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Wander with Joseph Marcell | Shakespeare’s Globe
Take a walk through our beautiful theatres in this specially commissioned film for Mental Health Awareness Week. Joseph Marcell performs Brutus’ speech from Act II, scene 1 of Julius Caesar as part of Ribena and the Mental Health Foundation’s new … Continue reading
A brief history of plural word…s – John McWhorter
View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-his… All it takes is a simple S to make most English words plural. But it hasn’t always worked that way (and there are, of course, exceptions). John McWhorter looks back to the good old days … Continue reading
A Soviet cosmonaut who is stranded in space discovers a voice in the distance. | Into the Silent Sea
Into the Silent Sea is used with permission from Andrej Landin. Learn more at http://omele.to/35qc5Wt. THE BEST OF OMELETO » Celebrities on Omeleto: http://omele.to/celebrities » Top-Rated Films: http://omele.to/toprated » Official Selection: http://omele.to/officialselection OMELETO ON SOCIAL Instagram: http://instagram.com/omeletocom Twitter: http://twitter.com/omeletocom Facebook: … Continue reading
The surprising history of hand-washing – BBC REEL
Until the mid-1800s, doctors didn’t wash their hands. They believed diseases were spread by bad smells. This is the story of doctor Ignaz Semmelweis, who in the 19th Century fought to convince his fellow doctors that washing their hands could … Continue reading
How Plants Caused the First Mass Extinction
Check out Journey to the Microcosmos: https://youtube.com/microcosmos In the middle of the Cambrian, life on land was about to get a little more crowded. And those newcomers would end up changing the world. The arrival of plants on land would … Continue reading
Arthur C Clarke predicts the internet in 1964
In a BBC Horizon documentary in 1964, Arthur C. Clarke gives his vision for a city of the future with remarkable foresight.
The Messy Story Of The Evolution Of Life On Earth
In an evolutionary tree, neat branches link the paths of different species back through time. As you follow the forking paths, you can trace common ancestors, winding down the trunk to see the root organism in common.[…] More: https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/dna-evolution-earth/
Are the Charrúa Extinct?
As always, the answer is more complicated than it first appears.
‘The favour is returned’: Native American Covid-19 relief fund thanks Irish people for their support
Organisers of an online fund to help Native American people who’ve been affected by Covid-19 have thanked Irish people for their support. Tue 11:19 AM Volunteers who’ve been helping to distribute supplies to Navajo people. Image: Vaness Tulley ORGANISERS OF … Continue reading
How This Chair Conquered the World
Further reads on this topic: Zuckerman, Ethan: Those White Plastic Chairs, The Monobloc and the Context-Free Object: http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/20… Vice Interview with Zuckerman on this topic: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bn… 2017 Exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum: https://www.design-museum.de/en/exhib… _____ Follow neo on social media: … Continue reading
Who Are The Berbers Of North Africa
In June 2019, an Algeria banned protestors from waving the Amazigh flag. Stating it was an assault on Algeria’s Arab identity. Why? Because the Amazigh are the indigenous people that have occupied North Africa since…well pretty much forever. Fuelled by … Continue reading
The Golden Ratio Is BS (Kinda) | Answers With Joe
The Golden Ratio is a mathematical construct that has been observed all throughout nature, architecture, and art. And some think it’s a universal constant, and divine. But… is it? Or are we only seeing what we want to see?
