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How to make a chocolate bar with a twist I Pleasant Vices Recipe
The British Museum Published on 21 May 2018 Tasha and Paul follow on from their hot chocolate adventure to show us how to temper chocolate into an amazing chocolate bar. The mould for this chocolate bar is a scaled down … Continue reading
The secret chord that makes Christmas music sound so Christmassy – Vox
Hint: Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” uses it. For more about the secret chord, read more from Adam Ragusea here: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/mu…
La Boîte – ESMA 2017
Un vieux monsieur va s’attacher à la souris dont il voulait se débarrasser. An old man ends up taming the mouse he wanted to get rid of. Réalisateurs / Directors : Eliott Belrose, Carole Favier, Loïcia Lagillier, Aloïs Mathé, Juliette … Continue reading
Wargames
A short creative documentary that charts the attendees of Britain’s longest running Wargames group, and explores the complexity of actual combat on individuals from a psychologist’s perspective. Obsession, camaraderie and a Wargames Society that asks: what does it take … Continue reading
The Italian Street Artist Using Cheese Paintings To Fight Neo-Fascism (HBO)
This year, Italy has seen a resurgence in neo-fascism and far-right ideology. But one street artist is fighting back — with giant paintings of pumpkin tortellini and parmesan cheese. For the past 10 years, Pier Paolo Spinazzè, known as “CIBO,” … Continue reading
Making the Thinnest Sheet of Paper in the World
Great Big Story Published on 14 Nov 2018 In Japan, one company is taking paper thinner than it’s ever been before. Hidaka Washi Ltd. creates paper as thin as human skin, using methods that date back a thousand years. The … Continue reading
Mexican Guardians Haunt Familial Portraits by Photographer Diego Moreno
Photographer Diego Moreno incorporates ancestral imagery with a familiar contemporary universe in his series “In My Mind There is Never Silence.” The artist shares with Colossal that the characters that populate the series draw from his personal family history along with pre-Hispanic … Continue reading
Handmade Paper Toys by Haruki Nakamura Spring, Fold, and Jump into Action
Japanese paper engineer Haruki Nakamura (previously) continues to design delightful toys using simple materials. A friendly armadillo curls into a self-protective ball at the touch of a finger, and a sleepy boy emerges, ready to sleepwalk, in “Astral Projection.” Nakamura … Continue reading
How a long-forgotten virus could help us solve the antibiotics crisis
Viruses have a bad reputation — but some of them could one day save your life, says biotech entrepreneur Alexander Belcredi. In this fascinating talk, he introduces us to phages, naturally-occurring viruses that hunt and kill harmful bacteria with deadly … Continue reading
Crash Course History of Science Preview
[from the description] “CrashCourse Published on 19 Mar 2018 For as long as Hank has hosted Crash Course, he’s wanted to host a series about the history of science. We’ve been asking big questions for a really long time and … Continue reading
A Specially Adapted Underwater Wheelchair Brings Artist Sue Austin Beneath the Earth’s Surface
British artist Sue Austin creates multimedia, performance, and installation art, using her wheelchair as a means to explore new patterns of movement. In 2012, Austin was commissioned to create a series of multimedia events as part of that year’s Cultural Olympiad, … Continue reading
How humans made corn.
Corn or Maize is a staple food in many parts of the world, with total production surpassing that of wheat or rice. But it wasn’t always the high yield crop it is today. Ten thousand years ago a grass called … Continue reading
