Science & Environment
Why the Lunar New Year isn’t really a lunar new year
Contrary to its name, Lunar New Year doesn’t follow a lunar calendar. Instead, it follows the Chinese calendar, which is a lunisolar calendar.
Zurich
Host Jeff Wilson goes on a European road trip in a battery-powered electric vehicle. Along the way, he follows a food trail of local delights, experiences a range of eco-accommodations, rides solar-powered cable cars and ferries and uncovers cutting-edge eco-practices. Real Electric Adventures shows just how fun eco-travel can be and models ways to reduce tourism’s carbon footprint.
Zurich
Season 1 Episode 101 | 26m 46s | CC
The road to exciting trends leads directly to Zurich. Innovation abounds as Jeff e-bikes past urban art, feasts on Michelin-starred vegan food, and visits a company that turns plastic bottles into clothing. He rows on Lake Zurich, visits a delectable chocolate museum, and discovers technology that combats food waste. Finally, Jeff makes a side-trip to a stunning, centuries-old Benedictine abbey.
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