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The Enchanting History of Notre-Dame Cathedral’s Famous Gargoyles – My Modern Met
How much do you know about the gargoyles of Notre-Dame Cathedral? Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is celebrated as one of the most exquisite examples of Gothic architecture. Constructed in the Middle Ages, the church has welcomed worshippers and sightseers for … Continue reading
Trois petits points – Animation Short Film 2010 – GOBELINS
Une petite couturière attend son mari parti à la guerre. A seamstress is waiting for her husband.to come back from the war.
The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you – Anthony Hazard
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-atlanti… Slavery has occurred in many forms throughout the world, but the Atlantic slave trade — which forcibly brought more than 10 million Africans to the Americas — stands out for both its global scale and its … Continue reading
The history of chocolate – Deanna Pucciarelli
If you can’t imagine life without chocolate, you’re lucky you weren’t born before the 16th century. Until then, chocolate only existed as a bitter, foamy drink in Mesoamerica. So how did we get from a bitter beverage to the chocolate … Continue reading
Popped Secret: The Mysterious Origin of Corn — HHMI BioInteractive Video
Where did corn come from? Genetic and archeological data point to what may seem like an unlikely ancestor. Discover the secret of corn in this HHMI BioInteractive educational video. Popped Secret: The Mysterious Origin of Corn tells the story of … Continue reading
What everyday citizens can do to claim power on the internet
Technology architect Fadi Chehadé helped set up the infrastructure that makes the internet work — essential things like the domain name system and IP address standards. Today he’s focused on finding ways for society to benefit from technology. In a … Continue reading
Restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest Alan Watson Featherstone TEDxFindhorn
Nearly 30 years ago, Trees for Life Founder, Alan Watson-Featherstone stood in the Universal Hall and in front of 300 people made a life-long commitment to restore the ancient Caledonian Forest. He started with no resources, no knowledge, no access … Continue reading
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The mystery of Beachy Head Lady: A Roman African from Eastbourne – Museum Crush
Eastbourne Museums Heritage Officer Jo Seaman recounts the 2014 quest for the identity of Beachy Head Lady, a mysterious sub Saharan African living in Roman Eastbourne Source: https://museumcrush.org/the-mystery-of-beachy-head-lady-a-roman-african-from-eastbourne/
The Zeroth Law of Science – ScienceBlog.com
Science explains a lot! Many of us take as a matter of faith that science explains everything. By Josh Mitteldorf It’s not that old. It was only about 150 years ago that scientists adopted the hypothesis that: Nature obeys fixed … Continue reading
The princess who rewrote history – Leonora Neville
Anna Komnene, daughter of Byzantine emperor Alexios, spent the last decade of her life creating a 500-page history of her father’s reign called “The Alexiad.” As a princess writing about her own family, she had to balance her loyalty to … Continue reading
Saving Manchester’s last Art Deco double decker bus – Museum Crush
Greater Manchester’s Museum of Transport is fundraising to get a little bit of 1930s Art Deco Manchester back on the road Bus number 436 was one of hundreds of Crossley buses, built in Gorton by Crossley Motors, that during the … Continue reading
Paraguayans: The World’s Weirdest Latinos
What exactly makes Paraguay different? And why are they known throughout Latin America and some places beyond that as the weirdest Latinos? Today let’s look at the history of one of the smallest, but certainly not weakest, Hispanic countries; a … Continue reading
