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Happy UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 2020!
Sussex student and Digital Media Guru, Sam, interviews audio preservation engineer, Duncan, from Unlocking Our Sound Heritage. Unlocking Our Sound Heritage is a British Library project to preserve, catalogue, and give access to rare and unique sound recordings from across … Continue reading
Animation Shows How Bridges Were Built in 14th-Century Prague | My Modern Met
By Samantha Pires on October 23, 2020 We’re used to driving across bridges to get from place to place, but have you ever wondered how these ambitious architectural Goliaths were first created? Engineering and Architecture dives into the how with … Continue reading
Multi-Story Murals Showcase Domesticity through Elegant Ceramic Tableware
Spanish street artist Manolo Mesa merges public and private spheres through large-scale murals that highlight simple domestic objects. The multiple-story artworks depict traditional dining scenes, from an elegant porcelain tea set to a lone jug with swirling flourishes to another … Continue reading
Cherokee Bean Bread | Native America | PBS Food
Recipe: https://to.pbs.org/2FHLlru Learn how to make this staple dish, which is part of nearly every meal in a Cherokee home. Chef Nico Albert (Cherokee Nation) is a self-taught chef, caterer and student of traditional Indigenous cuisines based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. … Continue reading
Middle Ages to middle aisle – new store offers shoppers glimpse of Dublin’s past
Shoppers at a new Lidl store in Dublin will get a unique insight into the city’s medieval past. The remains of an 11th century house are clearly visible beneath a glass section of the floor of the store on Aungier … Continue reading
Where loneliness can lead | Aeon
Hannah Arendt enjoyed her solitude, but she believed that loneliness could make people susceptible to totalitarianism Samantha Rose Hill is the assistant director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities, visiting assistant professor of politics at Bard College … Continue reading
“TRUMP A.C./D.C.” — A short film by Daniel DiMauro and Morgan Pehme
“Trump A.C./D.C.” is an archival documentary short about Donald Trump’s casino businesses in Atlantic City. A short film by Daniel DiMauro and Morgan Pehme Music by Kyle Scott Wilson Motion Graphics by Aaron Hodgins Davis Color by Josh Kanuck Edited … Continue reading
BBC World Service – CrowdScience, Am I related to a virus?
Although they’re not technically ‘alive’ might viruses hold a place in our family tree? All living things are related to each other, from elephants to algae, e-coli to humans like us. Within our cells we hold genetic information in the … Continue reading
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