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How is Europe tackling the climate crisis? | DW Documentary
The climate emergency and shrinking biodiversity have taught us that we need to change our relationship with nature. People across Europe are looking to find to a new balance with nature in their lives. Sitting back and doing nothing is, … Continue reading
How a synapse works
From our free online course, “Fundamentals of Neuroscience”. — Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKJy… — Sign up for emails about new courses: https://harvardx.link/email — HarvardX courses on edX: https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx — Harvard University’s online courses: https://online-learning.harvard.edu/ HarvardX empowers the faculty of … Continue reading
A conversation with Simon Roper Part 2
This is the second half of my chat with linguist and YouTuber Simon Roper. Part 1 is on Simon’s channel: The starting point of our conversation was my book ‘English After RP’ https://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Afte…
How We Solved the Greatest Riddle In Navigation
[…] Humanity’s drive to explore our planet is one of the defining characteristics of our species. But exploration only works if you know where you are at any given time. Not so easy when you are out at sea with … Continue reading
WEAK FORMS: Why You Don’t Sound Like a Native…?
Many of the commonest words of English are pronounced in a special reduced way, by Brits, Americans & others. Even in careful, formal speech. Even by famous, admired speakers. Fry’s English Delight: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00x… Judi Dench in Westminster Abbey: The Queen: … Continue reading
Yes, the Inuit have dozens of words for snow – but what does each one mean exactly? | Aeon Videos
Travel by snowmobile through a pristine white landscape in north Quebec in search of the dozens of Inuit words for snow You’ve probably heard that there are dozens of Inuit names for snow, but what do they each mean, and … Continue reading
Europe’s shifting immigration policy | DW Documentary
Europe was built on the principle of freedom of movement. But security politics, xenophobia, unemployment, the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine are continuously re-defining migration movements, along with the rules that govern them. The humanitarian catastrophe caused … Continue reading
How Libya Built Brand-New Rivers Across the Sahara
[…] Select video clips courtesy of Getty Images Select video clips courtesy of the AP Archive Special thanks to MapTiler / OpenStreetMap Contributors and GEOlayers 3 […]
Japan’s “Tsunami Stones” Have Been Warning Residents for Centuries | My Modern Met
By Regina Sienra on October 30, 2022 Photo: Mizushimasea via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) “High dwellings are the peace and harmony of our descendants. Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build any homes below this point.” … Continue reading
