It is often thought that when humans first learned how to control fire, one of the major effects was to keep people warm. However, this wrongly implies that our pre-cooking ancestors would have had difficulty staying warm without fire. Chimpanzees can survive nights while exposed to long, cold rainstorms, whereas gorillas sleep uncovered in high, cool mountains. Humans and every other species can maintain body heat without fire. This would mean our ancestors did not first control fire for warmth.

Still, the opportunity to be warmed by fire created many options. Humans are far better than chimpanzees and gorillas at running long distances. The problem with most animals is that they easily overheat when they run. They cannot develop a solution to this problem; animals need something to maintain body heat during rest or sleep, such as a thick coat of hair. They, unlike humans, are unable to remove this after exercise.

Carrying a box of sugar cubes in hand, the host rushed back from his inner room after hearing the crash of the thermos. Seeing the hot steam, he cried out, “It doesn’t matter!” but the father muttered, “Sorry, I touched it and it fell.”

When they left the house, the daughter asked her father if he had touched the thermos. He replied , ” no, but it stood close to him. ” His daughter then said that she did not see him touch it, as she could see his reflection in the mirror. When he asked his daughter what caused its fall, she explained, “The thermos fell by itself. The floor is uneven. It wasn’t steady when Mr. Li put it there.” She then questioned why he took the blame.

“There are things which people accept less the more you defend them,” the father responded. “The truer the story you tell is, the less true it sounds.”

People know and love Japanese anime. One reason for its success is the adjustments that were made for viewers overseas. These are the titles, characters, and content.

Manga and anime titles are originally in Japanese. Some, like Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, are translated literally into English. Others, however, are not. For example, Seinto Seiya is translated into Knights of the Zodiac, a title that relates to the whole story. This made it more attractive to viewers in foreign countries.

Characters’ names are changed in manga and anime that are mainly made for children. It is difficult for children to remember unfamiliar names. With familiar names, children can focus on the story. One example is Satoshi in Pokémon. His name is translated into Ash in English. The name Ash uses three letters from S-a-t-o-s-h-i.

Aside from being safer than normal cars, self-driving vehicles would make traffic flow more smoothly. They would not brake unpredictably, could be routed to avoid crowded roads, and could travel close together. These factors would increase road capacity.

Researchers of the University of Texas estimate that if 90% of cars in the US were self-driving, it would be equivalent to a doubling of road capacity. Moreover, delays would be cut by 60% on motorways and 15% on suburban roads. Productivity gains would be worth 1.3% trillion a year in the US alone, and $5.6 million worldwide. With cars in constant use, much less parking space would be needed. Autonomous vehicles would allow more people to live in city centers; however, they would also make it easier for workers to live farther out.

In a future without drivers, people will come to wonder why they tolerated high rates of road accidents and why they spent so much money on machines that are barely sat on. Self-driving cars may seem strange now, but future generations may look back on the age of car ownership as much stranger.

New York City official Robert Moses announced his highway plan in 1952. But Shirley Hayes, mother of four children, established a protest committee upon learning of this. Jane Jacobs joined, and together they stood up against Moses.

The committee members set up tables near Washington Square Park and asked visitors to sign a petition to stop the highway construction. Some children even joined the committee meeting with their parents and put up protest posters that read, “Save the Square!”

Professional city planners believed that modern highway systems and high-rises were the keys to building a lively city. Jane, however, thought differently. From her observation, a city works best when there is rich interaction among its residents. It was the people that made a city lively, not the cars. Jane’s original views captured the hearts of many, including former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, eventually winning her support. In November 1958, after six years of protest, Jane and the other campaign members won against Moses: New York City had closed Washington Square Park to traffic.

Jane passed away in 2006, but her powerful message to “get out and walk” lives on to inspire people to act in their unique way.