Tag Archives: Environment

The Plastic Revolution: Celluloid

Posted on January 27, 2025 by agogo22

Plastic is so ubiquitous today that it virtually defines the modern world. Despite origins in nature, man-made plastic is a relatively new development that changed culture and history. The History Guy remembers the invention of celluloid, the first man-made plastic. … Continue reading →

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Trish Dukes | reading list

Posted on January 27, 2025 by agogo22
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LBC (@lbc.co.uk) | All it takes is for good men to say nothing

Posted on January 27, 2025 by agogo22
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How China’s New AI Model DeepSeek Is Threatening U.S. Dominance

Posted on January 25, 2025 by agogo22

24 Jan 2025 #CNBC #AI #DeepSeek A little-known AI lab out of China has ignited panic throughout Silicon Valley after releasing AI models that can outperform America’s best despite being built more cheaply and with less-powerful chips. DeepSeek, as the … Continue reading →

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The secret mistake embedded in the speed of light

Posted on January 25, 2025 by agogo22
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Drone footage captured 100s of sheep taking themselves from their farm to moorland above a Yorkshire village. The sheep have been doing this journey for generations with the lambs learning the route from their mothers, who learnt it from their mothers.

Posted on January 24, 2025 by agogo22
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We replaced this pointless grass island with native WILDFLOWERS! #garden

Posted on January 24, 2025 by agogo22
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Zero Gravity Birds! #history #shorts

Posted on January 23, 2025 by agogo22
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Pelican Passenger and a Surprise Sea Lion Visitor on a Yacht😂 #animal #pelicans #sealions #funny

Posted on January 23, 2025 by agogo22
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Getting over my self-doubt by revisiting abandoned film ideas | Film About

Posted on January 23, 2025 by agogo22

On a playful journey through self-doubt, a filmmaker dives into his phone notes to reanimate a graveyard of abandoned ideas. Director: Cameron Nicoll (https://www.cameronnicoll.com/) Producer: Anne Milne Watch ‘Film About’ on Psyche: https://psyche.co/films/a-filmmakers-… Watch more free videos on Aeon: https://aeon.co/videos … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 4 – Sideways, 68. Bliss in Suffering

Posted on January 22, 2025 by agogo22

Matthew Syed ponders the possibility of experiencing bliss in the midst of suffering. When David Wright went to Iraq as an 18-year-old soldier – he had no idea the battlefield would become a place where he’d enter deep states of … Continue reading →

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Using the physics of vibration to clean all the dust out from your car..

Posted on January 22, 2025 by agogo22
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