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Consider the lobstermen : Planet Money | NPR
Photo of lobster caught in the Canadian province, Nova Scotia. Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi/NPR A tense conflict between Indigenous fishermen and commercial lobstermen flared up in Nova Scotia in the fall of 2020. Today, how it all got started and how the … Continue reading
What We Can Learn from 5 Times Rivers Ran Backward
Usually, you can count on a river to flow in one direction, but some things can make it reverse course. Aside from being weird and surprising, these river reversals can often reflect geological changes and have long-lasting impacts on the … Continue reading
Evidence ancient Babylonians were far more advanced than we thought – BBC REEL
Plimpton 322 is the name given to a 3,800-year-old clay tablet discovered in Iraq in the early 20th Century by archeologist Edgar J Banks, the man believed to have inspired Indiana Jones. Over time this tablet has become one of … Continue reading
Not just a meme, but a masterpiece – why the Mona Lisa earns its exalted place in art | Aeon Videos
Diving into the literal and figurative layers behind that mysterious smile to explain why the Mona Lisa still matters Ceaselessly flocked by tourists at the Louvre Museum in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (1503-17) is perhaps the world’s most … Continue reading
Inuit Mom & Daughter Show What an “Eskimo Kiss” Really Looks Like
By Emma Taggart on December 5, 2021 An “Eskimo kiss” is actually called a “kunik” and it’s not two people rubbing their noses against each other like many people think. The term “eskimo kiss” might conjure up a cute image … Continue reading
What is Hanukah and how is it celebrated in Britain?
Nathan Abrams Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University The British Jewish community celebrate Hanukah in a way that borrows traditions from the US as well as Israel. The festive season is upon us with the start of the eight-day festival … Continue reading
Inca Khipu: The record and writing system made entirely of knots | #CuratorsCorner Ep9 S6
Everybody loves a spreadsheet, right? Well the Inca had their own version of a spreadsheet, and it is likely a major factor in why the Inca empire could expand so rapidly and so successfully. And also, it was done by … Continue reading
Vintage Photos of Venus & Serena Playing Tennis as Kids (1991) | Kottke
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is home to a collection of photographs taken by Rod Lyons in 1991 of Venus and Serena Williams practicing tennis at the ages of 12 and 10 on a tennis court … Continue reading
The Past, Present, and Future of Human Evolution | Compilation
Humanity has changed a lot since the days of our ancestral species, and we have continued evolution to look forward to as well. Hosted by: Hank Green […]
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