Historically, war journalists have embedded themselves with one side, which means the greatest threat comes from the clearly delineated enemy of that side. Alan Huffman delineateembedenemy Change image and share on social
Architecture students are generally given theoretical projects, often located at distant locations, and told to come up with a design. Alan Huffman architecturedesigndistant Change image and share on social
Long-distance train conversations are unlike the perfunctory exchanges one normally associates with strangers, or the truncated, cut-to-the-chase kind that sometimes take place between seatmates on a plane. Alan Huffman associatechaseconversation share on social
Without effective human intervention, epidemics and pandemics typically end only when the virus or bacteria has infected every available host and all have either died or become immune to the disease. Alan Huffman bacteriumdiedisease Change image and share on social
In our quest to define and describe the world, we have crisscrossed the oceans and continents, compiling exhaustive knowledge about its life forms and features, and extended our physical reach through technology, which provides us instantaneous and pervasive access to information about seemingly everything. Alan Huffman accesscompilecontinent share on social
Left to their own devices, epidemic diseases tend to follow the same basic process: A virus or bacteria infects a host, who typically becomes sick and in many cases dies. Along the way, the host infects others. Alan Huffman bacteriumbasiccase share on social
The ocean is the last frontier of human empirical knowledge; even the contours on that eighth-grader's globe are the product of a mix of scientific measurement, inference and conjecture. Alan Huffman conjecturecontoureighth Change image and share on social
Right up until the late 18th century, when the first weighted lines were used to probe the ocean depths, many people believed the seas were bottomless - the watery equivalent of infinite outer space. Alan Huffman 18thbelievebottomless Change image and share on social
Based on German prototypes, green walls and roofs are a natural idea in Singapore's tropical environment, where mosses, ferns, philodendrons, orchids and other epiphytes literally grow on trees. Alan Huffman baseenvironmentepiphyte Change image and share on social
Like so much in Singapore, admission to the Marina Bay's casino is hierarchical: Free for anyone with an international passport, costly for locals, off-limits to migrant workers altogether. Alan Huffman admissionaltogetherbay Change image and share on social