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How the atmosphere sustains life on Earth
Science, Maths & Technology

How the atmosphere sustains life on Earth

...respiration or photosynthesis. Even aquatic species rely on dissolved oxygen from the air. Photosynthesis, in contrast, requires carbon dioxide, also from the atmosphere. To survive, both animals and plants need a considerably larger mass of air per day than they do food or drink, typically by about five times for humans. The oxygen in our atmosphere was first produced in...
Why are people upset about the Stonewall Movie?
History & The Arts

Why are people upset about the Stonewall Movie?

...Les Miz mode, as another hot guy who’s a quiet campaigning politico tries to caution him that sensible, safe protest is the way forward. (Put the rock down, son!) - Tim Teeman, The Daily Beast Transcript Director Roland Emmerich has been driven to post response to the criticism: When I first learned about the Stonewall Riots through my work with the Los Angeles Gay and...
Breaking bad: The science of flatulence
Health, Sports & Psychology

Breaking bad: The science of flatulence

...Le Petomane", a late 19th Century French music hall artist whose act consisted of musically breaking wind. Is it time for a post about drugs and farting? Of course it's time for a post about drugs and farting. Drugs do many, many things. Some of these we want, others not so much. The latter get called side effects. One of the less-desired yet relatively benign side...
La historia del español en unos seis minutos
Languages

La historia del español en unos seis minutos

...De dónde vienen palabras como siesta, cerveza o paella? ¿Qué lenguas han influido en el español? ...Descubre, a través de estos vídeos animados, la fascinante historia del español y sus hablantes y cómo ha evolucionado desde sus orígenes hasta convertirse en una lengua global hablada. También podrás escuchar el español tal y como se hablaba a lo largo de su...
Napoleonic paintings
History & The Arts

Napoleonic paintings

...de persuader par l’image sous le Premier Empire. A Propos d’un concours officiel pour la représentation de Napoléon sur le champ de bataille d’Eylau’, L’Ecrit-Voir, 1984, 4, pp. 9, 20. Translated for this volume by Emma Barker. When and where exactly does the scene take place, and how does this contribute to the propaganda function of the proposed picture? To...
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Confessions of an English Opium Eater
History & The Arts

Confessions of an English Opium Eater

...De Quincey’s notorious nineteenth century book, Confessions of an English Opium Eater, is also considered the first autobiographical account of drug addiction. It influenced not just generations of narcoticized writers but even medical opinion on the effects of opium for decades after its publication. In the Georgian era of 1821, opium – in the form of laudanum - was...
How Spanish sounded across its history
Languages

How Spanish sounded across its history

...de la Historia] Glosa emilianense, Codice 60, folio 72r, manuscript kept at the Real Academia de la Historia. Transcript Libro de buen amor Listen to a passage from El libro de buen amor (The Book of Good Love), written in 1330 by Juan Ruiz, Arcipreste de Hita (c. 1283–c. 1350), considered one of the masterpieces of Spanish poetry. It is a pseudo-autobiographical...
Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Spain

...de Santiago are linked to a particular Christian saint, and Spanish nuns are famous for the range of cakes and biscuits sold in their convents. Introduction: Spanish España tiene gran variedad de panes, pero el producto que mejor refleja su diversidad geográfica y cultural es la empanada, ya que cada región la rellena con los productos locales. La religión también...