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Tuktu- 4- The Snow Palace (How to build a REAL Inuit igloo)
Alaska Extreme Store: https://www.redbubble.com/people/alas… Learn about traditional Inuit culture from this fascinating series. This series documents cultural practices, skills, and values in Nunavut in northern Canada. Each episode focuses on a different topic, and does a good job of celebrating … Continue reading
What is net zero? | The Economist
ore than 50 countries around the world have pledged to become net zero. But what does net zero actually mean—and is it achievable? Find The Economist’s most recent coverage on climate change: https://econ.st/3zCt2uW Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter … Continue reading
Posted in Environmentalism
Tagged construction, design, Environment, history, Technology
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Climate crisis: Could scientists refreeze the Arctic?
The flash floods, the wildfires, the lightning strikes and the extreme weather that’s swept much of the world over the last month is prompting fears that climate change is accelerating at a pace faster than ever anticipated. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) Concerns … Continue reading
How to Build an Igloo
This classic short film shows how to make an igloo using only snow and a knife. Two Inuit men in Canada’s Far North choose the site, cut and place snow blocks and create an entrance–a shelter completed in one-and-a-half hours. … Continue reading
Why you should not do random acts of kindness, w Stephen Fry.
A baby elephant is rescued from a well and a puppy is rescued from tar. What’s the easiest way to save a life? Effective altruism and random acts of kindness. Voiced by Stephen Fry Download a free copy of The … Continue reading
Spanish Flu: a warning from history
100 years ago, celebrations marking the end of the First World War were cut short by the onslaught of a devastating disease – the 1918-19 influenza pandemic. Its early origins and initial geographical starting point still remain a mystery but … Continue reading
Monumental Cardboard Bridges Float in the Sky in Temporary Installations by Olivier Grossetête | Colossal
Architecture en Fête, Villeneuve lez Avignon, France (2015). All images © Olivier Grossetête Temporarily seen hovering above small European towns or balancing on a river in floating canoes are elaborate bridges designed to be constructed and demolished in a … Continue reading
Richard Williams- Animating Movement
[…] In a world where live-action and animation are growing closer and closer to one another, Richard Williams was and still is one of the last remaining members of the old guard who wanted to push animation in the exact … Continue reading
Fotini Markopoulou – Why is the Universe So Beautiful?
Free access to Closer to Truth’s library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/2UufzC7 Why do scientists use the word beauty to describe the universe? Gaze at the universe with a knowing eye. There’s beauty on every level—simplicity and regularity, even a kind … Continue reading
Joe Dante’s Battle With Hollywood
Sources / Further Reading: The AV Club Interview with Dante (Nov 2000) – https://bit.ly/36MW5j5 SuicideGirls Interview with Dante (June 2007) – https://bit.ly/3kFoDCY DenOfGeek Interview with Dante (Feb 2008) – https://bit.ly/3zhYkXF Mubi Interview with Dante (May 2009) – https://bit.ly/3iuzTzu Fangoria Interview … Continue reading
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Tagged animation, Art, construction, film, infrastructure, North America
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