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Why is the word “dog” such a mystery? | ANIMAL WORDS
Take a walk on the wild side with Rob and Jess as they explore animal etymologies. 🐻Why were we too scared to give bears a proper name? 🐶Why don’t we know where the word “dog” came from? 👻Which animal is … Continue reading
The Fascinating Origins of the Oxford English Dictionary
Explore the fascinating journey of the English language in our latest video, from the Anglo-Saxon roots to modern-day digital slang! Discover the monumental creation of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) and its role as a linguistic time machine. Learn how … Continue reading
Stories Unite
In the 20-minute documentary filmmaker Rajab Mahmood (aka RJ), from Local Arts Blueprint CIC, captures conversations between residents from diverse neighbourhoods meeting for the first time to share their personal experiences of moving to and living in Brandwood and Kings … Continue reading
Why do we call blue ‘blue’ when in other languages it’s like ‘azure’?
Why do we call blue ‘blue’ in English? And what can a gallery tell us about a very special name for the colour in other languages? I was one of 20 Creative Collaborators across the country selected to make social … Continue reading
What Exactly Is a ‘Wild Goose Chase’?
By Paul Anthony Jones |Aug 13, 2024 No wild geese were harmed in the making of this idiom. It’s easy to presume that when you describe something as being like a wild goose chase, what you really mean is that … Continue reading
Where does punctuation come from?!
n this episode I trace the punctuation we use every day as far back as I can. ❓Is the question mark actually a word? ❗️Where did the exclamation mark come from? 🔴 Is the full stop the oldest punctuation? 🏛️ … Continue reading
The Species That Broke Evolution?
The ancestors of gars, horseshoe crabs and coelacanths looked almost the same as their modern relatives. Darwin called species like these “living fossils” because they seem like they are evolutionarily frozen in time. But Darwin was wrong. LEARN MORE ************** … Continue reading
The search for the biggest shape in the universe.
[…] “Search For Largest Polyhedra” by Donald Grace https://www.ams.org/journals/mcom/196… Thanks to Bill Hedges at Cosmic Films Studio in Nebraska, USA for having us to film our sci-fi adventure. Check out Bill’s Cosmic Cat series: / @williamhedges1519 Thanks to Laura Taalman … Continue reading
As Slow As Possible | 99% Invisible
The organ used for the Halberstadt performance. https://99percentinvisible.org/category/sounds/ In February, everyone who went to a concert in the old medieval town of Halberstadt, Germany, showed up 23 years late. St. Burchardi church in Halberstadt, Germany. This is also concert from … Continue reading
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