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The Archeological Find That Broke History

Posted on October 18, 2022 by agogo22

[…] In the mountains of Turkey lies a series of buried monoliths going back nearly a dozen millennia. It’s an archeological site known as Göbekli Tepe, and it’s changed everything we knew about the rise of human civilizations. […]

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Pythagoras twisted squares: Why did they not teach you any of this in school?

Posted on October 18, 2022 by agogo22

A video on the iconic twisted squares diagram that just about anybody who knows anything about mathematics has been familiar with since primary school. Surprisingly, there is a LOT more to this diagram than even expert mathematicians are aware of. … Continue reading →

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Very cool to show students how borders have changed over time | Lost in History 

Posted on October 18, 2022 by agogo22
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Japan’s Amazing Train Station Like “Spirited Away”: Shimonada, Takamatsu to Yawatahama

Posted on October 17, 2022 by agogo22

We board the limited express train from Takamatsu to Shimonada Station, which is said to be the model for the station in the Ghibli movie “Spirited Away”, a worldwide hit. Trains arrive only once every two to three hours. The … Continue reading →

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Estudio MMX unveils Progreso Museum of Geology on Yucatán Penisula | Dezeen

Posted on October 17, 2022 by agogo22

Ben Dreith | 12 October 2022 Estudio MMX used a grid pattern for the structures of the Progreso Museum of Geology, which is clad in a finish called chukum that dates back to the Mayans. Mexican architecture firm Estudio MMX … Continue reading →

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The Rosetta Stone and what it actually says with Ilona Regulski | Curator’s Corner S7 Ep6

Posted on October 16, 2022 by agogo22

he Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum. But what is it? What does it actually say? And did you know that since the discovery of the the Rosetta Stone in 1799, another 27 … Continue reading →

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Circus Tavern, Portland St, Manchester. 1970.

Posted on October 16, 2022 by agogo22
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Tesla Made an X-Ray of His Own Foot With a Machine He Designed | My Modern Met

Posted on September 27, 2022 by agogo22

By Jessica Stewart on September 26, 2022 Left: Martin van Meytes, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons / Right: via Radiographics Did you know that Tesla experimented with x-ray technology? Inventor Nikola Tesla is famous for his work with electricity and … Continue reading →

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Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 6: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Posted on September 26, 2022 by agogo22

Class 6 continues the foundations of the Kyiv state at a time when Lithuania was much larger than most people think. Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the … Continue reading →

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Pat Metheny “America Undefined” (Official Video)

Posted on September 25, 2022 by agogo22

http://smarturl.it/fromthisplace “America Undefined” Composed by Pat Metheny Band Arrangement by Pat Metheny and Gwilym Simcock Orchestral Arrangement by Gil Goldstein Pat Metheny: Guitar, Keyboards, Sounds Gwilym Simcock: Piano Linda May Han Oh: Acoustic Bass Antonio Sanchez: Drums Luis Conte: Percussion … Continue reading →

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