Afghan Music surviving on Tapes
‘The love for music is still there’: saving the sounds of Afghanistan one cassette at a time
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/sep/21/the-love-for-music-is-still-there-saving-afghan-music-heritage-taliban-crackdown-one-cassette-at-a-time
A shopkeeper in Pakistan has collected more than 1,000 rare music tapes in a bid to thwart the Taliban’s cultural vandalism
Research group deciphers enigmatic ancient 'unknown Kushan script'
Research group deciphers enigmatic ancient 'unknown Kushan script'
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-group-deciphers-enigmatic-ancient-unknown.html
The Kushan Empire in Central Asia was one of the most influential states of the ancient world. A research team at the University of Cologne's Department of Linguistics has now deciphered a writing system that sheds new light on its history.
Young adults who embrace "lying flatism" also tend to see romantic relationships as unnecessary for happiness
Young adults who embrace "lying flatism" also tend to see romantic relationships as unnecessary for happiness
https://www.psypost.org/2023/06/young-adults-who-embrace-lying-flatism-also-tend-to-see-romantic-relationships-as-unnecessary-for-happiness-165852
New research published in BMC Psychology sheds light on the "lying flat" lifestyle movement and its relationship to attitudes towards being single. The findings indicate that young adults who have a positive view of the lifestyle, which emphasizes relaxation and avoiding excessive work or societal pressure, also believe that they can find happiness through various sources other than romantic relationships. The results suggest that there might be a growing trend among young people to choose the single lifestyle in the future. ...
Can Human Instincts Be Controlled?
https://web.archive.org/save/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zo.utexas.edu%2Fcourses%2Fthoc%2FHumanInstincts.html
How the U.S. Stole ̶O̶k̶l̶a̶h̶o̶m̶a̶ Sequoya
How the U.S. Stole ̶O̶k̶l̶a̶h̶o̶m̶a̶ Sequoya
https://youtu.be/d8-kGVCzKwA
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Fostering compassion in polarised times: lessons from psychologists, criminologists, and educationalists
Fostering compassion in polarised times: lessons from psychologists, criminologists, and educationalists
https://www.theguardian.com/a-syllabus-for-saving-the-world/2023/jun/16/fostering-compassion-in-polarised-times-lessons-from-psychologists-criminologists-and-educationalists
When the world seems increasingly divided, what skills can help us dial down the hostile vibes and become a more compassionate society?
Human Voice Can Communicate 24 Emotions -- Interactive audio map of human emotions
https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/vocs/map.html
Mountains in wilderness don't need hardware
https://www.chieftain.com/story/opinion/columns/2023/06/17/wotr-mountains-in-wilderness-dont-need-hardware/70314769007/
We can’t rid nature of us, no matter how hard we try
We can’t rid nature of us, no matter how hard we try
https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/out-of-the-wild
On the myth of wilderness
Animism and Solarpunk
Animism and Solarpunk
https://solarpunkstation.com/2023/05/18/animism-and-solarpunk/
Photo by zhang kaiyv on Pexels.com by Craig Stevenson Have you ever had that funny feeling where you have the shape of an idea in your head? A notion, or maybe the thread of an idea. Not yet fully …