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Tuning of Gamelan and Sensory Dissonance
n this video I focus on unique tuning systems Slendro and Pelog used in Gamelan music. I go through how they are different from chromatic scale and how they naturally emerge from timbre of Gamelan metallophones, similar to how chromatic … Continue reading
WW2 ‘Brown Babies’: A little-known part of British 20th Century history – BBC World Service podcast
“I just wanted to be accepted for who I was”: The story of the children born from relationships between British women and African-American soldiers during World War Two. Subscribe – https://www.youtube.com/bbcworldservice The US first began sending troops to the UK … Continue reading
Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents – (Part One) | WIRED
Dialect coach Erik Singer takes us on a tour of different accents across English-speaking North America. Erik and a host of other linguists and language experts (Nicole Holliday, Megan Figueroa, Sunn m’Cheaux, and Kalina Newmark), take a look at some … Continue reading
COLOUR WORDS: The astounding origins of “blue”, “black”, “orange”, “red” & other colors
Prepare to be amazed by the surprising origins of the English words for colours (or colors for our American friends). I promise you’ll have at least one “wow” moment as I reveal: 🔵 Why the Ancient Greeks had no word … Continue reading
NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL 2022,
NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL 2022 Feel free to support my channel: PaNOTTING HILL CARNIVAL 2022yPal Donations: https://www.PayPal.me/GirlinParadise or become a member – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1lv… https://www.instagram.com/best_street… What places to see in London in no particular order: Westminster Abbey Tower of London St Paul’s … Continue reading
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. […]
