That's Interesting
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PBS: Don’t let the obsession with precision obscure the beauty of imperfection
06th August, 2018Simon Winchester on the idea of precision.
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The Macaulay Library
06th June, 2018‘The Macaulay Library is the world’s premier scientific archive of natural history audio, video, and photographs. Although the Macaulay Library’s history is rooted in birds, the collection includes amphibians, fishes, and mammals, and the collection preserves recordings of each species’ behavior and natural history.’
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National Geographic Has Digitized Its Collection of 6,000+ Vintage Maps
15th May, 2018“As some of the finest fictional world-builders have understood, few things excite the imagination like a map.”
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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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Art Dealer, Ray Hughes does ‘Sunday Brunch’ with Simon Marnie
28th December, 2017Ray Hughes died earlier this month, aged 72.
“Listen to Ray’s life and career as he does Sunday Brunch with Simon Marnie”.
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Laika the Space Dog
07th December, 2017The Russian street dog was the first living creature to orbit the Earth. She was sent into space in November 1957. She died after orbiting the Earth four times. Professor Victor Yazdovsky was nine years old when his father brought Laika back from the laboratory to play with him. He has been speaking to Olga Smirnova for Witness.
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Buzkashi
07th December, 2017In buzkashi, Afghanistan’s violent and ancient national pastime, riders battle for control of an animal corpse that they carry toward a goal. Sixteen years after the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the Taliban, the sport is dominated by rival warlords who will do anything to maintain power in a turbulent country that once again is up for grabs.
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Azerbaijan Carpet Museum – Virtual Tour
13th October, 2017The Azerbaijan Carpet Museum was created under the Decree No. 130 dated March 13, 1967 of the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan SSR.
At the time of establishing, it was the only museum that was dedicated to the art of carpet weaving. The main purpose of the creation of the museum was to store, research, and demonstrate unique examples of the carpet weaving art, which are the Azerbaijan’s national heritage.
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