En su libro "Think Again", Adam Grant explica cómo podemos repensar y actualizar nuestras creencias ante un mundo que cambia rápidamente. Os resumo las 11 ideas que me han parecido más interesantes. Hilo. 🧵

This tree tunnel in Pahili, Thailand, has a peculiar optical illusion. It appears extremely dark from the distance, but once you're in the lightning level is naturally adjusted [video: buff.ly/457KuYf]

Began in 1941, The Saint Petersburg Metro opened in 1955. It exhibits many typical Soviet designs and features exquisite decorations and artwork making it one of the most attractive and elegant metros in the world.

An eastern screech owl and her owlet [📷 Mark J Schocken]

- Just one dragonfly can consume over one hundred mosquitos in a day - Dragonflies can fly backwards - They have nearly 360-degree vision - Their wings inhibit bacterial growth due to their natural structures - They're actually beautiful x.com/Levandov_1/sta…

Congratulations to the three scientists awarded for their outstanding contributions to the Smart Rail Control Consortium seminars. During the seminars the work of our #Shift2Rail projects X2Rail-1 and X2Rail-5 was highlighted. ℹ️  Learn more: bit.ly/4aBD2HY

Tal día como hoy, 5 de enero de 1713, nacía Jorge Juan y Santacilia, jefe de escuadra de la Real Armada, ingeniero naval, científico y espía: paradigma del ilustrado español. Calculó el grado del meridiano terrestre siendo guardiamarina, e impulsó su sistema de construcción.

Born 117 years ago #Today, Sergei Korolev was the legendary Soviet 'Chief Designer', developer of the R-7 Rocket and of the Sputnik 1, and father of practical astronautics

No big deal, just a deer scoring a goal then celebrating..😲

This monorail track switch allows these trains to travel to different places while coming from the same track.

The particular design of this electrical tower, allowed a controlled demolition with an almost perfect fold on itself

The air entering a peregrine falcon's nose during its high speed dives (320 km/h) would cause its lungs to explode, but bony tubercles in its nares safely regulate the passage of air. Engineers solved the air intake in jet engines in a similar way.

Antarctic science generates massive data volumes… currently taken by ship once a year! Slightly better latency if a fibre can be deployed But also lots of permit challenges for all these extreme cables

A thread of lesser-known architectural wonders that we lost over the ages (and what happened to them)... 🧵 1. Old London Bridge - the longest inhabited bridge in Europe

A whale shark gliding through bioluminescent algae appears to be swimming in space.

This very popular photo portrays a snapping turtle that emerged after hibernation carrying the "earth" on its back [📹 Timothy C. Roth, Task Force Turtle]

In 1971, Soviet geologists working in Turkmenistan set a crater on fire to prevent the spread of methane gas, expecting it would burn for a few days. The hole has since been burning for over 52 years and is know as The Door to Hell.

El muro de Berlín no solo dividió la ciudad. También creó algunas paradojas urbanísticas. Como, por ejemplo, el edificio que se construyó sobre la autopista más grande de Berlín. O los solares donde los grafiteros borran sus murales. O un estadio #berlinespobreperosexi 🧵👇

Y el sueño se hizo realidad.. Aurora boreal vista desde la meseta segoviana. #Segovia.

Desde la sierra de Madrid ahora mismo #auroras RTVE Noticias