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Epstein's basic argument is that focus on early specialization is unwarranted. Starting in the world of sports he contrasts Tiger Woods (who specialized early as a golfer) with Roger Federer (who played numerous sports, including tennis, before specializing only on tennis later than many of his peers) and argues that when he looks more broadly at successful people, they "seemed to have more ...
The seven-part series, in which each episode focuses on one continent, premiered on BBC One on 27 October 2019 and is narrated and presented by naturalist Sir David Attenborough. [1] [2] Over 1,500 people worked on the series, which was filmed over 1,794 days, with 92 shoots across 41 countries. [3]
Scientists from the University College London and the British Antarctic Survey discover that a snow covered volcano on Mount Michael on Saunders Island in the South Sandwich Islands contains a lake of lava within its crater.
Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14,200,000 km 2 (5,500,000 sq mi). Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of 1.9 km (1.2 mi).
2019-2020 Wendy Searle becomes the seventh woman to ski solo unsupported from the Hercules Inlet to the pole [64] [66] 2019–2020 – Mollie Hughes skied from Hercules Inlet to the pole, travelling 1,130 km (702 mi). [67] 2021–2022 – Preet Chandi, a British Sikh army officer, became the first woman of colour to reach the south pole ...
Antarctica: A Year on Ice is the first feature film by New Zealand filmmaker Anthony B. Powell. This documentary is set in Antarctica , specifically in the Ross Island region, which is home to two research bases: United States' McMurdo Station and New Zealand's Scott Base .
The Hughes Range) is a high massive north–south trending mountain range in Antarctica, surmounted by six prominent summits, of which Mount Kaplan at 4,230 metres (13,880 ft) is the The range is located east of Canyon Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains and extends 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi) from the confluence of Brandau Glacier and ...
Mount Waesche is a mountain of volcanic origin at the southern end of the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica.It is 3,292 metres (10,801 feet) high, and stands 20 kilometres (12 miles) southwest of Mount Sidley, the highest volcano in Antarctica.