Westen ausgerichtete Standorte in…

Le 26e acte aura donc lieu à Glasgow. Le 25e s’était tenu à Madrid, en décembre 2019. C’était avant que le monde connaisse cette grande mise à l’arrêt, qui, on le constate aujourd’hui, a été sans effet sur le taux de CO2 présent dans l’atmosphère et sur la température mondiale, comme si les activités humaines, qu’elles soient intenses ou très réduites, n’avaient que peu d’importance. Les Cop, ces grands-messes climatiques et médiatiques (Cop signifie Conference of the Parties, les parties étant les 197 membres signataires de la Convention-cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques), se promènent un peu partout, mobilisant plus ou moins d’attention selon l’actualité du moment. La Cop21, en 2015, fut un moment intense, avec l’adoption de ce fameux “accord de Paris” (que personne ou presque n’a…

How far can I ride on a single battery charge? What’s the range of this eMTB? These are, without a doubt, the most frequently asked questions when it comes to buying an eMTB. This goes to show that many eMTBers are still haunted by the Voltergeist, the ghost of range anxiety. But is the fear still justified? And how can we overcome it? EMTBs have changed significantly over the past 5 years. Most modern eMTBs are visually appealing, technically sophisticated and crammed with clever features. However, the one aspect that has changed the most over the years is battery capacity. Needless to say, we’re experiencing a genuine battery arms race, especially with respect to battery size. And yes, the Voltergeist is still haunting eMTBers all over the world, playing tricks on…

Since my first trip to the United States, I’ve been fascinated with the Utah desert in the western part of the state. This interest led me to build a 23" x 40" diorama, shown above, that captures the classic Western landscape most people see only in the movies. The diorama is big enough to take nice photographs, yet small enough that I can easily store it when I’m not staging trains or taking pictures. Modeling Utah’s desert scenery proved to be a challenge, especially since I live more than 5,000 miles away in Switzerland. Capturing the various textures and colors, such as the sediment layers and sandstone color of the rock outcroppings, the sandy terrain, and the desert vegetation, required a mix of old and new techniques. I referred to photos…

RAVEN ROW, CONTEMPORARY ART AND EXHIBITION CENTRE Location Spitalfields, London, UK Principal Architect Tom Emerson & Stephanie Macdonald Design Team Takeshi Hayatsu (Project Architect), Rentaro Nishimura, John Ross, Kristin Trommler General Contractor Harris Calnan Structural Engineer Price & Myers Services Engineer Serge Lai Engineers Ltd Heritage Consultant Nick Tyson Photographs Hisao Suzuki, except David Grandorge (pp. 29, 30, 33 and 34) SOUTH LONDON GALLERY Location Peckham, London, UK Principal Architect Tom Emerson & Stephanie Macdonald Design Team Takeshi Hayatsu (Project Architect), Jonathan Wong, Eva-Maria Stadelmann, Trevor Brown, Max Beckenbauer, Sylvie Duvoisin, Lucia Frescaroli, Susanne Sauter General Contractor John Perkins Projects Structural Engineer Jane Wernick Associates Services Engineer Serge Lai Engineers Ltd Landscape Architect Fraser & Morris Garden Design GABRIEL OROZCO GARDEN Artist Gabriel Orozco Design Team Edorta Larizgoitia (Project Architect),…

Rolling Thunder XXXI Set For May 25–28 ROLLING THUNDER WASHINGTON, DC, INC.’S MISSION is to educate, facilitate, and never forget by means of a demonstration for service members that were abandoned after the Vietnam War. The Rolling Thunder First Amendment Demonstration Run has also evolved into a display of patriotism and respect for all who defend our country. The schedule of events includes a candle light vigil at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the First Amendment Demonstration Run, a Memorial Day concert, the ride along Constitution Ave, and much more. Make sure your front wheel is pointed toward Washington, DC, this Memorial Day weekend for an unforgettably powerful three-day event. Making Ammends In Issue #362, we ran a story about a summertime destination event at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia…