Αυτή είναι μία από τις πιο μεστές σε νόημα σκηνές ταινιών. Μία κομβική σκηνή που γίνεται η γέφυρα ανάμεσα σε παρελθόν, παρόν και μέλλον, η βάση που θα ενώσει τα κομμάτια του παζλ για να δούμε τη συνολική εικόνα ακόμα και αν τα ίδια τα πρόσωπα που μας προοικονομούν τις εξελίξεις, δεν συνειδητοποιούν τι συμβαίνει. ... Continue Reading →
What’s the right thing to do? (Episode 02: Putting a Price Tag on Life & How to Measure Pleasure) Justice, Harvard University, Michael Sandel
Episode 02: Part One: “Putting a Price Tag On Life” Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarian logic is used by governments and companies all the time, under the name of cost-benefit analysis. The analysis involves placing a value –usually a dollar value- to stand for utility on the costs and benefits of various proposals. Michael Sandel examines some... Continue Reading →
“One Teacher Even Failed Me In Chemistry.” Tomas Lindahl, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 2015
"Tomas Lindahl credits his mentors and teachers at his school for encouraging his interest in Chemistry. Lindahl made his speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm on December 10, 2015." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amHjoeqM-1M Work Living cells have DNA molecules that carry an organism's genes. For the organism to live and develop, its DNA cannot change. DNA molecules... Continue Reading →
Οι θρυλικές ομιλίες του Ξενοφώντος Ζολώτα στα Αγγλικά, χρησιμοποιώντας μόνο ελληνικές λέξεις. «It is Zeus’ anathema on our epoch…» (via: mixanitouxronou.gr )
Χρειάζεται βαθιά και ουσιαστική κατανόηση τόσο της ελληνικής όσο και της αγγλικής γλώσσας για να μπορέσει κανείς να γράψει και να εκφωνήσει όχι έναν, αλλά δυο τέτοιους λόγους. Χρειάζεται και ένα δυνατό κίνητρο, ένας λόγος. Ποιος ήταν αυτός; Σύμφωνα με τον Ν. Σαραντάκο, δεν ήταν κάποια ιδεολογική εμμονή εθνικο-πατριωτικού χαρακτήρα στην ελληνική γλώσσα. Ήταν μια... Continue Reading →
Google’s Free App Analyzes Your Selfie and then Finds Your Doppelganger in Museum Portraits (by Ayun Halliday, via: openculture.com )
Having the ability to virtually explore the history, back stories and cultural significance of artworks from over a thousand museums generates nowhere near the excitement as a feature allowing users to upload selfies in hopes of locating an Instagram-worthy doppelgänger somewhere in this vast digital collection. On the other hand, if this low-brow innovation leads... Continue Reading →
“Το Ηλιοτρόπιο”, Ευγένιος Τριβιζάς
Ένα παραμύθι για μεγάλους από τον υπέροχο παραμυθά μας, τον Ευγένιο Τριβιζά. Μια ιστορία αγάπης ανάμεσα σε ένα ηλιοτρόπιο και τον ήλιο. Ένα ηλιοτρόπιο που διεκδίκησε την αποκλειστική αγάπη και αφοσίωση του ήλιου... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJVGd9YK0bU
Current Casting Calls (via pastpreservers.com )
Secrets in the Ice!We are searching for expert contributors for this wonderful new project due to film in Toronto the week beginning the 28th October! We need archaeologists, anthropologists, climatologists, glaciologists, geologists, historians, paleontologists, survival & travel experts. You would be required for a day or two at most, a fee and travel and expenses... Continue Reading →
UNESCO closely monitoring ongoing threats to Venice World Heritage site (via: whc.unesco.org )
Representatives from the city of Venice, the Italian government, UNESCO and ICOMOS came together at UNESCO Headquarters on 2 October 2019 to discuss the ongoing challenges facing Venice and its surrounding lagoon – an iconic site whose status as a World Heritage property is in jeopardy. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987, Venice... Continue Reading →
UN, WWF and world’s insurers unite to launch first insurance industry guide to protect UNESCO World Heritage Sites (via: whc.unesco.org )
The first guide for the insurance industry to protect our world’s priceless and irreplaceable assets was launched today at a major event by UN Environment’s Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) in São Paulo, Brazil, convening leading insurers, investors and banks. The pioneering guide, Protecting our World Heritage, insuring a sustainable future, builds on last year’s launch of... Continue Reading →
“To This Day Project” an anti-bullying poem by spoken-word poet Shane Koyczan…
Shane Koyczan is a Canadian spoken-word poet, writer, and member of the group Tons of Fun, famous for writing about issues such as: bullying, eating disorders, cancer and death. "To This Day" is his most popular poem (about 24 million views on YouTube). You can watch more of his videos here: Find Shane on Facebook... Continue Reading →
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