How the Quest for a Perfectly Rational Calendar Created a 13th Month
A month is hardly a unit of measurement. It can start on any day of the week and last anywhere from 28 to 31 days. Sometimes a month is four weeks long, sometimes five, sometimes six. You have to buy a new calendar with new dates every single year. It’s a strange design. The calendar…
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The Real Cost of Pure Water
Ghana has plenty of water. So why do its people buy plastic pouches from street vendors? Shaun Raviv investigates. When Johnnie Water was a schoolboy in the Volta Region of Ghana, he and his classmates were required to go to the river every morning to grab at least two buckets of water each to help…
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