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BBC Radio 4 – The Caretakers, Episode 3: Relive
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
Why We Kill So Many Houseplants, But Spend Billions On Them Anyway | Big Business
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
Amber Tamm
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
Algae – natures answer to fossil fuels and plastics!!
Algae has been used by humans for thousands of years, but the idea of using algae as a secret weapon to combat climate change is definitely a modern day concept. The more scientists delve into the biology of algae, the … Continue reading
Restaurant Adopts No-Tipping Policy, Offers Full Benefits and Pay | My Modern Met
By Arnesia Young on February 11, 2022 “Our staff are treated like adults, with ‘real jobs.’” Working in the service industry can be a notoriously thankless job. With many industry professionals like waiters and waitresses dependent on customer tips to … Continue reading
OBESITY Desirable 40,000 Years Ago?! Venus Figurine
[…] In 2008 a team was led by Archaeologist Nicholas Conard from the University of Tübingen, they were responsible for the discovery of the Venus of Hohle Fels which is dated to be between 40,000 and 35,000 years old. This … Continue reading
Female Bolivian Skateboarders Shred in Traditional Dress | Kottke
Brazilian photographer Luisa Dörr travelled to Bolivia and photographed the members of ImillaSkate, a group of Aymara and Quechua women who skateboard, often in traditional cholita clothing. From a slideshow of photos by Dörr in El Pais (translated from Spanish by … Continue reading
Evidence ancient Babylonians were far more advanced than we thought – BBC REEL
Plimpton 322 is the name given to a 3,800-year-old clay tablet discovered in Iraq in the early 20th Century by archeologist Edgar J Banks, the man believed to have inspired Indiana Jones. Over time this tablet has become one of … Continue reading
Extinct tree from the time of Jesus rises from the dead in Israel – BBC REEL
Forests of Judean date palm trees once covered ancient Israel, from Lake Galilee to the Dead Sea. The fruit of the tree symbolised life and prosperity and was praised in ancient literature for its unique medicinal properties. But the dates … Continue reading
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