From a smart satire about race to a memoir of a Scottish girlhood, and the finale of the Cromwell trilogy, BBC Culture picks some the must-read books to hunker down with. Weather by Jenny Offill A series of episodic vignettes, the widely acclaimed novel Weather is narrated by librarian Lizzie, who speaks with frankness about... Continue Reading →
An Incredible Perspective On Our Planet By Carl Sagan
On Feb. 14, 1990, famed scientist Carl Sagan gave us an incredible perspective on our home planet that had never been seen before. As NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft was about to leave our Solar System in 1989, Sagan, who was a member of the mission's imaging team, pleaded with officials to turn the camera around... Continue Reading →
Απελπιστικά Αναζητώ Την Αγάπη
Τα περιστατικά λοιπόν εκτός του ότι συμβαίνουν, του ότι υπάρχουν, λένε και κάτι;Δεν είναι μου φαίνεται ανάγκη να τονίσω πως γενικά είμαι νηφάλιος άνθρωπος. Αλλά ίσως μέσα μου κάτι να έμεινε από παράλογες δεισιδαιμονίες, παραδείγματος χάρη αυτή εδώ η περίεργη πεποίθηση πως όλα τα περιστατικά της ζωής που μου συμβαίνουν έχουν μια επιπλέον σημασία, κάτι... Continue Reading →
Something Like A War
A historical overview of India's coercive Family Planning program and its effect on women. To 1975 υπήρξε ορόσημο καθώς επιβλήθηκαν 6,2 εκατομμυρία βίαιες στειρώσεις σε άντρες και έτσι ονομάστηκε «Έτος Έκτακτης Ανάγκης». Η κρατική πολιτική όμως άλλαξε και το βάρος έπεσε στη γυναίκα. Το 2013-14 έγιναν 4 εκατομμύρια στειρώσεις. Μόνο οι 100.000 από αυτές... Continue Reading →
Τα Ήσυχα Βράδια
Τα ήσυχα βράδιαθα περνάει φωτισμένοτης ζωής μου το τρένοπου θα 'σαι μέσα κι εσύ Και δε θα σου λείπωγιατί θα 'ναι η ψυχή μουτο τραγούδι της ερήμουπου θα σ’ ακολουθεί Μαριανίνα Κριεζή https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE336CaF924
An Animation of the Destruction of Pompeii by Mount Vesuvius (79 AD).
" A Day in Pompeii, a Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, was held at Melbourne Museum from 26 June to 25 October 2009. Over 330,000 people visited the exhibition -- an average of more than 2,700 per day -- making it the most popular traveling exhibition ever staged by an Australian museum. Zero One created the... Continue Reading →
Why People Believe They Can’t Draw? How To Prove They Can!
" Why is it that so many people think they can’t draw? Where did we learn to believe that? Graham Shaw will shatter this illusion – quite literally - in a very practical way. He’ll demonstrate how the simple act of drawing has the power to make a positive difference in the world. Graham specialises... Continue Reading →
What is Corona Virus?
What is Corona virus? What is COVID-19? Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-COV2 is a new strain that was discovered in 2019 and has... Continue Reading →
Coronavirus, Wuhan virus, SARS, augmented reality.
We look at the molecules used by coronaviruses to infect human cells including a human corona virus that causes colds and the SARS and Wuhan coronaviruses that cause more serious illness. The presentation uses free ChimeraX virtual reality software developed University of California at San Francisco with support from the National Institute for Allergy and... Continue Reading →
Art-Making Activities Families Can Do at Home
For kids ages six and over, we rounded up some ofour favorite drawing, collage, audio, and movementactivities inspired by artworks in MoMA’s collection. We get that working and taking care of your children is tough but we hope these art-inspired prompts can provide a much needed diversion. In an attempt to bring the Museum to... Continue Reading →
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