Our Brains Shouldn’t Be So Big

Posted on April 8, 2025 by agogo22

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It’s no secret that humans have big brains, especially compared to the rest of the animal world. But big brains require big energy to power them, and shifting around all our calories to fuel our massive brains was no small feat. From the Taung Child to modern biometrics, here’s how we can learn all about what it took to make our species such egg-heads.

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Barbatuques (@barbatuques) | Esse é o nosso Barbapapa’s Groove!

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InfoNEST (@inf0nest) | The Hidden Craftsmanship Inside Traditional Chinese Drums 🥁✨

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Travellers’ Times (@travellers_times) 

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Today’s pics: can you spot anywhere you know?

Posted on April 8, 2025 by agogo22

Today’s pics: can you spot anywhere you know?
byu/Swimming-View2815 inmanchester

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Sewing shop door in Lisbon, Portugal

Posted on April 8, 2025 by agogo22

Sewing shop door in Lisbon, Portugal
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Canal, featuring sunshine

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Canal, featuring sunshine
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The World’s First Pottery is Older Than You Think

Posted on April 7, 2025 by agogo22

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The first pottery ever made in the world is a lot older than most people think. And the first ceramics of any kind are even older than that. How did hunter-fisher-forager societies develop this technology before farming? Where and when was the first pottery developed? Who invented ceramic pottery? And why? This is the remarkable story of the world’s first pottery.

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This is a Mouse-deer, or Chevrotain, they are the world’s smallest hoofed animals

Posted on April 7, 2025 by agogo22

This is a Mouse-deer, or Chevrotain, they are the world's smallest hoofed animals
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@agogo2.bsky.social | from our archive, 2017 & 2014

Posted on April 7, 2025 by agogo22

MSS open for dancers, drummers (and sometimes, puppeteers and brass players) to join now – all levels welcome including beginners. Try it on a Wednesday, at the grade 2 listed Sacred Trinity Church, M3 5DW, 7-9.30pm £5 per sessionwww.sambaman.org.uk#samba, #dance, #percussion, #Manchester, #fun

— (@agogo2.bsky.social) 2025-04-07T15:18:47.985Z

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