Tag Archives: Culture

Top 10 Tips to Keep Your Brain Young | Elizabeth Amini | TEDxSoCal

Posted on January 18, 2019 by agogo22

Elizabeth Amini is a social entrepreneur with a background in science. She learned data analysis while working as a scientist at JPL/NASA. Elizabeth earned a bachelors degree in Cognitive Science (the study of the brain) from Occidental College and an … Continue reading →

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Olodum batuque bom

Posted on January 16, 2019 by agogo22

Andréia Rabello Published on 15 Jun 2014 Este vídeo foi feito na época da Copa do Mundo de 2014, estava acontecendo uma transmissão ao vivo para a SPORT TV. Eu tive o privilégio de registrar este momento mágico, O Grupo … Continue reading →

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Mystical: Photos by Neil Burnell

Posted on January 15, 2019 by agogo22

Eerie and fairytale-like photos of Wistman’s Wood in Dartmoor, Devon, England captured by British photographer Neil Burnell. The wood has been the inspiration for numerous artists, poets, photographers, and writers often describing the location as haunted due to its tangled web of trees, … Continue reading →

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How We Can Reimagine Coding as Public Spaces | Marie-Claire Shanahan & Pratim Sengupta | TEDxCalgary

Posted on January 15, 2019 by agogo22

What does it mean to design technologies as public worlds? Or, what does it mean to say that scientific knowledge and practice belongs to everyone? Dr. Marie-Claire Shanahan and Dr. Pratim Sengupta delve into the ways in which we can … Continue reading →

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Circular economy and serendipity | Robin Teigland | TEDxPeniche

Posted on January 14, 2019 by agogo22

PT | A Robin, é uma faz-tudo – mãe de cinco filhos, Professora de Administração de Empresas e Gestão de Digitalização em Gotemburgo, na Suécia e Co-directora do centro de Estratégia e Competitividade que, recentemente, escolheu Peniche como porto para … Continue reading →

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Sci-Fi Short Film “White Lily” presented by DUST

Posted on January 14, 2019 by agogo22

“White Lily” by Tristan Ofield A tense spaceship captain and co-pilot set out to investigate a comet, when a technical fault cuts to the core of their relationship problem… Leon and Isobel are nearing the critical point of a long … Continue reading →

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The Juma People – Google Arts & Culture

Posted on January 14, 2019 by agogo22

The Juma Indigenous Land has 38,351 hectares and was demarcated and homologated in 2004. The tribe is located on the banks of the Assuã River, more than 1,100 kilometers from Manaus, capital of Amazonas. Source: The Juma People – Google … Continue reading →

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Why languages and dialects really are different animals

Posted on January 13, 2019 by agogo22

Admirers of Josip Broz Tito from all over the former Yugoslavia convene in Belgrade on the occasion of the late marshal’s birthday. Photo by Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty   Søren Wichmann is a Danish linguist affiliated with Leiden University in the Netherlands, Kazan … Continue reading →

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Creating a carnival: Building jaw-dropping floats for the Cape Town spectacle

Posted on January 13, 2019 by agogo22

Tour the workshop where the Cape Town Carnival team is busy building ornate floats and larger-than-life creations for the 12 March 2016 event.

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Rhythmic Uprising – Chapter 7, Dida

Posted on January 12, 2019 by agogo22

Rhythmic Uprising is a documentary that shows how vibrant Afro-Brazilian performing arts are used to fight racism, social exclusion, and poverty in Bahia, Brazil. The film outlines the transformative powers of a large movement of community cultural projects that make … Continue reading →

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