I’m a mathematician whose hobby is origami. It has inspired mathematicians to solve problems once thought impossible, and create folding telescope lenses, airbags and solar panels.
Imagine what it could do for your cakes.
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One scholar spent a decade studying the ways everyday people drew, carved, glued, sewed and baked their own pornography.
Keeping busy during the pandemic by taking on a new hobby or tackling a home renovation project can help us get through challenging times.
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The coronavirus pandemic has been a stressful and challenging time. But staying busy can help by creating a diversion, helping us to build community and strengthening our sense of self.
An artisan is working with a silk weaving loom in her workshop.
Many major luxury goods firms have long made place a key part of their identity, and a visit to a traditional silk-weaving centre in Vietnam shows that the approach could work for small firms too.
Ségou is rich in arts and crafts, and has built its famous festival around the performing arts.
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