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What is epigenetics? – Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna

Posted on April 16, 2021 by agogo22

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-cho…​ Here’s a conundrum: Identical twins originate from the same DNA … so how can they turn out so different — even in traits that have a significant genetic component? Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna explains that while nature versus … Continue reading →

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The Last Knit

Posted on April 16, 2021 by agogo22

When knitting becomes an obsession. Directed by Laura Neuvonen Country Finland Year of Production 2005 Running Time 7 minutes

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Experience Footage of Roaring 1920s Berlin, Restored & Colorized with Artificial Intelligence | Open Culture

Posted on April 15, 2021 by agogo22

Based in Seoul, Colin Marshall writes and broadcasts on cities, language, and culture. Offered the chance to travel back in time to any city in any period, surely more than a few would choose Berlin in the 1920s. Ideally it would be … Continue reading →

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WE ARE: A Visual Mission Statement from Jon Batiste

Posted on April 15, 2021 by agogo22

A musical short film blending editorial moments with vulnerable interviews, “WE ARE” peeks behind the curtain at pianist, band leader, philosopher, and activist Jon Batiste’s highly anticipated album, WE ARE, as he walks the audience through four themes: Lineage, Authenticity, … Continue reading →

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Creativity Explained – On Type with Erik Spiekermann

Posted on April 15, 2021 by agogo22
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Creatures of Hope: Cheery Illustrated Monsters Strut through New York City Streets

Posted on April 15, 2021 by agogo22

Hudson River Park Pier 25 (2019) Friendly monsters with enthusiastic grins and pastel fur and feathers have been sauntering through the streets of New York City thanks to Loe Lee. The jolly characters are part of the Chinese-American illustrator’s Creatures … Continue reading →

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Figurative Wool Sculptures by Nastassja Swift Explore the Memories and Narratives of Blackness

Posted on April 14, 2021 by agogo22

GRACE EBERT Detail of “Passage, when momma lets my braids flow down my back,” wool, synthetic braiding hair, wood, plaster, resin, satin. Collaborators are Kiki Jewell, Nyja Amos, Grace Jewell. Photo by David Hunter-Hale. All images © Nastassja Swift   … Continue reading →

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Stranded: Striking Aerial Footage Flies Over Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall Volcano as It Erupts | Colossal

Posted on April 14, 2021 by agogo22

A few weeks ago we shared these dramatic photographs of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano as spews molten rock into the air, and a new short film by French director Stéphane Ridard hovers over the Geldingadalur landform to capture the eruption, which … Continue reading →

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r/MapPorn – The majority of state names have Native American origins

Posted on April 14, 2021 by agogo22
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Earthrise | Kottke

Posted on April 13, 2021 by agogo22

Last month I shared a video of the Earth rising over the surface of the Moon captured by Japan’s Kaguya orbiter. It’s a good clip but quite short and over-narrated. Seán Doran took several Earthrise & Earthset sequences filmed by … Continue reading →

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