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About agogo22

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

An amazing English font designed by Dmitry Lamonov.

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Reading Simone Weil in the Age of TikTok

What does it mean to read a philosopher like Simone Weil in an age of constant scrolling, algorithmic distraction, and 15-second videos? In this video, I discuss Weil’s thoughts on attention, suffering, and the soul and ask whether her radical … Continue reading →

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 Live Science  | Tomatoes randomly mated with another plant 9 million years ago. The result? Potatoes.

By Sascha Pare published July 31, 2025 Potatoes and tomatoes are more closely related than they look. Researchers say they have finally uncovered the mysterious origins of one of our favorite carbs: the humble potato. Random mating between wild tomato … Continue reading →

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Video of one of the largest fireworks in the world – Japan

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How does such a small pressure machine produce so much popcorn and how do they still maintain their shape?

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Loading up a truck with some logs

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Top Secret “Living Fossil”

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Sara Porpino | A batucada dos nossos tantãs is a commemoration of ancestry, the expression of Afro-Brazilian culture, and the spirituality that is expressed through our drumming! (A work of the Mauro Duarte, Paulo César Pinheiro partnership)

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Fast Car (Daniel Hanson Remix)

Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS Fast Car (Daniel Hanson Remix) · Daniel Hanson Fast Car ℗ Daniel Hanson Released on: 2020-05-14 Lyricist, Composer: Tracy Chapman […]

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Gina | “I realise that if I were stable and steady and static, I would be living death. So I accept confusion and uncertainty and fear and emotional highs and lows because they are the price I willingly pay for a flowing, perplexing, exciting life.” Carl Rogers in A Way of Being, Houghton Mifflin, 1980: 89 I’ve always tried to make sense of life’s randomness by looking for signs and meaning.

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