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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. […]
Guaxuma by Nara Normande
115 festivals, 70+ awards including SXSW, Palm Springs, Guadalajara, Ottawa, Chicago, Cinequest… Subtitles available in French and English (CC button) Sous-titres disponibles en français et en anglais (CC bouton) Read more about it on the Vimeo Blog: vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-guaxuma-by-nara-normande/ SYNOPSIS Nara … Continue reading
Language Keepers – Emergence Magazine
This six-part multimedia experience shares the stories of four Indigenous communities in California who are revitalizing their languages. https://vod-progressive.akamaized.net/exp=1633376334~acl=%2Fvimeo-prod-skyfire-std-us%2F01%2F3831%2F13%2F344156119%2F1391057171.mp4~hmac=f511bb4aab1499f38acde70781ab503d69b47816efdf742e3ddc98671e2ddc43/vimeo-prod-skyfire-std-us/01/3831/13/344156119/1391057171.mp4?filename=EM_Maries_Dictionary_Festival_Cut_Master_2019-06-24a_Vimeo.mp4 At the age of eighty-five, Marie Wilcox is the only remaining fluent speaker of Wukchumni, a dialect of the Tule-Kaweah language … Continue reading
True love lies beyond the claustrophobia of romance | Aeon Essays
True love: more made than found. Rome, 1994. Photo by Steve McCurry/Magnum Forget the modern romantic notion of ‘the one’. True love means looking beyond the couple and out towards life It is a telling statistic that the most … Continue reading
Brixton: Flames on the Frontline – Episode 3: Feel the Heat – BBC Sounds
Gangs of far right racist thugs are attacking immigrants on the streets and in their homes. Now they’re turning their attention to black power organisations and Brixton is in their sights – with terrifying consequences. And one man is on … Continue reading
Japanese Artist Transforms Side of an Old Ship with a Stunning Mural
By Arnesia Young on October 2, 2021 What was once old is new again! The work of Japanese painter, illustrator, and muralist ONEQ is unmistakable. With her iconic fusion of influences from American pin-up art, comics, and Japanese manga, ONEQ’s … Continue reading
Ten, Twenty, Thirty, Forty, Fifty Miles a Day
A slug doesn’t move any faster than a peeing scout. “Ten Twenty, Thirty, Forty, Fiifty Miles a Day” is the 2021 Vimeo Staff Pick Award winner at Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF). Read our Q&A with director Mathieu Georis here: … Continue reading
How Your Gut Influences Your Mental Health: It’s Practically a Second Brain | Dr. Emeran Mayer
How Your Gut Influences Your Mental Health: It’s Practically a Second Brain New videos DAILY: https://bigth.ink Join Big Think Edge for exclusive video lessons from top thinkers and doers: https://bigth.ink/Edge […]
America’s Most Dangerous Volcano Is Erupting Again
Kilauea is erupting — yet again. It’s just another reminder of the power of one of the most active volcanos on Earth. And to many people this place of destruction, in the path of lava, is home. […]
Did Brazil Find the Solution to Poverty?
In the 2000s, Brazil’s leftist leader Lula da Silva implemented an audacious program of poverty reduction. It was called Bolsa Família, “the family stipend,” and offered a guaranteed income to all poor families in Brazil. The program went totally contrary … Continue reading
