Tag Archives: Life

On the run from COVID-19, an Indigenous family treks deep into the Amazon rainforest | Aeon Videos

A year in the life of an Indigenous family who journey deep into the Amazon rainforest to escape Ecuador’s COVID-19 crisis In early 2020, the Kichwa people of Sarayaku in the Ecuadorian Amazon were contending with two centuries-old threats: attempted … Continue reading →

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A Blind Person Describes What the World Looks Like

[…] A short fiction story about a young man seeing the world for the first time. Pursuit of Wonder books available here: The Hidden Story of Every Person: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B095L8LP33 Notes from the End of Everything: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 (Also available to more … Continue reading →

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The Vanishing of Harry Pace: Episode 1 | Radiolab | WNYC Studios

The Rise and Fall of Black Swan.  It was Motown before Motown, FUBU before FUBU: Black Swan Records, the record company founded by Harry Pace. The Vanishing of Harry Pace was created by Jad Abumrad and Shima Oliaee.  Harry Pace founded … Continue reading →

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The Language That Died In An Explosion

 

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Consciousness: how the brain chemical ‘dopamine’ plays a key role – new research

Drugs which act through the brain chemical dopamine may one day help restore consciousness in people who have lost it. Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian is a Friend of The Conversation. Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge Christelle … Continue reading →

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How did the Romans Capture Animals for the Colosseum?

Polar bears from the Arctic. Tigers from India. Giraffes from the Serengeti. The Romans brought animals thousands of miles for the beast hunts and shows staged in the Colosseum. Find out how they did it in this video. For much … Continue reading →

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Healthy Man Dies Of Covid After Rejecting Vaccine

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Holy Horny Sheep! | Right Choices Shearing/Buzzfeed

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A Serendipitous Photo Captures an Acrobatic Goose Contorting Its Body to Fly Upside Down | Colossal

GRACE EBERT An uncanny shot by Dutch photographer Vincent Cornelissen is leading a chase for answers after it shows a Bean goose performing aerial acrobatics. Taken in March near the small town of Arnhem, The Netherlands, the odd image captures the … Continue reading →

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Designer Creates “Honest Charts” to Chronicle Everyday Life | My Modern Met

By Sara Barnes on August 3, 2021 So. Relatable. Designer Irina Blok chronicles modern life through charts. As someone who works for a tech company during the day, she is no stranger to these types of “business” graphics. In her … Continue reading →

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Traveling the Trans-Siberian in the 3rd class train // Russian platzkart

Hello my friends! In this vlog I will take an eight-hour train journey to my hometown, Spassk. The town is located just on the last stretch of the Trains-Siberian Railway, the one from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok. The type of train … Continue reading →

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The shocking transformation of the UK household diet since 1980 😲🍔 BBC

64% of calories consumed by children in the UK are now from ultra-processed food. Dr Chris Van Tulleken finds out more. You can stream What Are We Feeding Our Kids? on BBC iPlayer 👉 https://bbc.in/34mfgik #BBC #WhatAreWeFeedingOurKids #BBCiPlayer All our … Continue reading →

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