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Key Takeaways The core idea The article looks at two linked questions: the chance that life exists beyond Earth, and the chance that humans ever make contact with another civilisation. It also introduces a fictional alien society, the Aruen, to imagine how such beings might see humanity. The main probabilities Simple models suggest that lifeContinue reading “2025.12.06 – A Quiet Sky, Loud Numbers: Life, Contact, and an Imagined Alien View of Humanity”

Key Takeaways Story & Details A city looking back from December In December 2025, Poza Rica is no longer under water. Cars move along the main roads again. Markets are open. Children walk to school. From a distance, the city looks almost normal. Up close, the marks of a major flood earlier in the yearContinue reading “2025.12.06 – Dust After the Flood: Life, Work and Quiet Words in Poza Rica”

Key Takeaways A small week, a small payment, a big doubtA worker looked at a pay statement for a short work week and felt that the amount was too low for the days worked. A quiet check instead of a loud complaintBy comparing what a normal full week usually brings with what a small partContinue reading “2025.12.06 – When a Pay Statement Feels Wrong: A Short Work Week, an App, and an Overnight Question”

Key Takeaways Clear subject TomTom is still active in 2025. It has changed from a maker of standalone car sat-nav devices into a wider location-technology company that sells maps, software and traffic data to carmakers, businesses and developers. Old device, new role An older TomTom sat-nav with a suction mount, LIVE services and a CEContinue reading “2025.12.06 – TomTom in 2025: From Dashboard Sat-Nav to Living Map”

Key Takeaways A silver model is a fashion or lifestyle model in midlife or later, often with natural grey or white hair, who appears in campaigns aimed at older adults.In 2025, a silver model and influencer named Naomi Snyder liked a quiet family post from a user in the Netherlands, showing how small accounts canContinue reading “2025.12.06 – A Silver Model, A Tiny Heart, And A Long Journey Across Instagram”

A quiet reminder that can change a working life Key Takeaways A short message, a strong signalA simple notification from XING asking if a profile is up to date shows how important that profile has become for work and career. One profile, many chancesA clear XING profile that lists real studies and real jobs, suchContinue reading “2025.12.06 – A Small XING Message And The Big Power Of An Online Job Profile”

Key Takeaways Simple ideas up front Story & Details A hot start, not a simple explosion In December 2025, the basic picture of the early universe is well tested. When astronomers measure light from distant galaxies, they see that almost all of them are moving away. The farther a galaxy is, the faster it seemsContinue reading “2025.12.06 – Where Did the Universe Begin, and Was There a “Before”?”

Key Takeaways A bright year in a bright building The Groninger Museum in the city of Groningen fills 2025 with bold design, textile art, long-term collection shows and a citywide museum night. Exhibitions that change over time Some shows, like “Otherworldly” and “Bound to the Miraculous (after Bas Jan Ader)”, have already closed, while othersContinue reading “2025.12.06 – A Year of Surprise at the Groninger Museum in 2025”

Key Takeaways A thank-you on bright pink.A simple flyer from Dutch bakery chain Bakker Bart thanks customers for their order and shows a rider on a delivery bike with boxes full of food. Lunch moves online.The flyer invites people to order filled sandwiches, snacks, and sweet treats through the bakery’s own website, with clear priceContinue reading “2025.12.06 – Pink Flyer, Dutch Sandwiches: Bakker Bart and the Everyday Art of Bike Delivery”

The 2025 programme of Museum Belvédère in Heerenveen-Oranjewoud turns one small museum in the Dutch north into a full year of stories about landscape, light and quiet human feeling. A simple folded leaflet for the seasons of summer, autumn and winter shows how these stories connect. Key Takeaways A year in one small museum StoryContinue reading “2025.12.06 – Summer, Sea and Stillness at Museum Belvédère”