Tag Archives: Culture

Why This 2,000-Year-Old Instrument Is Still Made by Hand

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A fried rice making machine

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We Sleep More Than Hunter-Gatherers – Why Are We So Tired?

Hunter-gatherers slept less than you think. And they didn’t complain about being tired. We’re told we’re living through a sleep epidemic but were our ancestors actually sleeping better than us? The answer might change how you think about your nightly … Continue reading

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London, England – 1936

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One brave moment. Four lives saved. Humanity still wins.

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That child doesn’t know it yet, but one day he will be an adult, he will face life and, looking back, he will understand that in that childhood was stored the purest happiness of his life

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You Don’t Exist For One Third Of Your Life

Humans have split the atom, we can stream movies from space and are working towards everlasting life. So why in the world are we still spending a third of our lives unconscious? In this episode of The Rest Is Science, … Continue reading

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How a Baroque Instrument Became a Funk Legend

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Bateria of Estácio Atabaques, Repique de bossa and Quad bell! #repiquedebossa

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Trams of Lisbon

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