Tag Archives: Culture

The science of cells that never get old | Elizabeth Blackburn

Posted on December 11, 2018 by agogo22

What makes our bodies age … our skin wrinkle, our hair turn white, our immune systems weaken? Biologist Elizabeth Blackburn shares a Nobel Prize for her work finding out the answer, with the discovery of telomerase: an enzyme that replenishes … Continue reading →

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How the jump rope got its rhythm | Small Thing Big Idea, a TED series

Posted on December 11, 2018 by agogo22

“Down down, baby, down down the roller coaster…” Hip-hop owes a lot of the queens of double dutch. Ethnomusicologist Kyra Gaunt takes us on a tour of the fascinating history of the jump rope.

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Ice Pepper – ESMA 2017

Posted on December 10, 2018 by agogo22

Deux manchots sur la banquise, découvrent quelque chose qui risque de changer l’avenir de l’Antarctique. Two penguins friends wander on the sea ice. They discover something that may decide the fate of Antarctica.

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A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor – Elizabeth Cox

Posted on December 10, 2018 by agogo22

It’s another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Peseshet checks her supplies. Honey, garlic, cumin, acacia leaves, cedar oil — she’s well stocked with the essentials she needs to treat her patients. Elizabeth Cox outlines … Continue reading →

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Museum of Black Civilisations aims to ‘decolonise knowledge’

Posted on December 10, 2018 by agogo22

A large museum will open in Dakar, 52 years after Senegal’s first president presented a post-colonial cultural vision. Dakar, Senegal – In April 1966, Senegal’s first president and a poet, Leopold Sedar Senghor ascended the steps of the National Assembly … Continue reading →

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Paper Dreams

Posted on December 9, 2018 by agogo22

© 2010 Kenneth Onulak http://www.kaluno.com This is my Junior Degree Project that I worked over the Spring semester at RISD. I got the original concept of creating a cutout animation for art made with a single sheet of paper and … Continue reading →

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My trip to Japan / Viaje a Japón (2018)

Posted on December 9, 2018 by agogo22

Based on a real conversation we had with Juan Molinet before leaving Japan. Mixed up memories about our visit to Tokyo, Hiroshima, Miyoshi, Naoshima and Kyoto. By Dante Zaballa Design: Juan Molinet, Dante Zaballa Music: Skillbard

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The history of tea – Shunan Teng

Posted on December 9, 2018 by agogo22

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history… Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world after water –– and from sugary Turkish Rize tea to salty Tibetan butter tea, there are almost as many ways of preparing the beverage as there … Continue reading →

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Did This Scientist Just Solve The Mystery of Dark Matter and Dark Energy?

Posted on December 9, 2018 by agogo22

[from the description] You can buy Universe Sandbox 2 game here: http://amzn.to/2yJqwU6 Dr Jamie Farnes’ channel with cool simulations: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8lt… And the paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1712.07962.pdf And also the site: http://jamiefarnes.co.uk/ Hello and welcome to What Da Math! In this video, we … Continue reading →

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Geometric Animals Come to Life in DIY Lamp Kits by OWL

Posted on December 9, 2018 by agogo22

OWL, a Libson-based lamp brand founded by two architects in 2016, offers a wide range of friendly wild animals that can be turned into volumetric lamps using simple folding techniques. As you might guess, OWL offers a few different owl designs, … Continue reading →

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