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About agogo22

Director of Manchester School of Samba at http://www.sambaman.org.uk

Lingthusiasm Episode 111: Whoa!! A surprise episode??? For me??!!

Wait, surprise is associated with a particular intonation!? Oh, you can see surprise by measuring electricity from your brain!? Hang on, some languages have grammatical marking for surprise!? In this episode, your hosts Lauren Gawne and Gretchen McCulloch get enthusiastic … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – The Food Programme, Going Cold Turkey: Alternative Christmas Dinners

Annie Gray always rejects turkey and the trimmings at Christmas. She believes they are a construct of a bygone era and will often eat pizza on the big day instead. She explores alternative dinners from Christmases past, present and future. … Continue reading

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The UK Wants Mandatory Surveillance Software on Your Phone #news #britishpolitics #uk #ukgovernment

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Teenager sings the hardest song ever💀

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Why doesn’t the Foucault Pendulum twist if it’s attached to the building rotating w/ the Earth?

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Einstein Built Quantum Physics on His Work — History Forgot Him

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They Trained Pigeons to Steer Missiles in WW2 #history #shorts

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AI Data Centres Are An Ecological Disaster

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Are Electrons Particles or Waves? 🤔 | Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Salford Quays this morning

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