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Why monks had that haircut
There was a lot of thought behind the style — and controversy
A Needle-Felted Stop Motion Film Explores a Hedgehog’s Quest to Defend His Humble Home
Hedgehog’s Home is an animated film that explores how one brave hedgehog faces off against a bevy of forest beasts to defend the honor of his beloved home. The stop motion film was created by animator and director Eva Cvijanović as an adaptation of the … Continue reading
How Class Works — by Richard Wolff
Economist Richard Wolff explains our class society.
Why 50 Million Chinese Homes are Empty
China’s housing bubble has left 50 million homes empty and put its government between a rock and a hard place. This includes a paid sponsored promotion which had no part in the writing, editing, or production of the rest of … Continue reading
The history of tea – Shunan Teng
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history… Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world after water –– and from sugary Turkish Rize tea to salty Tibetan butter tea, there are almost as many ways of preparing the beverage as there … Continue reading
World Press Photo 2018 | #PHOTOGRAPHY Magazine
Anna Boyiazis Finding Freedom in the Water Most females in the Zanzibar Archipelago do not learn how to swim due to the conservative structures of their Islamic faith. However, the Panje Project introduced modest, full-length swimwear, encouraging females to enter … Continue reading
Sociogenomics is opening a new door to eugenics
New ways of using your genetic data could bolster scientific racism and encourage discrimination. Want to predict aggression? Neuroticism? Risk aversion? Authoritarianism? Academic achievement? This is the latest promise from the burgeoning field of sociogenomics. There have been many “DNA … Continue reading
Bad news for the Amazon as Brazil backs out of hosting UN climate talks — Grist
Officials say the reversal is due to budget issues, but activists say President-elect Bolsonaro is to blame. via Bad news for the Amazon as Brazil backs out of hosting UN climate talks — Grist
When technology can read minds, how will we protect our privacy?
Tech that can decode your brain activity and reveal what you’re thinking and feeling is on the horizon, says legal scholar and ethicist Nita Farahany. What will it mean for our already violated sense of privacy? In a cautionary talk, … Continue reading
The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman
“Escaping slavery; risking everything to save her family; leading a military raid; championing the cause of women’s suffrage; these are just a handful of the accomplishments of one of America’s most courageous heroes.” An animation I directed and animated in … Continue reading
