Tag Archives: Life

British place names resonate with the song of missing birds | Aeon Essays

Posted on December 31, 2022 by agogo22

Photo by Owen Humphreys/Getty In the dark, sylvan villages of medieval England, people named places after the birds that filled the night with music In one of the oldest poems in English literature, there is a beautiful moment when a … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Embodying Vibrance and Joy, Gio Swaby’s Patterned Portraits Celebrate Blackness and Womanhood | Colossal

Posted on December 29, 2022 by agogo22

DECEMBER 28, 2022. KATE MOTHES “New Growth Second Chapter 11” (2021), thread and fabric sewn on canvas, 16 x 20 inches. All images © Gio Swaby In Bahamian artist Gio Swaby’s colorful sewn portraits, an invisible yet integral thread comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

What If We Just…Stopped Working?

Posted on December 29, 2022 by agogo22

[…] Ever think about how the average person is orders of magnitude more productive than workers of the past, and yet our work week hasn’t gotten any shorter? What’s the deal? In this week’s episode we’re looking at the idea … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

3 ways to end a virus

Posted on December 28, 2022 by agogo22

Explore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction, and dig into the possibility of COVID-19 dying out. — Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Animal Coterie (@animalcoterie) • Instagram video

Posted on December 25, 2022 by agogo22
Posted in Nature | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

How the Edwardians Spoke [signed]

Posted on December 25, 2022 by agogo22
Posted in Language | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The size and speed of a moose in about 3 feet of snow

Posted on December 22, 2022 by agogo22
Posted in Animal Behaviour | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Dog has learned to dry his mouth after drinking.. 😊

Posted on December 22, 2022 by agogo22
Posted in Animal Behaviour | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

In Tom Hegen’s Aerial Photos, Swimmers and Loungers Texture Two Florida Beaches with Colorful Patterns | Colossal

Posted on December 21, 2022 by agogo22

DECEMBER 20, 2022. GRACE EBERT All images © Tom Hegen Photographer Tom Hegen documents swimmers and people lounging on two Florida beaches in colorful aerial images. As much of the northern hemisphere braces for gray, wintery weather, photographer Tom Hegen(previously) … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Whale Songs and AI, for everyone to explore

Posted on December 17, 2022 by agogo22

xplore thousands of hours of humpback whale songs at https://g.co/patternradio Pattern Radio: Whale Songs is a website that lets anyone use AI to explore thousands of hours of NOAA’s underwater ocean recordings. It’s a new kind of tool that visualizes … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Behaviour | Tagged , , | Leave a comment