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Inside Your DNA
Click looks at our DNA and how new scientific techniques may help improve our health and even solve decades old crimes. […]
Can Small-Scale Farming Feed the World?
Can small-scale farming feed the world and stop climate change? Get access to extended, ad-free OCC content with CuriosityStream AND Nebula for $14.79 per year (26% off for a limited time only!) https://curiositystream.com/occ In this Our Changing Climate climate change … Continue reading
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The genes you don’t get from your parents (but can’t live without) – Devin Shuman
Dig into the essential role that mitochondrial DNA played in the evolution of living things on Earth, and find out why it’s still evolving. — Inside our cells, each of us has a second set of genes completely separate from … Continue reading
The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp – Dan Sayers
Uncover the history of the hidden communities that inhabited the Great Dismal Swamp in North America. — Straddling Virginia and North Carolina is an area that was once described as the “most repulsive of American possessions.” By 1728, it was … Continue reading
BBC Radio 3 – The Essay, Caribbean Voices, Sara Collins on Una Marson
A personal search for the poetry and ‘voice’ of a trailblazing Jamaican broadcaster Source: BBC Radio 3 – The Essay, Caribbean Voices, Sara Collins on Una Marson
Una Marson: A pioneering journalist, activist and poet – Google Arts & Culture
Tribute by Connie Bell to Una Marson’s contribution to cultural memory Source: Una Marson: A pioneering journalist, activist and poet – Google Arts & Culture
A mechanical table with a hidden table top for puzzles
I love working on jigsaw puzzles, but I don’t love the amount of table space they take up. Thanks KiwiCo for sponsoring this video! Check out KiwiCo and get your first month for free at https://KiwiCo.com/Simone 👇places where I post … Continue reading
Orphaned Gorilla Whose “Selfie” Went Viral Dies in the Arms of Her Longtime Caretaker
By Jessica Stewart on October 8, 2021 “It was Ndakasi’s sweet nature and intelligence that helped me to understand the connection between humans and Great Apes.” The world has lost another bright light with the death of orphaned mountain … Continue reading
‘Medicinal Flowers of Lebanon’ by Faith XLVII Sprout from the Damaged Streets of Beirut | Colossal
OCTOBER 7, 2021. GRACE EBERT Rosa Canina. All images © Faith XLVII Rosehips, horned poppies, and an African carline thistle grow from the debris and ruined buildings in Beirut following a mural series by Faith XLVII. The South African artist (previously) … Continue reading
Oxygen Is Killing You | Answers With Joe
[…] In today’s video, I explore the process of respiration, how it’s weirdly similar to fire, and why we rely on one of the most corrosive elements in the universe to survive. It gets weirdly existential. […]
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