Article: Kanagawa prefecture: the tragic landslide experiment in 1971 that resulted in 15 deaths “In 1971, The Science and Technology Agency of Japan undertook an experiment to explore the mechanisms of landslides, which of course are a very significant hazard in that country. The experiment consisted of the irrigation of a Read more…
Article: Li Zhensheng: Photographer of China’s cultural revolution https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53174079 Li Zhensheng realized that he could photograph the Chinese Cultural Revolution if he pretended to take the role of a state-friendly photographer. As a result, he was able to take thousands of sensitive photographs of the Cultural Revolution that he would Read more…
“More than 150 elders from five northern Alberta First Nations have contributed to a new tool designed to preserve Cree words and phrases. The free app, KTCEA Elders Speak, is a product of the Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Education Authority, which oversees six schools within five northern Alberta Read more…
“An Indian man is fighting for the right to believe in the non-existence of God. But Ravi Kumar’s quest for a document granting him legal recognition for his status has got him into trouble with the authorities. ” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50492808 There are a number of ways this RLE is linked to Read more…
The 1938 letter from Disney shows its response to a woman’s inquiry about working in Disney’s creative department. The response is appalling sexist. The letter could be used for November 2020 TOK Essay Prescribed Title #2 as a way to “understand” Disney and / or sexism. We understand more about Read more…
The website Rejected Princesses focuses on an underrepresented part of history and uses a comic-style format: “”Well-behaved women seldom make history. Rejected Princesses celebrates those who did. Part art project, part standup routine, part book report, this site imagines what if we made animated musicals about the women of history and myth Read more…
Article: “Woman takes helm of Japanese Aegis destroyer for 1st time” “Capt. Miho Otani became the first woman to take the helm of a Japanese Aegis destroyer on Monday, pledging to set an example for other female sailors to follow. “I expect you to pursue our missions without hesitation,” Otani, Read more…
2. “Understanding something requires being able to answer ‘What if…?’ questions about it.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? To what extent is creativity important to developing in-depth knowledge? This KQ works for an RLE where creativity is used to address a “What if” question. In this Read more…
“Conventional medical wisdom has long held that placebo effects depend on patients’ belief they are getting pharmacologically active medication. A paper published in the journal Pain is the first to demonstrate that patients who knowingly took a placebo in conjunction with traditional treatment for lower back pain saw more improvement than those Read more…
Marketing research shows that soft drinks with “diet” in the name are not that popular with male consumers because they associate the word with food / drinks for women. Marketing / advertising RLEs can work with Prescribed Title #2 because they frequently involve someone in product development or marketing departments Read more…