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“When We All Have Pocket Telephones”: A 1920s Comic Accurately Predicts Our Cellphone-Dominated Lives | Open Culture
by Colin Marshall Much has been said lately about jokes that “haven’t aged well.” Sometimes it has do to with shifting public sensibilities, and sometimes with a gag’s exaggeration having been surpassed by the facts of life. As a Twitter … Continue reading
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
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