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Temple Grandin Has a Mind for Science

Temple Grandin is a world-renowned expert in two seemingly unrelated topics: autism and livestock behavior. She uses her unique perspective as a person with autism to gain insights into human and animal behavior, practicing biological anthropology through firsthand observations and visual thinking.

Titanic II Construction Is the Tip of the Iceberg

Despite the tragic disaster that was the voyage of the Titanic, shipping company Blue Star Line is looking to replicate the ship, with Titanic II construction now underway. In 1912, the original Titanic was the largest passenger ship of its time, and even though the builders called it “unsinkable,” five days after launch, it hit an iceberg and sunk in less than three short hours. So why would anyone want to repeat one of the biggest failures in history?