Tangible Things is a fascinating MOOC by Harvard University about material culture. Now finished, you can still cruise through the videos. You will be taken on a journey into the living, breathing history of material objects. Sound boring? It’s anything but! It may well change the way that you view mundane things like chairs, rocks andContinue reading “Tangible Things: How Do Cultures Measure the Past?”
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Help Bring Back The Eurasian Lynx To Britain!
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Family Felidae Genus Lynx The Eurasian Lynx was once a part of primeval forests in Britain, but has since been hunted out of existence there. Nowadays with the deeper understanding of ecological balance, the importance of primary predators has been reasserted. In Britain, there’s an exciting newContinue reading “Help Bring Back The Eurasian Lynx To Britain!”
The Post-Apocalyptic Underground Lunchroom
One of the more quirky destinations in New Mexico is Carlsbad Caverns. Located 228 metres below the surface is a diner/lunchroom that is frozen in the middle of the 20th century. The eatery sells cold cuts and food stuffs that don’t require cooking (as they don’t have cooking facilities), along with souvenirs. Over the ensuingContinue reading “The Post-Apocalyptic Underground Lunchroom”
The Secret World of Bees
Bees see the world in an entirely different way. Their unique perceptual abilities can help us to perceive the world is a much richer way. Bees are benevolent little workers who pollinate and beautify the blooms of the world. An integral part of the landscape, they burrow their furry yellow and black backs into theContinue reading “The Secret World of Bees”
The Sea Chair: Oceanic Imposters Turned Into Elegant Art
The Sea Chair is an ingenious and clever response to a growing encumberance that’s carried by our oceans – floating rubbish. Studio Swine and Kieren Jones have merged traditional fishing practices, industry and synthetic materials to fabricate a chair made from discarded plastic on-board of an old fishing vessel and using a custom-made seapress. TheContinue reading “The Sea Chair: Oceanic Imposters Turned Into Elegant Art”
Poetry For Inspiration: The Sea, The Sea
Exhultation is the going Of an inland soul to sea Past the houses – past the headlands Into deep Eternity Bred as we, among the mountains Can the sailor understand The divine intoxication Of the first league out from land? Emily Dickinson. American (1830 -1886)
Iceland’s Powerful Wilderness + Indigenous Wisdom From Around the World
Black Elk: Oglala Sioux (1863 – 1950) The first peace, which is the most important is that which comes within the souls of men when they realise their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all of its powers. When they realise that at the centre of the universe dwells Wakan-Tanka, and that this centre isContinue reading “Iceland’s Powerful Wilderness + Indigenous Wisdom From Around the World”
Short Form Writing on Wonder
Some things lead into the realm beyond words it is like that small mirror in fairy tales you glance in it and what you see is not yourself; for an instant you glimpse the Inaccessible… And the soul cries out for it. Alexander Solzhenitsyn Start with the little things seen through a magnifying glass ofContinue reading “Short Form Writing on Wonder”
Free Online Course for Dreamers: Origins – Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth and Life
This is quite possibly the most amazing course ever presented on Coursera. It’s called Origins – Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth and Life. A sweeping epic that begins at the moment of the Big Bang and the creation of matter and careens along at a throttling pace through Deep Time towards the HumanContinue reading “Free Online Course for Dreamers: Origins – Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth and Life”
Are Sharks A Real Summer Danger in Australia?
Great white sharks are found all over the world and live up to 30 years and grow up to 6 metres in length. Feeding primarily on fish and seals, they are one of the majestic masters of the world’s oceans. Sparked by recent spate of fatal shark attacks, Western Australia’s Premier recently gave the greenContinue reading “Are Sharks A Real Summer Danger in Australia?”
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