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The Unbelievable History of Strawberries
In this video, we take a look at the unbelievable story behind one of the world’s favorite fruits – The strawberry. Find us here too! Patreon: http://www.Patreon.com/Fireoflearning Lucinox – Our Science Channel: / @lucinoxofficial The following music performed by Kevin … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Open Book, George Orwell Now
Chris Power surveys Orwell’s complex legacy with Anna Funder, Adam Biles and Sandra Newman Eric Arthur Blair remains best known for his contrary and often contradictory writing persona George Orwell, an enduring and much mythologised figure known for penning searing … Continue reading
The Forgotten Genius Who Recorded The First Sound In 1857
[…] The first sound recording is often credited to Thomas Edison, but in 1857, a typographer named Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville actually beat him by inventing the phonautograph, a device designed to capture sound waves on paper. It was never … Continue reading
What’s left of Manchester’s Victorian gas holders?
Gasholders or gasometers were once part of the everyday landscape throughout urban Britain – a great way to store reserves of gas for the booming towns and cities. But in the last 20 years they’ve more or less become redundant … Continue reading
Why China is Shrinking VERY Fast
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The Truth About the Single-Celled Dog
Is it possible for there to be a dog that is made of one very determined cell? Learn about this fascinating creature with Hank in a new episode of SciShow! Let’s go! Hosted by: Hank Green […]
How Russia has replaced Western brands | Business Beyond
Since big Western brands like McDonald’s pulled out of Russia, an array of copycat companies have replaced them. Instead of Starbucks, IKEA and Dunkin’ – Russia now has Stars Coffee, Swed House and Donutto. McDonald’s is now Vkusno I Tochka. … Continue reading
Why Is 1/137 One of the Greatest Unsolved Problems In Physics?
[…] The Fine Structure Constant is one the strangest numbers in all of physics. It’s the job of physicists to worry about numbers, but there’s one number that physicists have stressed about more than any other. That number is 0.00729735256 … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – All Consuming, Cameras
Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala zoom into our changing relationship with cameras. Cameras All Consuming With over 90% of our photos now captured on phones, Charlotte Stavrou and Amit Katwala go in search of what cameras mean today … Continue reading
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