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Iceland’s Deserts Are Turning Purple – here’s why
In this video, we are putting the Icelandic Lupin debate under the microscope to try and find out the good and the bad about this invasive species. […]
“When We All Have Pocket Telephones”: A 1920s Comic Accurately Predicts Our Cellphone-Dominated Lives | Open Culture
by Colin Marshall Much has been said lately about jokes that “haven’t aged well.” Sometimes it has do to with shifting public sensibilities, and sometimes with a gag’s exaggeration having been surpassed by the facts of life. As a Twitter … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – The Food Programme, Fried Chicken: a story of race and identity
Jaega Wise and Melissa Thompson look at the racial connotations of fried chicken. Since the American Civil War to the present day, fried chicken has been used to create negative stereotypes of black people. These stereotypes and this history has … Continue reading
How chocolate gets its flavour | The Royal Society
The flavour of chocolate depends on a long process of fermentation and drying of the cocoa beans. Scientists are working on giving farmers the scientific tools to produce tastier beans 🍫 #Chocolate #Fermentation #SingleOrigin #GlobalDevelopment Thanks to the ‘Chocolate from … Continue reading
There are vast tragedies happening right now that we are failing to see
There are transparent monsters in the world. Transparent monsters are tragedies of vast proportions that only very few people can recognize. History is filled with examples of such tragedies, and our time is probably no different. […]
A New Understanding of Human History and the Roots of Inequality | David Wengrow | TED
What if the commonly accepted narratives about the foundation of civilization are all wrong? Drawing on groundbreaking research, archaeologist David Wengrow challenges traditional thinking about the social evolution of humanity — from the invention of agriculture to the formation of … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Word of Mouth, A Murmuration of Starlings
Most groups of wildlife can be described as a flock or a herd, a swarm or a shoal – but where is the fun in stopping there? From an army of ants to a dazzle of zebras, an exultation of … Continue reading
Did People Used To Look Older?
[…] Follow me: Tweets by tweetsauce https://www.instagram.com/electricpants Carl Sagan High School yearbook: https://www.loc.gov/resource/mss85590… 2001 Tiger Beat: https://allisontanenhaus.com/tiger-beat Slade on Fabulous: https://i.pinimg.com/474x/23/b3/49/23… Elizabeth Taylor at 17: https://www.vintag.es/2018/04/elizabe… 70s high school students: https://www.criticalpast.com/video/65… Brandon McCarthy tweet: https://twitter.com/bmccarthy32/statu… 80s footballers: https://twitter.com/80sAging 80s high … Continue reading
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