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An A.I. Model Helped Uncover 303 Previously Unseen Nazca Lines in Peru | Colossal
September 26, 2024 Art History Grace Ebert All images courtesy of Masato Sakai et al. Thanks to a new A.I.-trained system, researchers have identified an additional 303 drawings in just six months. In 2022, we shared news of a monumental … Continue reading
Timothy Snyder: a Trump victory threatens freedom | Media Confidential
Alan and Lionel are joined by Yale history professor and leading scholar of Soviet Russia, Tim Snyder. Snyder’s new book, On Freedom, explores the risks to shared freedom in a ‘post-truth’ world. He argues that a rise of disinformation and … Continue reading
John Martyn Documentary – Johnny Too Bad
BBC FOUR pays tribute to musical maverick John Martyn, who died at the age of 60 on 29th January 2009, with an intimate documentary portrait originally transmitted in 1994. This honest and often blackly hilarious film shows Martyn at home … Continue reading
The Canyons of his Mind Vivian Stanshall
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My Pink Half of the Drainpipe (2007 Remaster)
Provided to YouTube by Parlophone UK My Pink Half of the Drainpipe (2007 Remaster) · The Bonzo Dog Band The Doughnut In Granny’s Greenhouse ℗ 2007 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company Composer: Neil Innes Composer: Vivian Stanshall … Continue reading
Languages in Danger: 🚨📝 How Lack of Documentation Threatens Global Heritage 🌍
🌍✨ Entire cultures are vanishing as their languages disappear without being documented. 📜 In this video, we explore the urgency of preserving endangered languages and the cultural heritage they carry. Discover why time is running out and what’s at stake … Continue reading
The mistake that changed chickens forever | BBC Global
For most of history, chickens were kept for eggs, not meat. That all changed 100 years ago after this one error – capitalised upon by one very entrepreneurial American woman. This is the story of how that mistake gave birth … Continue reading
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