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What Did Viking Music Sound Like?0
- Earth & Environment, Share Your Science
- March 21, 2017
Did the Vikings have music? The Germanic Scandinavians of the Viking Age (c. 793-1066), often called “Vikings” for the part of their population that went seafaring abroad, did not leave any written records of their music. But does this mean that they did not have music? Evidence of Viking Music in the Archaeological Record Archaeological
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Where Did Your Favourite Food Came From?0
- Food & Culture
- August 17, 2016
Did you know that the first pizza was probably made by Greeks, not Italians?
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The Rise And Fall Of Alexandria’s Library 0
- Design & Technology
- March 18, 2016
Knowledge sharing: from Alexandria’s Library to Open Access. History has told us that blood spilling is the most common result of a rivalry between ancient cultures. But Alexandria’s Library is an exception to this rule: knowledge blossomed from competition and the greatest library in the world was born (blood was also involved, though). Around the year
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How Dead Soldier’s Teeth At Waterloo Became Fashion 0
- Design & Technology
- June 26, 2014
When Europeans started consuming lots of sugar, with no fake teeth available. Teeth have always been a commodity. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the price for healthy human teeth was at a premium. They were hotly sought after by dentists who used them to replace the lost ones of their wealthy clients. With sugar consumption skyrocketing,
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5 Facts Explain Why We Love Music 0
- Mind & Brain, Music and Mind
- March 27, 2014
Scientific evidence on why music is of such high value across all human societies. “Without music, life would be a mistake”, Friedrich Nietzsche said or recall the famous lines of Bob Marley: “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain”. Music seems of great significance for many. It makes us
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Hard Evidence: Has Life Got Worse for Young People?0
- Society
- September 25, 2013
Much of the negative health behaviour seems to have passed its peak.
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