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Why The World Left Ethiopia 7 Years Behind
What if I told you that you could actually go back in time, not just a mere leap of a second that Einstein proved you could, but a massively unimaginable seven years and eight months all the way back to … Continue reading
Vladivostok, the capital of the Russian Far East | Chinese quarter, Japanese cars & Russian samovars
Hi guys! In this video I will show you Vladivostok, the capital of Russia’s Far East. That day in July, when I filmed this video, was the Russian Navy Day. It’s a very important holiday here because Vladivostok is the … Continue reading
How we see photons: Phototransduction
Vision begins when a special molecule absorbs a photon, and our eyes are sensitive enough to allow us to detect changes to individual molecules in a cell. This requires amplification of a tiny signal to produce an electrical response large … Continue reading
Mother Trees and the Social Forest | Suzanne Simard (Talk + Q&A)
Forest Ecologist Suzanne Simard reveals that trees are part of a complex, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground mycorrhizal networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities, and share and exchange resources … Continue reading
BABA – a stylized portrait of a Turkish immigrant
Director: Sarah Blok Design: Lisa Konno Produced by: Boondocs Distribution: Kapitein Kort (Hidde de Vries) hiddedevries.com/en/
Germán Santillán: A taste of Mexico’s ancient chocolate-making tradition | TED
[…] Dating back more than 800 years, chocolate is deeply woven into the Indigenous history of Oaxaca, Mexico. TED Fellow Germán Santillán talks about his work reviving the Mixtec technique used to prepare this ancient delicacy by training a new … Continue reading
When nature meets Spray Paint | Street Art Utopia
VIDAR | SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 Tree Fox By Syd from The Stencil Shed in Malmesbury, UK. Syd: I planned to paint this as a wolf. Bizarrely when I made my way through the woods to get to this tree I … Continue reading
“The Butterfly People” – Samburu | Charlie’s Travels in Africa
The Samburu is a nomadic tribe in northern Kenya, closely related to the Maasai. Discover the area together with these warriors. Raw, diverse and colourful! Make together with Samburu warriors an adventurous hike through the rainforest with beautiful views. The … Continue reading
Wilting Flowers Elegantly Sculpted in Glass by Lilla Tabasso Are Suspended in States of Decay | Colossal
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021. GRACE EBERT All images by Roberto Marossi, courtesy of Caterina Tognon Art Gallery Artist Lilla Tabasso (previously) traps bouquets and tufts of grass at their most precarious stages of life. From her studio in Milan, she … Continue reading