rise of prisons deterrence moral reform

Prisons were meant to deter and reform

As public execution and torture lost support in Europe and the United States, rulers sought punishments that avoided public displays of their violence. Reformers promoted prison in two competing ways: harsh conditions could deter, while another view held that prison could improve a person’s morals.

The Red Sea is slowly becoming a new ocean

The Arabian Peninsula is moving away from northeastern Africa along an active tectonic boundary. As the crust stretches and separates, the Red Sea basin gradually widens. If this geological process continues over millions of years, the basin could develop further into an ocean like the Atlantic. Continental separation is happening today, just too slowly to notice without instruments.

A boat answered wireless commands

In 1898, Nikola Tesla publicly demonstrated a radio-controlled boat, showing that wireless signals could control a vehicle remotely. He called the system a “telautomaton.”

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