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Recently I've shared a bit about one of my special interests - fungi and mushrooms - in the book review of Doug Bierend's book "In Search of Mycotopia: Citizen Science, Fungi Fanatics, and the Untapped Potential of Mushrooms". In this post I'm going to expand on that by giving a few listening tips on the …
Before there was cable, satellite and terrestrial television, radio reigned supreme as the main source of entertainment. Families would gather round their radio receivers to tune into broadcasts, typically in the evening hours, which largely replaced fireside readings and other forms of home entertainment popular before the advent of the electronic media. The golden age …
Learning a classical language like Latin comes with many benefits. Apart from enabling you access to a vast amount of literary sources spanning two millennia, it can be of great help in learning a host of modern languages. Not just Romance languages, either: according to most estimates, at least 60% of English vocabulary is derived …
News podcasts are a very useful resource, especially for those who like to keep well-informed. In this post youโll find a short selection of those, each only a few minutes long. As with other podcasts, youโll be able to access all of them easily in your podcast app, or by following the links provided here.
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