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How an Ancient Remedy Became a Modern Cure for Malaria
In the 1960s drug-resistant strains of malaria emerged, making the disease even deadlier than before. Then, pharmaceutical scientist Tu Youyou discovered a promising new remedy buried within the pages of ancient Chinese texts. Hosted by: Hank Green
A New Timelapse Tool Reveals How Much Humans Have Altered Earth’s Landscape Since 1984 | Colossal
Venture back to the sights of 1984 with Google Earth’s new timelapse tool. Released just in time for Earth Day, the addition reveals our collective mark on the planet during the last three decades and provides visual evidence of urban … Continue reading
About the Navajo language
Today we are travelling to the wild west, to the borderless lands of North America. We’re going to explore the language of the people who lived here long before Europeans arrived – Navajo, a language of incredible beauty and complexity. … Continue reading
Russlandsfarerne 19: The Ket Language – Navajo’s Siberian Cousin?
Professor Edward Vajda tells us about the Kets and their languages. The Ket people live in the middle of Siberia. Despite their isolation, their language might be related to some Native American languages such as Navajo. Русскоязычная версия интервью (The … Continue reading
Language Connection Between Asia and the Americas? — The Dené-Yeniseian Language Family Explained
This is literally a reading of an essay I wrote in 2018 for college, discussing the most probable linguistic connection between the Americas and the Old World, thus making it a Video Essay. Works Cited Flegontov, Pavel, et al. … Continue reading
English in the world: A very brief history of a global language
English today is a truly global language. It’s used all across the world, for everything from finance to popular culture. But how did a language that was once spoken by just a few tribes on an island off the coast … Continue reading
Spinning Flax (1940-1949)
British Instructional Films presentation. Man holds a bunch of flax out towards the camera. Two men work with large bundles of flax, separating it into smaller bunches. Man lifts large bundles onto a barrow. The fibres are combed by … Continue reading
LINEN – Making Linen Fabric from Flax Seed – Demonstration Of How Linen Is Made
How to make linen from flax. A step by step demonstration of how linen is made using traditional Scotch Irish cottage industry methods. Flax and linen farming was one of County Donegal’s biggest home industries for centuries. Here we show … Continue reading
Three Gorges Dam: The Largest Dam in the World
It’s a big one. And pretty controversial too.
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What is Shinto?
This series was co-written by Kaitlyn Ugoretz, scholar of Japanese religion and new media. Follow her on Twitter @KaitlynUgoretz and learn more about her research on Shinto at http://www.digitalshinto.com.” What is Shinto? This is Episode 1 of a 5-part series … Continue reading
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