Category Archives: History

Genomes Throw New Light On Origins of Modern Humans

Researchers from the University of Huddersfield, with colleagues from the University of Cambridge and the University of Minho in Braga, have been using a genetic approach to tackle one of the most intractable questions of all — how and when we … Continue reading

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Who was Seiichi Miyake? Google Doodle 三宅精一

Google Doodle Videos Published on 17 Mar 2019 Google honors the Japanese inventor Seiichi Miyake. He helped a blind friend, and today Millions of them. In 1965, Miyake spent his money to invent tactile blocks (org. Tenji blocks). The dotted … Continue reading

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A Love to the Moon and Back

All his life, Gene Shoemaker dreamed of stepping foot on the moon. A geologist known for his work with craters, Gene was set to be one of the first astronauts aboard Apollo 11. But, a failed medical test cut his … Continue reading

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Countries Which Changed Their Names

 

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2 – Manchester / Salford History Timelapse – Various building’s 2 – Old Streets – Time Travel

Various animations of streets and buildings in Manchester and Salford showing how they once looked.

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Here’s what kids chose from the Mary Rose collections for Takeover Day

As part of the brilliant Kids in Museums takeover day in November 2018, a group of Year 8s selected their seven favourite objects from the Mary Rose Museum collection; here’s what they chose “We chose these objects from the Mary … Continue reading

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How aspirin was discovered – Krishna Sudhir

4000 years ago, the ancient Sumerians made a surprising discovery: if they scraped the bark off a particular kind of tree and ate it, their pain disappeared. Little did they know that what they’d found was destined to influence the … Continue reading

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How Class Works — by Richard Wolff

Economist Richard Wolff explains our class society.

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The First Human Cannonball- Neatorama

Her name was Rossa Matilda Richter, but she was known as Zazel, the human cannonball. Zazel was a trapeze performer and walked a tightrope, but became famous for performing a new stunt on April 2, 1877, at the Royal Aquarium … Continue reading

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A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor – Elizabeth Cox

It’s another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Peseshet checks her supplies. Honey, garlic, cumin, acacia leaves, cedar oil — she’s well stocked with the essentials she needs to treat her patients. Elizabeth Cox outlines … Continue reading

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