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How can history help the never-ending human dance with water? | Aeon Essays
Preparing the fields near Gotemba, Japan, in 2000. Photo by Chris Steele-Perkins/Magnum As storms, droughts and floods become more intense, what can the world learn from Japan’s profoundly wet history? In early June 2018, I landed at Kansai airport in … Continue reading
How the DUTCH Changed the English Language
[…] In this video you’ll discover the extraordinary influence of the Dutch and Flemish on the English Language. Well delve into the history, which includes a look Dutch and Flemish immigration, the economic and trading rivalry between England and the … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – The Food Programme, Fried Chicken: a story of race and identity
Jaega Wise and Melissa Thompson look at the racial connotations of fried chicken. Since the American Civil War to the present day, fried chicken has been used to create negative stereotypes of black people. These stereotypes and this history has … Continue reading
The tragedy of this American moment: Populism, elites, and the 2020 election | Anand Giridharadas
The tragedy of this American moment: Populism, elites, and the 2020 election New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- “We’ll be better off” is the lie that sank … Continue reading
The Incredible Journey of Moncacht Apé Across North America
Was Moncacht Apé a real person? Did he actually travel the entire breadth of North America? We don’t know for sure but it’s a heck of a story either way. Explore the incredible account a Yazoo man’s journey across an … Continue reading
A New Understanding of Human History and the Roots of Inequality | David Wengrow | TED
What if the commonly accepted narratives about the foundation of civilization are all wrong? Drawing on groundbreaking research, archaeologist David Wengrow challenges traditional thinking about the social evolution of humanity — from the invention of agriculture to the formation of … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Word of Mouth, A Murmuration of Starlings
Most groups of wildlife can be described as a flock or a herd, a swarm or a shoal – but where is the fun in stopping there? From an army of ants to a dazzle of zebras, an exultation of … Continue reading
Gone with the Wind: how a 1936 novel explains modern America | History Extra podcast
The latest news from the team behind BBC History Magazine – a popular History magazine. To find out more, visit http://www.historyextra.com Professor Sarah Churchwell discusses her new book The Wrath to Come, which re-examines the controversial legacy of Margaret Mitchell’s … Continue reading
Did People Used To Look Older?
[…] Follow me: Tweets by tweetsauce https://www.instagram.com/electricpants Carl Sagan High School yearbook: https://www.loc.gov/resource/mss85590… 2001 Tiger Beat: https://allisontanenhaus.com/tiger-beat Slade on Fabulous: https://i.pinimg.com/474x/23/b3/49/23… Elizabeth Taylor at 17: https://www.vintag.es/2018/04/elizabe… 70s high school students: https://www.criticalpast.com/video/65… Brandon McCarthy tweet: https://twitter.com/bmccarthy32/statu… 80s footballers: https://twitter.com/80sAging 80s high … Continue reading
MINK!
Told by her daughter Wendy, MINK! chronicles the remarkable Patsy Takemoto Mink, a Japanese American from Hawaii who became the first woman of color elected to the U.S. Congress, on her harrowing mission to co-author and defend Title IX, the … Continue reading
