NATURE PODCAST Outbreaks among those unable to isolate are spreading under the radar. We hear about the researchers scrambling to get a handle on the situation. Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss the latest COVID-19 news. Live broadcast Download MP3 In this episode: 01:02 How is coronavirus spreading in group settings? In order... Continue Reading →
The Real Story Behind the ‘Migrant Mother’ in the Great Depression-Era Photo
It’s one of the most iconic photos in American history. A woman in ragged clothing holds a baby as two more children huddle close, hiding their faces behind her shoulders. The mother squints into the distance, one hand lifted to her mouth and anxiety etched deep in the lines on her face. From the moment... Continue Reading →
Why is Vermeer’s “Girl with the Pearl Earring” Considered a Masterpiece?: An Animated Introduction
Longtime Open Culture readers will have encountered Johannes Vermeer here in various forms: his paintings have appeared as animations, as the subject of a documentary, and even free for the download in high resolution as well as viewable in augmented reality. Though painted in the mid-17th-century Netherlands, the Dutch master's work now appeals to modern viewers everywhere. Most who enter... Continue Reading →
Europe Day Webinar
To commemorate this year’s Europe Day organised on the 9th of May a webinar dedicated to Digital Cultural Heritage is being organised. This webinar brings together two of the smallest island nations of the EU – Malta and Cyprus. These are the only EU members physically cut off from the main continent with thousands of years of rich history and unique UNESCO listed world... Continue Reading →
A Pandemic Journal: Free Printable in Multiple Languages
A pandemic journal printable, entirely free and available in multiple languages: this is what is on offer in this article. As many families staying home to flatten the curve and adhere to their country’s regulations, it is always useful to find new resources to occupy the kids. A pandemic journal: free printable in multiple languages... Continue Reading →
Can Playing A Game Prepare Us For What’s Next?
I’ve been thinking about what the world will be like post-Covid-19. Which led me to have a conversation with futures researcher, Elliott Montgomery, who along with Chris Woebken cofounded The Extrapolation Factory, an award-winning design-based research studio for participatory futures studies. The studio develops experimental methods for collaboratively prototyping, experiencing and impacting our individual futures. Extrapolation,... Continue Reading →
Søren Kierkegaard’s Struggle with Himself
For the philosopher, unhappiness became not a condition but a vocation. Imagine an educated, affluent European in his late twenties, seemingly one of fortune’s favored, who suffers from crippling feelings of despair and guilt. For no apparent reason, he breaks up with the woman everyone thought he was going to marry—not because he loves someone... Continue Reading →
A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister review – from blindfolds to bikes
Arousal, adultery and desire … an anecdote-rich chronicle that uncovers layer on layer of oppression This book contains, as the title promises, many delightful curiosities. There are people, for instance, who get aroused by the sun. “Actirasty”, it’s called, which sounds like a probiotic yoghurt drink but would of course be life-changing if you lived... Continue Reading →
Σάρκινος λόγος
Ι. Τί ὄμορφη ποὺ εἶσαι. Μὲ τρομάζει ἡ ὀμορφιά σου. Σὲ πεινάω. Σὲ διψάω.Σοῦ δέομαι: Κρύψου, γίνε ἀόρατη γιὰ ὅλους, ὁρατὴ μόνο σ᾿ ἐμένα.Καλυμένη ἀπ᾿ τὰ μαλλιά ὡς τὰ νύχια τῶν ποδιῶν μὲ σκοτεινὸ διάφανο πέπλοδιάστικτο ἀπ᾿ τοὺς ἀσημένιους στεναγμοὺς ἐαρινῶν φεγγαριῶν.Οἱ πόροι σου ἐκπέμπουν φωνήεντα, σύμφωνα ἰμερόεντα.Ἀρθρώνονται ἀπόρρητες λέξεις. Τριανταφυλλιὲς ἐκρήξεις ἀπ᾿ τὴ πράξη... Continue Reading →
Γυμνὸ σῶμα
Ι. Εἶπε:ψηφίζω τὸ γαλάζιο.Ἐγὼ τὸ κόκκινο.Κι ἐγώ. Τὸ σῶμα σου ὡραῖοΤὸ σῶμα σου ἀπέραντο.Χάθηκα στὸ ἀπέραντο. Διαστολὴ τῆς νύχτας.Διαστολὴ τοῦ σώματος.Συστολὴ τῆς ψυχῆς. Ὅσο ἀπομακρύνεσαιΣὲ πλησιάζω. Ἕνα ἄστροἔκαψε τὸ σπίτι μου. Οἱ νύχτες μὲ στενεύουνστὴν ἀπουσία σου.Σὲ ἀναπνέω. Ἡ γλῶσσα μου στὸ στόμα σουἡ γλῶσσα σου στὸ στόμα μου-σκοτεινὸ δάσος.Οἱ ξυλοκόποι χάθηκανκαὶ τὰ πουλιά. Ὅπου... Continue Reading →
DOTS & LINES 