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Language Keepers – Emergence Magazine
This six-part multimedia experience shares the stories of four Indigenous communities in California who are revitalizing their languages. https://vod-progressive.akamaized.net/exp=1633376334~acl=%2Fvimeo-prod-skyfire-std-us%2F01%2F3831%2F13%2F344156119%2F1391057171.mp4~hmac=f511bb4aab1499f38acde70781ab503d69b47816efdf742e3ddc98671e2ddc43/vimeo-prod-skyfire-std-us/01/3831/13/344156119/1391057171.mp4?filename=EM_Maries_Dictionary_Festival_Cut_Master_2019-06-24a_Vimeo.mp4 At the age of eighty-five, Marie Wilcox is the only remaining fluent speaker of Wukchumni, a dialect of the Tule-Kaweah language … Continue reading
True love lies beyond the claustrophobia of romance | Aeon Essays
True love: more made than found. Rome, 1994. Photo by Steve McCurry/Magnum Forget the modern romantic notion of ‘the one’. True love means looking beyond the couple and out towards life It is a telling statistic that the most … Continue reading
Brixton: Flames on the Frontline – Episode 3: Feel the Heat – BBC Sounds
Gangs of far right racist thugs are attacking immigrants on the streets and in their homes. Now they’re turning their attention to black power organisations and Brixton is in their sights – with terrifying consequences. And one man is on … Continue reading
The End of Oil, Explained | FULL EPISODE | Vox + Netflix
Oil led to huge advancements — and vast inequities. […]
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The Amazing Hidden Liquid World That Lies Beneath Antarctica
[…] Sources: Whitehouse, David, Russia Abandons Ice Station Vostok, BBC News, March 4, 2003, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/na… Vostok Station, http://www.aari.aq/stations/vostok/vo… Studinger, Michael, Subglacial Lake Facts, https://web.archive.org/web/201201021… Appeal to the Duma on Lake Vostok, Antarctica, The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, April 14, … Continue reading
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Texas Oil Country Has An Invisible Secret
In West Texas, vast quantities of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, are leaking into the atmosphere. Specialized cameras that can detect the invisible pollutant are helping to expose the problem. https://www.bloomberg.com/features/20… […]
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America’s Most Dangerous Volcano Is Erupting Again
Kilauea is erupting — yet again. It’s just another reminder of the power of one of the most active volcanos on Earth. And to many people this place of destruction, in the path of lava, is home. […]
Hindenburg WAS NOT the DЕАDLIEST airship accident: Forgotten British Giant R.101
The crash of the British airship R101 is not as well known as the famous Zeppelin Hindenburg Disaster. Nonetheless, the R.101 disaster still remains the biggest tragedy in history among commercial airships. On October 4th, 1930, the giant airship R-101 … Continue reading
The janitor who changed the world of science
[…] Since discovering the story of James Croll while researching Firmament, I knew I had to make a video about him and his remarkable life story. From his job as a janitor at a university he changed the world of … Continue reading
Daintree: World Heritage rainforest handed back to Aboriginal owners | BBC News
Australia’s Daintree region attained Unesco World Heritage listing in 1988 Australia’s Daintree – the world’s oldest tropical rainforest – has been returned to its Aboriginal custodians in a historic deal. The Unesco World Heritage site is over 180 million … Continue reading
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