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What is the interspecies internet? Jan 07, 2022

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What is the interspecies internet?

Those piano notes might sound like they’re the result of human mastery, but they are in fact being played by a bonobo called Panbanisha. She was taking part in a jamming session and responding to a series of synthesizer chords played by former Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel.

If that’s piqued your curiosity, go and check out the full video on the musician’s Youtube channel. It was recorded in the early 2000s while Gabriel was visiting a primate centre in Atlanta. That was the seed that would set the interspecies internet project in motion.

What are we actually talking about here? It all sounds a bit utopian and far-fetched! How would it work technically speaking though? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is serendipity?

What is the philosopher’s stone?

What is Veganuary?

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[TRENDING TOPICS FOR 2022] What is a bore-out? Jan 07, 2022

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"Do you really know?" is Bababam's daily podcast, which helps you understand the words, acronyms, and concepts that are making the news every day. From January 3th to 17th, discover the 15 words that will mark 2022. From the new phenomenon of "space tourism" to the virtual world of "Metaverse" and, of course, the expression "wokeism", (re)discover these words that will be in the news in 2022.

What is a bore-out?

Hearing the term will likely make you think of another kind of psycho-social condition related to the world of work; that of a burnout. Well bore-outs are perhaps less well-known than their workaholic cousin, but they are actually much more common.

A Forbes article from January 2020 suggested that between 43% and 53% of employees are bored of their job.

What are the signs of a bore-out? What are the primary causes? What can be done to avoid a bore-out? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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Who is James Bond?

What is reproductive health?

What is Lagom?

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What is serendipity? Jan 06, 2022

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What is serendipity?

Today’s subject is a word as old as time, yet it has only really come to the forefront in the last decade.According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, serendipity is luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for. In other words, it is an accidental discovery. Or a happy coincidence.

Do you have any examples? So you’re saying it’s not new at all then! Where does the word come from? Hyper-what browsing? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is the philosopher’s stone?

What is Veganuary?

What is The Matrix?

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[TRENDING TOPICS FOR 2022] What is euthanasia? Jan 06, 2022

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What is euthanasia?

Euthanasia is the act of intentionally ending a person’s life in order to relieve their suffering. The practice is often confused with assisted suicide but there is a key difference. When it comes to euthanasia, medical practictioners carry out the final deed, whereas with assisted suicide it’s the patient who commits the act.

Laws on euthanasia and assisted suicide vary across the world, and it’s a complex ethical subject. The general trend in the Western world is that people are becoming more open to the idea of legal euthanasia. It’s being debated in a number of places.

In the countries where euthanasia is legal, how is it carried out? So where is euthanasia actually allowed then? What are some of the main arguments for and against euthanasia? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is the baby bust?

What is period poverty?

What is newspeak?

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What is the philosopher’s stone? Jan 05, 2022

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What is the philosopher’s stone?

The Harry Potter “Return To Hogwarts” cast reunion was first broadcast on New Year’s Day at 8pm. It’s available to view on Sky and Now in the UK. The documentary marks 20 years since the first novel in the series, The Philosopher’s Stone, was adapted into a film by Warner Brothers. But the philosopher’s stone itself is actually a real-world myth which fascinated alchemists for a long time before J.K. Rowling’s novels came along. Its alchemical symbol was known as the Squared circle.

Could you say popular culture brought it back to life then? Why does the name ring a bell? Is the philosopher’s stone really red? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is Veganuary?

What is The Matrix?

What is Christougenniatikophobia?

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What is Veganuary? Jan 04, 2022

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What is Veganuary?

Here we are just a few days into 2022! Have you made, or perhaps already broken, any New Year’s resolutions? Well, it’s not too late to get involved. There are plenty of good initiatives out there and here’s one which is designed to help you stick to a resolution for a full month, or at least try something new.

The Veganuary challenge is pretty easy to understand. It’s a contraction of the words “vegan” and “January”, the idea being to go vegan for a month, cutting out all animal origin food from your diet. According to organisers, over 580,000 people from 209 countries across the world registered to take part last year, and that figure is expected to increase again in 2022.

How long has the Veganuary movement been around? How can I join in? But it’s so hard to find vegan food options! In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is The Matrix?

What is Christougenniatikophobia?

What is hogging?

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[TRENDING TOPICS FOR 2022] What is the Covid vaccine pill? Jan 04, 2022

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What is the Covid vaccine pill?

Summer 2021 has seen Covid-19 vaccine campaigns making steady progress around the world. As of the start of August, 15% of the global population had been fully vaccinated.

While health authorities in some countries are considering a third dose by injection, Oravax Medical, a subsidiary of Israeli pharmaceutical company Oramed, is hoping to produce a Covid-19 vaccine in pill form.

A pill?! So you’d just swallow it like paracetamol then? How would the vaccine actually work? Is it really that revolutionary of a vaccine method? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is geophony?

What is Earth Overshoot Day?

What is Godwin’s Law?

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What is The Matrix? Jan 03, 2022

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What is The Matrix?

Matrix Resurrections, the fourth feature film of the Matrix saga, was released on December 22nd, 18 years after the previous film. What better time to reflect on how the franchise left its mark on an entire generation.

Can you sum up the story of the Matrix? Sounds like a pretty complicated story to get your head around! Tell me more about the lead character Neo! In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is hogging?

What is anasyrma?

What is a family rave?

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[TRENDING TOPICS FOR 2022] What are NFTs? Jan 03, 2022

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What are NFTs?

NFTs are the talk of the town in early November 2021. Quentin Tarantino is auctioning off NFTs of unedited scenes from "Pulp Fiction". It’s one of the latest crazes in the world of blockchain. Non-fungible tokens are digital certificates of ownership, which state who owns a piece of virtual crypto-art. That’s right, you can now buy collectible digital art, like memes, GIFs, videos and even tweets, all thanks to NFTs. NFTs emerged in 2017, as part of the Ethereum cryptocurrency blockchain. You’ve most likely heard of bitcoin and blockchain before. Well, NFTs are based on the same technology.

So are NFTs cryptocurrency then? What are the advantages of using the blockchain? Why would anyone spend millions on something that can be copied endlessly and can’t even be hung up on their wall? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is the Big Quit?

What is Jackass?

What is Squid Game?

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[RERUN] What are New Year’s Resolutions? Jan 02, 2022

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What are New Year’s Resolutions?

Well here we are in 2022. Many are glad to see the back of 2021, now looking forward optimistically to the future thanks to global developments like the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines and Joe Biden entering the White House. The turn of the year also means it’s time to come up with New Year’s resolutions. Setting ourselves objectives for the whole year is always a big ask, and not everyone is able to keep theirs for various reasons.

When were New Year’s resolutions actually invented? What are the most popular New Year’s resolutions? And does anyone actually keep their resolutions? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!

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What is breaking?

What is the cosmic calendar?

What is an immunity passport?

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