Category Archives: Culture

What does it mean to be a ‘person’? Different cultures have different answers | Aeon

Posted on July 24, 2022 by agogo22

Robert Launay Professor of Anthropology, Northwestern University A 4-month-old baby girl is tended by her grandmother inside a church in Duekoue, Ivory Coast, in 2011. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell The fundamental issue at stake in abortion debates is personhood, which is … Continue reading →

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Walking Gently on the Earth | A Portrait of Annie Smithers

Posted on July 23, 2022 by agogo22

Instagram | instagram.com/guidopezz Web | guidopezz.com Email | info@guidopezz.com “There was an old saying that you could feed a family on an acre of land […]” Walking Gently on the Earth tells the story of Annie Smithers; a chef based … Continue reading →

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When a hundred wasn’t 100: BIG NUMBER WORDS (Milliards, myriads, lakhs, crores & more)

Posted on July 21, 2022 by agogo22

The history of the word hundred is guaranteed to surprise you. As are the stories behind so many English words for big numbers. Where does the word thousand come from? How much is a milliard? How many in a myriad? … Continue reading →

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This Is Our BBC

Posted on July 17, 2022 by agogo22

Long live the BBC ������

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READY, SET, MOW! Lawn mower racing has been a UK tradition for nearly 50 years — here’s how it works🏎️ | Now This News

Posted on July 7, 2022 by agogo22
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The Daily Show and Rep. Jim Himes

Posted on May 27, 2022 by agogo22
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BBC Radio 4 – The Caretakers, Episode 3: Relive

Posted on April 19, 2022 by agogo22

Fresh perspectives on cultural treasures from the cleaners who look after them. In every museum and gallery, behind the scenes teams look after our national collections. They have an intimate knowledge of the buildings and collections they look after, yet … Continue reading →

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Crater Feeding | Whales Nation

Posted on April 15, 2022 by agogo22
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Why We Kill So Many Houseplants, But Spend Billions On Them Anyway | Big Business

Posted on March 21, 2022 by agogo22

Houseplants are all the rage. But as Americans buy more plants, and producers scale up to meet demand, more plants are dying. About 40% of plants perish in the supply chain, and another 35% die in customers’ homes. So what … Continue reading →

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Amber Tamm

Posted on February 22, 2022 by agogo22

Amber Tamm is a young woman from Brooklyn who is a horticulturist, floral designer, community advocate, and farmer. Her life took a traumatic turn when her father murdered her mother, shattering her love for life. It was a shocking trauma … Continue reading →

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