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The greatest wonder of Paris isn’t the Notre-Dame or the Eiffel Tower — it’s this small chapel.

Posted on June 6, 2024 by agogo22
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Did the Greeks have no word for blue? COLOR WORDS

Posted on June 5, 2024 by agogo22

Chase the blues away and be tickled pick in another episode of Words Unravelled. In this edition Rob and Jess explore the origins of a whole spectrum of color words (or as Rob calls them, “colour words”). 🌸Does pink really … Continue reading →

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TikTok’s Boom-Bling | Twenty Thousand Hertz – The stories behind the world’s most recognizable and interesting sounds.

Posted on June 4, 2024 by agogo22

TikTok’s sonic logo is one of the fastest growing sonic logos in history. Today, that little sound is being heard millions of times a day on apps like Instagram, Reddit and Youtube… but creating it wasn’t easy. To make it, … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Mysterious Alphabet of Sperm Whales

Posted on June 3, 2024 by agogo22

MIT News: https://news.mit.edu/2024/csail-ceti-… Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146… Project CETI: https://www.projectceti.org/ Authors: Daniela Rus (MIT CSAIL), Antonio Torralba (MIT CSAIL), Jacob Andreas (MIT CSAIL), Pratyusha Sharma (MIT CSAIL), Shane Gero (Project CETI), Roger Payne (Project CETI), and David F. Gruber (Project CETI) Videographer: … Continue reading →

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Natalie Bradbury | Moss Side Open Alleys

Posted on June 3, 2024 by agogo22
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How Did Egyptians Build Pyramids? New Study Suggests Answer | My Modern Met

Posted on May 31, 2024 by agogo22

By Madeleine Muzdakis on May 30, 2024 hoto: MANJIK/Depositphotos People have long wondered how ancient Egyptians managed to build the pyramids in Giza. Researchers may finally have an answer. The pyramids have stunned onlookers for centuries. The Great Pyramid of … Continue reading →

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Who Invented Soft Drinks?

Posted on May 31, 2024 by agogo22

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Wharton professor: 4 scenarios for AI’s future | Ethan Mollick

Posted on May 30, 2024 by agogo22

Wharton professor Ethan Mollick explains why “co-intelligence” may be the future of AI. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► / @bigthink Up next, Debunking doomerism: 4 futurists on why we’re actually not f*cked ► • Debunking doomerism: 4 futurists … Continue reading →

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The Original Secret History

Posted on May 30, 2024 by agogo22

To receive my first catalogue, ‘Secret Histories’ join my mailing list here: https://www.tomwayling.co.uk/register This is the story of Procopius’s Secret History Of Justinian – originally written around 550, but not published until 1623. In this video we look at how … Continue reading →

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Where Does “Yes” Come From? #etymology #essentialetymologies

Posted on May 30, 2024 by agogo22
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