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Traditional Japanese Time Was Very Different

How the Japanese kept time back then. 0:00 Traditional Japanese time 3:35 Western time system: GARBAGE?? 4:34 How do you READ these things? 6:27 End of Japanese Time […]

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3 Paradoxes That Gave Us Calculus

[…] Creator Jade Tan-Holmes Script Thank you to script writer Simon Morrow for your work on this video. simonmorrow.com Animations Tom Groenestyn Music https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Sources/Further Reading The History of Zeno’s Arguments on Motion: Phases in the Development of the Theory … Continue reading

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Why the number 0 was banned for 1500 years

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BBC Radio 4 – Hendrix: Everything but the Guitar

When you think of Jimi, you think guitar. But there are so many other layers to consider. On what would have been his 80th birthday, fans from music, literature and academia weigh up all of the other things that should … Continue reading

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The Greatest Science Experiment That Never Happened | Answers With Joe

[…] The Superconducting Supercollider was set to be the largest particle accelerator in the world, by a long shot. In fact, it would still to this day be the biggest and most powerful. But history had other plans. This is … Continue reading

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The Birth of 8 Billionth Person on Earth and What It Means for Humanity

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the birth of the 8 billionth person on Earth and human population growth in general Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_h… https://theconversation.com/8-billion… https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.c… https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi… https://hmsc.harvard.edu/file/1053329 #humanity #8billion … Continue reading

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The Early 20th Century Seen in Real Color

Color photography began to be widely popularized during the 1960s and 70s, and we’re used to seeing history before that point in black and white. But color has been reproduced for much longer than that. Early experiments were made shortly … Continue reading

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What Pop Culture Gets Wrong About Pirates | Rogue History

We all love pirate tales but what do we really know about the history of piracy? In this episode of Rogue History, we examine the common assumptions we make about pirates. Explore the origin of these myths and figure out … Continue reading

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A conversation with Simon Roper Part 2

This is the second half of my chat with linguist and YouTuber Simon Roper. Part 1 is on Simon’s channel: The starting point of our conversation was my book ‘English After RP’ https://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Afte…

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The revolutionary artist who propelled the Black Panther movement with imagery | Aeon Videos

How Emory Douglas, the revolutionary artist behind the Black Panthers, created an iconography of resistance and defiance Growing up Black in an era of social upheaval and tumult, Emory Douglas was on the verge of spending his young adulthood in … Continue reading

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