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Àṣẹ by Anthony Prince Leslie

This year has been eye opening for Anthony Prince Leslie, giving him the chance to do internal research on relationships with people. With Aṣẹ, Leslie is creating a flm that captures the family dynamic, pays homage to traditions and the … Continue reading →

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Private View: Michelangelo Pistoletto at Blenheim Palace – NOWNESS

Danish director Mike Nybroe captures Michelangelo Pistoletto’s retrospective show at the UK’s Blenheim Palace. Pistoletto is a leading figure in the Italian contemporary art movement Arte Povera – taking a radical stance in the 1960s and early 1970s, artists in … Continue reading →

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THE FIVE MINUTE MUSEUM | Aeon

Fast-forward through a history of human artefacts, from arrowheads to plastic toys For his short film The Five-Minute Museum (2015), the UK director Paul Bush was given access to objects in some of the premier historical museums of Europe, including … Continue reading →

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Carnival puppet of Brazilian president provokes mixed reactions

 

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The Moko Jumbies of China

It was an opportunity that couldn’t be ignored, being in Beijing with a Caribbean Carnival group who go by the name Elimu Mas Band. Led by the legendary Ansel Wong, who is pioneer to the industry and who has been … Continue reading →

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How stop motion animation began

An unusual insect story was the start of an animation revolution

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How the US poisoned Navajo Nation

The biggest radioactive spill in US history. As World War Two was ending, the growing nuclear arms race put the US in need of uranium. It turned to Navajo Nation, where the uranium mining industry thrived for four decades — … Continue reading →

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We’re Still Living and Dying in the Slaveholders’ Republic

Ibram X. Kendi Director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research He became a founding father. He coveted his freedom. But for most of his political career, he turned away from talk of founding or fathering a new nation … Continue reading →

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A new way to visualize General Relativity

How to faithfully represent general relativity ? Is the image of the rubber sheet accurate ? What is the curvature of time ? All these answers in 11 minutes !

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Quantum Field Theory visualized

How to reconcile relativity with quantum mechanics ? How do we describe particles mathematically ? Where does the electric charge come from ? All these answers in 15 minutes ! 0:00 – Introduction 1:52 – Field and spin 4:38 – … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of Hummingbirds

Today Hummingbirds are only found in north and south America but over 30 million years ago a fossil of a hummingbird was discovered in southern Germany, and is the oldest known fossil of a hummingbird known. How, did it get … Continue reading →

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Why cartoon characters wear gloves

Animators had a few tricks up their slee…err gloves.

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