Tag Archives: history

Einstein’s final work is STILL unfinished. Here’s what it means.

Posted on April 1, 2023 by agogo22

[…] This is Einstein’s final contribution to physics… and unfortunately it was left unfinished. Also, a huge thanks to @ChrisPattisonCosmo for working with me on this video. You need to go check out his channel now if you haven’t seen … Continue reading →

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The Science of Cheese & How it Came to Exist

Posted on March 31, 2023 by agogo22

Cheese is everywhere. We know it, we love it, we add it to everything. But where did cheese come from? How is it actually made? Why DOES Swiss Cheese have holes? Join Hank Green for all the answers to your … Continue reading →

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Did a Pagan Goddess Inspire Easter?

Posted on March 31, 2023 by agogo22

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A dictionary writer explains all

Posted on March 29, 2023 by agogo22

had a fascinating conversation with Merriam-Webster lexicographer Peter Sokolowski and now you get to watch it! Find out… 📕 A dictionary writer’s favourite word 🦨 What a “skunked” word is 💃🏼 What FABULOUS actually means 👩‍💻 How ChatGPT could change … Continue reading →

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What is Gruel?

Posted on March 29, 2023 by agogo22

[…] LINKS TO SOURCES** The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined by John Mollard: https://amzn.to/3lpzSP3 **Some of the links and other products that appear on this video are from companies which Tasting History will earn an affiliate commission or … Continue reading →

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Pemmican: History’s Power Bar | Kottke

Posted on March 28, 2023 by agogo22

From Max Miller’s informative & entertaining YouTube channel Tasting History comes this lesson on pemmican, a mixture of meat and fat/tallow that was invented by the indigenous peoples of North America. Pemmican’s main attributes are its shelf-life (years), portability, and … Continue reading →

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David Olusoga on the Guardian’s links to slavery: ‘That reality can’t be negotiated with’

Posted on March 28, 2023 by agogo22

The historians Prof David Olusoga and Dr Cassandra Gooptar reveal how the Manchester Guardian’s 19th-century founders had connections to transatlantic enslavement and how a ‘trick of history’ has obscured our understanding of the links between slavery and Britain’s Industrial Revolution. … Continue reading →

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A Whale-Oiled Machine | 99% Invisible

Posted on March 28, 2023 by agogo22

In the 1800s, whaling was a vast and brutal industry–sometimes as deadly for the sailors involved as it was for the whales. And the global epicenter of whaling could be found in New Bedford, MA. All this slaughter wasn’t to … Continue reading →

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Documentário – Paulo Moura – Samba Raíz (1978)

Posted on March 27, 2023 by agogo22

Filmado no Morro da Mangueira, RJ; o saxofonista, clarinetista, maestro e arranjador Paulo Moura conta fatos da sua vida e apresenta algumas músicas. Apresentado no V Festival Internacional de Curtas, SP, 1994 4 semanas em cartaz no Cine Veneza, RJ, … Continue reading →

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The People – Manchester School of Samba – BBC Sounds

Posted on March 27, 2023 by agogo22

Tony Watt from the Manchester School of Samba explains how it all started to Karen Gabay.   Source: The People – Manchester School of Samba – BBC Sounds

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