Tag Archives: construction

The Shocking Corruption Behind LA’s Water Supply

Posted on July 22, 2024 by agogo22

The story of water supply in Los Angeles is more than a little murky. Head to https://brilliant.org/TheB1M/ for a 30-day free trial and get 20% off an annual premium subscription. This video contains paid promotion for Brilliant. Full story here … Continue reading →

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What guitars were like 400 years ago (The 9 String Baroque Guitar)

Posted on July 22, 2024 by agogo22

They were 9 strings. Here’s the Baroque guitar. This would have been what your instrument was like if you were a guitar player in the 1600’s. 9 strings, tuned fairly similarly and with way more gut then you’re used to. … Continue reading →

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Europe’s Controversial Tri-State Megacity

Posted on July 21, 2024 by agogo22

his is the idea of Tri-State City in Europe. A metropolis that stretches over three countries and would be home to up to 45 million people. Today on MegaBuilds, we’re taking a look at a very early stage concept that … Continue reading →

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A simple paper worth a trillion dollars

Posted on July 19, 2024 by agogo22

The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine (1998) http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/paper… Attention Is All You Need (2017) https://arxiv.org/pdf/1706.03762 Thank you to Yossi Matias, Google’s head of research, for speaking with me. Subscribe to my channel to see more videos like … Continue reading →

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Merry and Brief are related!

Posted on July 19, 2024 by agogo22
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Pompeii: Breathtaking new paintings found at ancient city | BBC Science News

Posted on July 19, 2024 by agogo22

By Jonathan Amos, Rebecca Morelle and Alison Francis BBC Science News in Pompeii, southern Italy The frescos depict Greek mythology: Paris kidnaps Helen which triggers the Trojan War Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the … Continue reading →

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The Human Genome Project Was a Failure

Posted on July 18, 2024 by agogo22

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Have you ever had the mulligrubs? | LOST WORDS

Posted on July 17, 2024 by agogo22

In this edition of Words Unravelled, Rob and Jess resurrect some long lost words. We promise not to leave you gremed, overmirthed, nor cursed with the mulligrubs as we explore a hubble-shubble of archaic and obsolete vocabulary from centuries past. … Continue reading →

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EAST MANCHESTER BUILDING BOOM | Along Eastlink to Co-op Live & Etihad Stadium

Posted on July 16, 2024 by agogo22

In this video, we make our way along the pedestrian route from Piccadilly station in the city centre to Sportcity, Co-op Live and the Etihad Stadium. Along the way we look at construction sites, old buildings, new buildings, then and … Continue reading →

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“Black” and French “Blanc” might be related, even though they’re opposites!

Posted on July 16, 2024 by agogo22
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