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BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Am I related to a virus?
Although they’re not technically ‘alive’ might viruses hold a place in our family tree? All living things are related to each other, from elephants to algae, e-coli to humans like us. Within our cells we hold genetic information in the … Continue reading
Textural Sculptures by Artist Jessica Drenk Use Junk Mail, Book Pages, and Q-Tips to Explore Materiality
“Dendrite” (2019), Q-tips and plaster. All images © Jessica Drenk, courtesy of Galleri Urbane Montana-born artist Jessica Drenk (previously) employs simple materials, like shopping flyers and standard No. 2 pencils, to create organic sculptures that are chaotic and arresting explorations … Continue reading
Building a Musical Instrument Out Of Teeth
Teeth! Music! Wall! No refunds. Please file all your “NOOO SIMONE WHY” here: https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz Thanks Qualcomm for sponsoring: https://www.qualcomm.com/ And thanks @ANDREW HUANG for watching me pull out teeth! The Every Day Calendar is available for pre-order: https://simonegiertz.myshopify.com/ 👇 places … Continue reading
A Dress Historian Explains the History of the Witch Hat
To understand the history of the witch’s hat, we first have to understand the history of witches, so our story begins around 1100 CE, with a fun pit stop in the 15th-century and that hot piece of trash known as … Continue reading
Barbara Blake Hannah: The first black reporter on British TV
By Simi Jolaoso When British TV got its first black reporter in 1968 some viewers strongly objected and she was sacked in less than a year. Now, half a century later, a British Journalism Award has been named in her … Continue reading
The Ultimate Guide to ONIONS
Onions are the world’s favorite vegetable. But what is the difference between yellow onions, red onions, sweet onions, green onions, shallots, chives…? Today we learn when to use which variety of onion, and I’ll also show you how to make … Continue reading
Mailman Takes Selfies w/ Every Dog and Cat Who Live Along His Route
This is one mailman the dogs chase for kisses. Dogs aren’t usually fans of mailmen, but the canines of São Paulo are making an exception for friendly neighborhood postal worker, Angelo Cristiano Da Silva Antunes. He goes by the name … Continue reading
Watch & Listen to a Hungry Herd of 20 Capybaras Eat a Giant Pumpkin | My Modern Met
They must have such strong teeth! Have you ever seen a group of capybaras eat a pumpkin? Probably not, but the unusual event is surprisingly fascinating to watch. Nagasaki Biopark in Japan recently shared a video of its rather hungry … Continue reading
How Did The Countries Of Europe Get Their Names?
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Nearly every country on earth is named after one of four things: https://qz.com/1070266/the-name-of-a-… Albania: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Alban… Andorra: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=a… Armenia: http://www.vehi.net/istoriya/armenia/… Austria: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Austr… Azerbaijan: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Azerb… Belarus: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/W…. Belgium: https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingLi… Bosnia: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Bosni… Herzegovina: https://www.etymonline.com/word/Herze… Bulgaria: https://www.etymonline.com/word/bulgaria Croatia: … Continue reading
Why Is English Spelling So Damn Weird?!
In this video I look at the historical factors that have made English spelling so varied, inconsistent, and unpredictable! […]
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