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Remembering John Conway
Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians – BAAM! with Gathering 4 Gardner – G4G present Remembering John Conway Mathematician John Horton Conway died of COVID-19 on April 11, 2020. On April 25th, the Bay Area Artists and Mathematicians (BAAM!) hosted an … Continue reading
Celebrating the lives of Black sailors at The Old Royal Naval College | Museum Crush
ohn Simmonds, a veteran of the Battle of Trafalgar and Black Greenwich Pensioner, (c.1784-1858), Courtesy of the family of John Simmonds. Museum Crush talks to author, historian and curator SI Martin about the stories of Black veterans of the Royal … Continue reading
German reunification: When two states became one | UNPACKED
30 years ago, Germany’s reunification meant dealing with the fundamental rivalry of the 20th century: capitalism versus communism. The triumphant advance of capitalism was the defining element of the transformation and integration of the new federal states. But did the … Continue reading
How Kodak Detected the Atomic Bomb
Kodak detected the first atomic bomb before anyone else figured it out. Then they made a deal not to tell anyone. Thanks to HBO Max, and their new show raised by Wolves for sponsoring this video! https://rb.gy/alghwn References: Albuquerque Tribune … Continue reading
The Voyager Golden Record: A reminder that we are all connected
The Voyager Golden Record shot into space in 1977 with a message from humanity to the cosmos – and decades later, it stands as a reminder that we are all connected. The United Nations displays a replica of the Golden … Continue reading
Frasier the Sensuous Lion
LION. KING. How a 19 year old lion fathered 35 cubs… in a year and a half. This is the wild story of a lion named Frasier—Frasier the Sensuous Lion—who became a science wonder the world over in 1972. After … Continue reading
Britain’s best places to see: Roman heritage sites | Museum Crush
by Kate McNab, 13-06-19 The Roman Conquest of Britain in AD 43 brought with it our first roads and towns, our calendar and our first nationwide currency. The sites they left behind are now some of the country’s best-loved … Continue reading
A Mathematician’s Apology
Some thoughts on the value and beauty of mathematics. A Mathematician’s Apology by G H Hardy (Free PDF) https://archive.org/details/hardy_ann… Irrationality of root 2 proof: https://archive.org/details/hardy_ann… Patreon: https://Patreon.com/tibees Twitter: https://twitter.com/TobyHendy IG: https://www.instagram.com/tibees_/ Website: http://www.tobyhendy.com The pen I use https://amzn.to/2YKgpOi Music: Reconcile … Continue reading
When Women Crowdfunded Radium For Marie Curie
The element was hard to get and extremely expensive but essential for Curie’s cancer research Curie, who lived in France for much of her life, had done an interview with an American reporter named Marie Meloney the year before. In … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – You’re Dead To Me, Josephine Baker
Greg Jenner is joined by historical expert Dr Michell Chresfield and comedian Desiree Burch to travel to 1920s Paris and meet the phenomenal Josephine Baker. Josephine Baker was a renowned performer and entertainer, a civil rights activist and even a … Continue reading
How Aztecs told history
Camilla Townsend is distinguished professor of history at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Her research in Nahuatl-language sources has garnered numerous awards, including a Guggenheim and a Public Scholar award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Her … Continue reading
