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BBC Radio 4 – Just One Thing – with Michael Mosley, Embrace the Rain
Why striding out for a walk after rainfall could improve your mood and immune system! Get that brolly out! It may feel deeply counter-intuitive – but rainy days could offer a host of health and mood-lifting benefits. Rain improves air … Continue reading
Harvard Professor Answers Happiness Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED
Harvard professor and “How to Build a Life” columnist Arthur C. Brooks answers the internet’s burning questions about “happiness.” Does anyone else feel depression after completing a goal? Can social media cause depression? Do we get happier as we age? … Continue reading
Brazilians honor sea goddess and mark arrival of new year in Rio de Janeiro
Devotees of Afro-Brazilian religions gathered on Rio de Janeiro’s storied Copacabana beach on Saturday to honor the sea goddess Yemanjá in a traditional New Year tribute. Clad in white robes, followers of the Candomble and Umbanda religions danced in a … Continue reading
8 Rare Black People You Won’t Believe Exist. ( Part 2)
8 Black People you won’t believe exist. African can boast of one of the finest people on earth and melanin is one thing they have which no other race does. This list represents a small fraction of the uniqueness and … Continue reading
Why Do These Words Get Mispronounced So Much? | Otherwords
There are actually good reasons why people tend to mispronounce the same words… and why they ofTen end up being the new standard! Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential human trait of … Continue reading
Hannah Waddingham Explores Electric Vehicles in Africa | The Earthshot Report 2024
From London taxis to motorbikes in Kenya, electric vehicles are the future. Hannah Waddingham explores ROAM, who are making EVs by Africans, for Africans, to clean up our air. Watch The Earthshot Report: On BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode… On PBS: https://www.pbs.org/show/the-earthsho… … Continue reading
Instruments of a Beating Heart
First graders in a Tokyo public elementary school are presented with a challenge for the final semester: performing “Ode to Joy” at the ceremony for the new incoming first graders. Ayame, who often struggles to keep up with the group, … Continue reading
See the secret Brazilian festival dating back over 300 years | CNN
People worldwide associate Brazil with Carnival, though in the northeastern city of São Luis is a little known to festival, now recognized by UNESCO, called ‘Bumba Meu Boi’ or ‘Dance My Ox.’ Passed down through oral tradition, dozens of groups … Continue reading
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