Tag Archives: Culture

Ape Communication – CHRISTMAS LECTURES 2017

Posted on November 3, 2024 by agogo22

Apes can learn human sign language but how do they communicate with each other in the wild? Sophie Scott and Cat Hobaiter investigate in this clip from the 2017 Christmas Lectures. Watch the full lecture: • Lecture 3 – The … Continue reading →

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our house by Crosby, Stills & Nash 🏡

Posted on November 3, 2024 by agogo22
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The Original Halloween Vegetable

Posted on November 3, 2024 by agogo22
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BBC Radio 4 – Soul Music, America

Posted on November 2, 2024 by agogo22

America, Anita’s big number from the musical West Side Story. America is Anita’s all singing, all dancing number from the musical West Side Story. The Puerto Rican Sharks gang argue over whether America is a great place to live, an … Continue reading →

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Cerridwen: Myth & Morality

Posted on November 1, 2024 by agogo22

Is Cerridwen a witch, a mother goddess, or something else? Buy me a cuppa on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/krishughes Support me on Patreon: / krishughes Blog, events, online classes: http://www.godeeper.info/blog 0:00 Intro 1:50 The story 7:12 What are the questions? 7:42 Historical … Continue reading →

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Rot: A Terrifying Facepaint Stop Motion by Erica Luke

Posted on November 1, 2024 by agogo22

October 31, 2012 Animation Christopher Jobson This is bar-none one of the creepiest things to ever appear on Colossal, but it’s Halloween and this clip is so well animated I couldn’t pass it up. UK artist and illustrator Erica Luke … Continue reading →

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Historian Answers Witchcraft Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Posted on October 31, 2024 by agogo22

31 Oct 2024 Historian Mikki Brock joins WIRED to answer the internet’s bubbling cauldron of questions about witches, witchcraft, and witch hunting through the ages. Can men be witches or only women? Do witches really cast spells and create potions? … Continue reading →

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The Chilling True Story Behind the Pied Piper Legend

Posted on October 31, 2024 by agogo22

[…] Dive into the eerie legend of the Pied Piper—a story far from the whimsical fairy tales we’re used to. Discover the chilling tale of 130 missing children and the haunting possibility that this legend is rooted in real historical … Continue reading →

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How are people using “mortified” wrongly? | EMOTION ETYMOLOGY

Posted on October 30, 2024 by agogo22

🤔 Where do our emotions come from? In this episode of Words Unravelled, Rob and Jess dive deep into the fascinating origins of the words we use to express how we feel! From the familiar words like “sad,” “mad,” and … Continue reading →

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How Humans Became (Mostly) Right-Handed

Posted on October 27, 2024 by agogo22

[…] No other placental mammal that we know of prefers one side of the body so consistently, not even our closest primate relatives. But being right-handed may have deep evolutionary roots in our lineage. And yet, being a leftie does … Continue reading →

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