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Tuning Fork | Old London Instrument | Spritual Music with Relaxing Sound

The invention of the tuning fork: The tuning fork was invented in 1711 by John Shore, trumpeter and lutenist to H. Purcell and G.F. Händel in London. A picture of Händel’s own tuning fork, probably the oldest tuning fork in … Continue reading

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When the Frequency for Tuning Instruments Became a Grand Conspiracy Theory | Open Culture

Conspiracy theories are like blockbuster Hollywood movies. Instead of the painful, confusing tedium of historical detail that meets us when we try to understand the world, they offer spectacle, clear dichotomies of good and evil, the promise of redemptive resolution. … Continue reading

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The Most Horrifying Human Experiments Of All Time | Random Thursday

Human experimentation is just a part of the scientific process – when done ethically. But through history there have been horrifying human experiments done especially during wartime that were mere excuses for cruelty and torture. Here are some of the … Continue reading

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Office Hours Podcast: Dr. Sherry Watt | UOI

The inaugural episode of the University of Iowa College of Education Office Hours podcast features Sherry Watt, professor in Higher Education and Student Affairs, speaking about her research in difficult dialogues and their outcomes. Her “Theory of Being” informs the college’s Anti-Racism … Continue reading

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Welcome to The Kindness Economy

How do you connect human kindness with commerce? Rising through the ranks of the retail sector in the late 1980s and 90s, Mary Portas learned to put profit first and people second. By the time she was 31, she was … Continue reading

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How Socialists Solved The Housing Crisis

American housing is in crisis. With more luxury housing being built every day while huge numbers of people are stuck with substandard homes or none at all, the U.S. model for housing has proven to be a catastrophe. Zohran Mamdani, … Continue reading

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How Ancient DNA is Rewriting India’s History | Think English

How Ancient DNA is Rewriting India’s History – New DNA research on the Indus Valley civilisation is changing what we know about the subcontinent’s early people. That affects modern people, too.

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The Pandemic That Lasted 15 Million Years

Our DNA holds evidence of a huge, ancient pandemic, one that touched many different species, spanned the globe, and lasted for more than 15 million years. The paper we discuss throughout the episode: Diehl, W., Patel, N., Halm, K. and … Continue reading

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Holocaust Memorial Day 2021

 

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Pope recalls Shoah, condemns nationalism

The Holocaust Wikipedia The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the World War II genocide of the European Jews. Between 1941 and 1945, across German-occupied Europe, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews, around two-thirds … Continue reading

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