That's Interesting
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The Mysteries of Sleep
26th March, 2018“Neurologist Dr Guy Leschziner explores medical causes of sleep deprivation or disruption and their consequences.”
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IMF Paper: Leverage – A Broader View
26th February, 2018“Traditional measures of leverage in the financial system tend to reflect bank balance sheet data. The paper argues that these traditional, bank-centric measures should be augmented by considering pledged collateral in the financial system since pledged collateral provides a measure of an important part of nonbank funding to banks.”
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TED Talk: Record Collectors and Cultural Archivists
29th January, 2018“For generations, record collectors have played a vital role in the preservation of musical and cultural heritage by “digging” for obscure music created by overlooked artists.”
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The Ghan – 17hr broadcast
29th January, 2018“Cruelly tasked with sitting through Australia’s first foray into ‘slow TV’, Naaman Zhou finds The Ghan both mesmerising and rewarding”
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TED Blog Article: 40 Idioms That Can’t Be Translated Literally
28th December, 2017Potentially useful when travelling. Funny to read.
Our favourite:
The idiom: Tomaten auf den Augen haben.
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Literal translation: “You have tomatoes on your eyes.”