AMCT°_3-3-Common inheritance and diversity
Dangerous gene myths abound…
20 years after the human genome was first sequenced, dangerous gene myths abound Misleading rhetoric has fuelled the belief that our genetic code is an ‘instruction book’ – but it’s far more interesting than that. Philip Ball ‘Successes in gene therapy remain rare, and medicine tailored to people’s individual genetic constitution has not yet materialised.’ … Continuer la lecture
Are statues History ?
from ABC Australia, listen to this very interesting presentation & analysis
Dressing for a Hotter Planet : Indian designers at work
Dressing for a Hotter Planet: In India, Designers Honor the Natural Sustainability of Artisan Crafts By Sneha Mehta Photography by Tenzin Lhagyal and Ashish Shah April 22, 2021 If there’s one thing that unites India’s 1.3 billion people, it is heat. Even in a country with a variety of regional climates—from tropical to Himalayan alpine—hot, … Continuer la lecture
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
JonathanLivingstonSeagull is an incredible and magnificent story which relates to many of the axes and themes you have to study but it will first and foremost open your eyes and minds to the power of dreams. Listen to the story about the film and soundtrack
Native-American activism from the 1960s to present
Native American Activism: 1960s to Present
Water crisis in the US, a solution?
The US is in a water crisis far worse than most people imagine by Erin Brockovich Industrial runoff and lax standards have tainted water across the US. Senators and doctors are calling me, asking what to do. Mon 24 Aug 2020 16.31 A sample of tap water taken in Flint, Michigan. Photograph: Garrett MacLean/The Guardian … Continuer la lecture
18th and 19th centuries Indian painting: when Art meets History
Guest curated by renowned writer and historian William Dalrymple, Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company is the first UK exhibition of works by Indian master painters commissioned by East India Company officials in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is an unprecedented opportunity to see these vivid and highly original paintings … Continuer la lecture
The History of Bombs : Is it Art ?
‘the brilliance of this intervention lies in the fact that you don’t need to know it’s art to find it interesting’ The Guardian A seductive and terrifying array of fetishised weapons of mass destruction is mapped across the main hall of the Imperial War Museum in this powerful intervention that – like the museum itself … Continuer la lecture
Borrowed Time
re-interpreting the classical western movie… the film backstage: why and how embarking on such an adventure
Los Gringos
An original computer-generated animated short film created by Bonk Pictures, Los Gringos is a parody of a modern day action feature trailer and pays tribute to the Spaghetti Western. This is the story of two unusual heroes whose only ambition is to die with their boots on. One fights for honor the other, for the … Continuer la lecture
