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The bridge that must legally wobble
“Daly’s Bridge”, in Cork, Ireland, is better known as the Shakey Bridge. Because it shakes. But what happens when a bridge like that has to be repaired and refurbished? • Thanks to Cllr McCarthy: his site is http://corkheritage.ie/ ! Edited … Continue reading
BBC World Service – CrowdScience, How many fossils are there?
Have we already found the last T. rex? Or are there many more to be discovered? The odds of becoming a fossil are vanishingly small. And yet there seem to be an awful lot of them out there. In some … Continue reading
How dualism desacralized nature
More information: http://www.jeremylent.com Jeremy Lent describes how the reductionist Western mindset looks at the world as a resource for exploitation. Lent traces how Greek dualism set a foundation for the split Christian cosmos, and how Descartes turned Christian thought into … Continue reading
60 Euphemisms for Death! | Otherwords
For more word-nerdery, subscribe to Storied!: http://bit.ly/pbsstoried_sub No topic is as universally avoided–yet universally unavoidable–as DEATH. So, it’s got a lot of euphemisms in virtually every language. Otherwords is a new PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into … Continue reading
John Conway: Surreal Numbers – How playing games led to more numbers than anybody ever thought of
T’S ALL ABOUT MATH! An ongoing series hosted by The Department of Mathematics of the University of Toronto How playing games led to more numbers than anybody ever thought of with DR. JOHN CONWAY, Princeton University Tuesday February 23, 4:00pm … Continue reading
Surreal Numbers (writing the first book) – Numberphile
Donald Knuth coined the term “Surreal Numbers” and wrote the first book about them after lunch with the man who devised them, John Conway. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More from this interview: https://youtu.be/gMuS8ckbdZE John Conway … Continue reading
Why 1.5 billion people eat with chopsticks | Small Thing Big Idea, a TED series
Author Jennifer 8. Lee explains how the chopstick spread from the East to the West — and was designed to give you the perfect bite. […]
National Park Service Adds 16 New Underground Railroad Sites to Commemorative Network | The Smithsonian Magazine
Nora McGreevy The Commemorative at St. Mary’s College of Maryland honors the enslaved people who once lived and worked there. Bill Wood / NPS The recognitions honor the resistance and bravery of freedom seekers and their allies who risked their … Continue reading
Popular Words Invented by Authors | Otherwords
[…] Authors often create words just for a one-time usage… but a special few will gain traction and become full-fledged parts of our shared lexicon! Otherwords is a new PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Word of Mouth, 3 Ways to Speak English
Dr Jamila Lyiscott describes to Michael Rosen the 3 ways in which she speaks English. Dr Jamila Lyiscott describes to Michael Rosen the 3 ways in which she speaks English according to whether she’s at home, at school or … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Tax Me, I’m a Millionaire
Abigail Disney introduces a group of British millionaires demanding to pay more tax. The world’s ten richest men doubled their fortunes during the first two years of the Covid pandemic, while Britain is entering a cost of living crisis not … Continue reading
