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A Tour of The Accents of England
Polyglot and language coach Dave Huxtable takes a tour of the English accents of England, taking a look at the most interesting and iconic accents across the country and the phonetic features that make then stand out. If you like … Continue reading
The World’s LARGEST Metro System! | Shanghai Metro Explained
[…] The Shanghai Metro is the world’s largest metro system, and so it was about time we made an Explained video on it! Enjoy, and I hope you learn something about this marvellous metro. […]
The Blind Spots of the Green Energy Transition | Olivia Lazard | TED
The world needs clean power, but decarbonization calls for a massive increase in the mining and extraction of minerals like lithium, graphite and cobalt. Environmental peacemaking expert Olivia Lazard sheds light on the scramble for these precious mineral resources — … Continue reading
Why the modern world is fine with things being so ugly
When The World Abandoned Aesthetics. Why is our modern world so ugly? Have you ever considered how we progressed from ornate marble columns, arches, and buttresses, to concrete monolithic structures polluting our skylines? I love modern architecture, I even love … Continue reading
The return of Mongolia’s “wild” horses – Nigel Rothfels
Dig into the breeding program that saved Takhi horses from extinction, and explore the role of zoos in animal conservation. — For thousands of years, native Takhi horses roamed the steppes of Central Asia. But by the late 1960s, their … Continue reading
Crows and Magpies Are Building Nests with Anti-Bird Spikes | Colossal
JULY 13, 2023 GRACE EBERT All images courtesy of Denisea A new paper highlights examples of magpies and carrion crows building nests with strips of anti-bird spikes in both Rotterdam and Antwerp. Hostile architecture is a design strategy that restricts … Continue reading
Gödel, Escher, Bach author Doug Hofstadter on the state of AI today
Click here to hear this video without annoying background music: • Gödel, Escher, Ba… ” *Douglas Hofstadter*, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Gödel, Escher, Bach, reflects on how he got interested in the mind and consciousness, how he came to … Continue reading
Kids Take A Magical Tour Of An Unbelievable Private Library. Fascinating To Kids Of All Ages
I am very fortunate to know serial entrepreneur and inventor Jay Walker and to have spent time in his magnificent library of The History Of Human Imagination. As you will see in the video, this collection is extraordinarily broad and … Continue reading
I thought this rotating house was impossible.
Near San Diego, California, there’s a rotating house: and somehow, all the utilities, the electricity, gas and water, work even on the rotating part. How’s that possible? ■ Al’s site: https://rotatinghome.com ■ The real estate listing: http://navrealestate.co/4903-mount-he… This is not … Continue reading
The Great Attractor
No matter where you are, you are always moving. The Earth orbits the sun, and the sun moves round the galaxy. But what is it that makes the galaxy move? That is going to be our topic today. Everything in … Continue reading
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