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BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Could climate change lead to more volcanic eruptions?
We head to New Zealand to ask how a hotter planet will affect volcanoes. We spend a lot of our time thinking about climate change, but listener Paul has a question that isn’t usually part of the conversation. He wants … Continue reading
Chambre de Bonne – 99% Invisible
For many young people in Paris, it’s a right of passage to live in a very small, very French type of apartment, called a “chambre de bonne.” Literally, a maid’s room. A chambre de bonne is usually one small room, … Continue reading
The Hazy Evolution of Cannabis
[…] How did such a strange plant like cannabis come to be in the first place? When and where did we first domesticate it? And why oh why does it get us high? […]
Ivan Argote Demands to Know “Who?” in His Enigmatic New Sculpture in Bruges | Colossal
APRIL 15, 2024 KATE MOTHES Photos by Filip Dujardin. All images © Ivan Argote A striking bronze sculpture titled “Who?” by Ivan Argote appears as if an 18th-century statue has been shorn at the knees. A pair of sizable bronze … Continue reading
Colorized Video from 1896 Shows How People Work and Played | My Modern Met
By Sarah Currier on April 13, 2024 The footage from the Lumière brothers includes a playful snowball fight and potato sack race. It’s easy to look at photos of people who lived in the past and assume that they were … Continue reading
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