https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=113&v=JdvghxqsWyM Go to sleep little oneLet us rest on this straw matGo to sleep while it is yet darkSoon the clouds will disappearAnd reveal a great light to light up the neighborhoodTomorrow your father will return homeWith money from the lemons he soldHe will bring you clothes and a scarfTo keep you warm in DecemberMy... Continue Reading →
Jeff Koons’ tulips honouring Paris attacks victims inaugurated at Petit Palais (via: france24.com )
Paris on Friday inaugurated a Jeff Koons sculpture of tulips given to France by the artist to honour the victims of the 2015 attacks. "Tulips bouquet" was installed near the Petit Palais museum after a controversy over its location. The tulips would be “an offering of remembrance to the victims of the terrible tragedies that... Continue Reading →
Ghosteen & The Red Hand Files
Στις 04 Οκτωβρίου 2019 έγινε η παγκόσμια διαδικτυακή πρεμιέρα του διπλού album των Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Το video-clip ξεκινάει με τις εξής γραμμές: "Welcome to the premiere of the new albumfrom Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.It is calledGHOSTEENIt is a double album.Part 1 comprises of eight songs:Spinning SongBright HorsesWaiting For YouNight... Continue Reading →
TED’s giant reading list: Books to open right now (via: ideas.ted.com )
We asked TED speakers, TED-Ed educators and TED Fellows: “What books would you bring with you to a desert island?” In their deliciously diverse responses, you’ll find there’s something for every kind of reader. When you’re hungry for advice and insight on a very important topic: You The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal... Continue Reading →
‘More women are being nominated’: Nobel academy head discusses diversity (By Elizabeth Gibney, via: nature.com)
Ahead of this year’s award announcements, Göran Hansson speaks about measures to address the imbalance in gender and ethnicity among winners. Göran Hansson has been secretary-general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 2015.Credit: Markus Marcetic/The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Next week, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences will award the first Nobel... Continue Reading →
Hidden writing revealed on ancient scroll buried in same ash as Pompeii (By Eva Frederick, Oct. 4, 2019, via: sciencemag.org )
More than 2000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Philodemus (or one of his scribes) painstakingly inked a history of the country’s great thinkers, called History of the Academy, on a giant scroll of papyrus. A few decades later, Mount Vesuvius in what is now Italy blew its top, burying Pompeii and the nearby city of Herculaneum,... Continue Reading →
Παγκόσμια Μέρα των Εκπαιδευτικών σήμερα και δύο άνθρωποι μου έρχονται στο μυαλό…
Δύο άνθρωποι μου έρχονται σήμερα στο μυαλό. Ναι, όλοι μας είχαμε και καλούς και κακούς νηπιαγωγούς, δασκάλους, καθηγητές× ανθρώπους που έμπαιναν αγέλαστοι στην τάξη, έβγαζαν ένα κόκκινο βιβλιαράκι για τη βαθμολογία και άρχιζαν να προφέρουν ένα-ένα τα ονόματα ‘των θυμάτων της ημέρας’. Καθηγητές που έφταναν σε τέτοιο αντιπαιδαγωγικό σημείο ώστε οι μαθητές που δεν τα... Continue Reading →
‘Anthropocene’ Documentary Shows How Humans Are Wreaking Havoc On The Planet (By Brooke Shuman via: huffpost.com )
Industrialization, massive trash dumps and other factors have potentially helped usher in a new geological era. “Anthropocene: The Human Epoch,” a documentary by filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier and photographer Edward Burtynsky, is a nature story gone awry, a dazzling and at times nauseating document of the far-reaching, and possibly catastrophic, impact that humans... Continue Reading →
Q&A: gender, race and field trips in South African anthropology (By Linda Nordling via: nature.com )
Nomawethu Hlazo, a PhD student in archaeology at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, speaks to Nature about her experiences. In August, archaeologist Nomawethu Hlazo participated in field trip to support female scientists, particularly women of colour, who do fieldwork for the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa. “Harassment and inappropriate conduct are a... Continue Reading →
Virtual conference on the future of TVET teaching and learning (via unevoc.unesco.org)
Organized by UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training and moderated by Gita Subrahmanyam When: 7 to 14 October 2019Where: UNESCO-UNEVOC TVeT ForumLanguage: English (participation in other languages is welcome)Background note Global disruptions including climate change, digitalization, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, demographic change and migration are having an unprecedented impact on our... Continue Reading →
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