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How America’s Oldest Drum Factory Stayed In Business For Over 160 Years | Still Standing

Seven generations of one family have been making drums at Noble & Cooley since 1854. The Massachusetts company started off manufacturing toys, but is now known for their high-end snare drums made from a single plank of wood.

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Is green hydrogen the answer to the climate crisis? | DW Documentary

Green hydrogen produces zero emissions and many believe it holds the key to limiting global warming. So is it the big hope for the future or a multi-billion euro mistake? Many believe green hydrogen could provide a miracle solution for … Continue reading

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The 3 ‘demons’ that haunted legendary scientists | Jimena Canales | Big Think

The 3 ‘demons’ that haunted legendary scientists, with Jimena Canales Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► Why It’s So Hard for Scientists to Believe in God? https://youtu.be/pINptKQYviQ If one opens any dictionary and you go … Continue reading

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This Problem Broke Math (and led to Quantum Physics)

A general solution to the cubic equation was long considered impossible, until we gave up the requirement that math reflect reality. This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a … Continue reading

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The £18m ‘Tower of Light’ in Manchester!

The £18m ‘Tower of Light’ in Manchester! […]

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ANNA on the rise

The unique design of Cabin ANNA promises to live as one with nature in a perfect balance. Learn how nature conservation and design professionals embrace the award winning design from Caspar Schols.

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A Bach prelude in three different temperaments.

[…] Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:18 Quarter-comma meantone presentation 4:40 Rameau presentation 5:38 Well Tempered Clavier and circulating temperaments 6:48 Kirnberger III presentation 8:00 Why this prelude? 9:11 Concluding remarks 10:22 Performance in quarter-comma meantone 12:36 Performance in Rameau 14:45 Performance … Continue reading

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Amazing Sculptures of Real Humans Who Lived Thousands of Years Ago | My Modern Met

By Emma Taggart on August 15, 2019 Huarmey Queen From early neanderthals to modern day humans, we have come a long way from the dawn of civilization. People have not only developed emotionally and intellectually, but our facial structures have … Continue reading

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Why longtermism is the world’s most dangerous secular credo | Aeon Essays

Scarecrows keep away migratory birds from the dangers of the tailing ponds created by the exploitation on the tar sands at Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Photo by Larry Towell/Magnum Phil Torresis a PhD candidate in philosophy at Leibniz Universität Hannover … Continue reading

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About the Nahuatl language

[…] Check out the Paleogloss channel (Nahuatl poem): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_rR… Check out Odilon Bautista’s channel (the Nahuatl song singer): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzBy… Today we are discovering the language of the Aztecs – Nahuatl! Yes, it is still a living language, and it is … Continue reading

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