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The English Language: Where Did It Come From?
🇬🇧Fiery dragons, unruly spelling, and fierce invaders? Grab a paper and get ready to take notes. This is the story of English you were never told in school! 📺 WATCH NEXT: 7 Difficult English Accents You’ll NEVER Guess 👉🏼 • … Continue reading
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Francoise Malby-Anthony | Encounters with Elephants
In this touching talk Francoise Malby-Anthony discusses her and her late husbands work saving elephants. As the wife and partner of the renowned South African “elephant whisperer”, Lawrence Anthony, Francoise Malby Anthony has spent years protecting some of the world’s … Continue reading
The Forgotten Genius Who Recorded The First Sound In 1857
[…] The first sound recording is often credited to Thomas Edison, but in 1857, a typographer named Édouard-LĂ©on Scott de Martinville actually beat him by inventing the phonautograph, a device designed to capture sound waves on paper. It was never … Continue reading
The “Adjacent Possible” – and How It Explains Human Innovation | Stuart Kauffman | TED
From the astonishing evolutionary advances of the Cambrian explosion to our present-day computing revolution, the trend of dramatic growth after periods of stability can be explained through the theory of the “adjacent possible,” says theoretical biologist Stuart Kauffman. Tracing the … Continue reading
How Russia has replaced Western brands | Business Beyond
Since big Western brands like McDonald’s pulled out of Russia, an array of copycat companies have replaced them. Instead of Starbucks, IKEA and Dunkin’ – Russia now has Stars Coffee, Swed House and Donutto. McDonald’s is now Vkusno I Tochka. … Continue reading
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Chandrayaan-3 landing on Lunar surface: ‘Sky is not the limit for India’
As Chandrayaan-3 lander Vikram touches down on the Moon’s South Pole, Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks to Times Now. ISRO successfully conducted a soft landing on Chandrayaan-3 near the south pole of the moon. As the world congratulates the country, … Continue reading
Paradigm Shift in Economic Systems
I lay out some initial thoughts on the economic paradigm shift that is needed. I mentioned Meditations on Moloch, so here is a link to the article: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30… […]