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A mindbending trip that summons the forgotten women of surrealism | Aeon Videos

The feminist academic who heard the call of the forgotten women of surrealism and went on a mindbending trip to find them While writing her dissertation on surrealism as a graduate student at New York University in 1971, Gloria Feman … Continue reading

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Is Overpopulation Still a Problem?

Should we worry about overpopulation or, as Elon Musk has argued, should we worry more about underpopulation? How many people could live on our planet and how close are we to reaching the “Limits to Growth”? In this video we … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 3 – Between the Ears, Year of the Corvids

Corvids (Crows, Rooks, Ravens, Magpies & Jays) have long been seen as both deeply symbolic and possessed of astonishing intelligence behind their twinkling eye but is it consciousness? In the company of wildlife recording supremo Chris Watson, Clayton sets off … Continue reading

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Hand-feeding Birds in Slow Mo – Red-winged Blackbirds

A few hungry male and female Red-winged Blackbirds visit the Hand of Snacks. Video switches to real time at 3:30 […]

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La bella y esplendorosa iridiscencia de un colibrí ♥️🥰

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Are you kidding me mom??

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Fish That Can See With Its Skin and Evolution of Alternative Vision

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a strange fish that can see with its skin Links: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogfish Fish that can see with its skin: • Smartest Fish on Earth, … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 4 – Open Book, George Orwell Now

Chris Power surveys Orwell’s complex legacy with Anna Funder, Adam Biles and Sandra Newman Eric Arthur Blair remains best known for his contrary and often contradictory writing persona George Orwell, an enduring and much mythologised figure known for penning searing … Continue reading

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Prehistoric Worm Revived After 46,000 Years

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Fear and Wonder: how species are responding to climate change

Around half of all life on Earth is on the move because of climate change. It’s another staggering statistic from the recent synthesis report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a shift explored in a recent episode … Continue reading

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