Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋 @bibliolater@qoto.org
Not a bot, just a chap in his fifties who occasionally reads things.
Toots are humanities, science, non-fiction, books, maps, charts and graphs related. Some toots containing videos may also find their way into the timeline.
Toots or follows or boosts or mentions ≠ endorsements of any particular notion or notions.
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Joined Nov 2022
<strong>The Shocking Philosophy of Bullshit</strong>
"_Well, today we will look at Harry Frankfurt's essay on that very topic, and dive into the surprising philosophy of Bulls****_"
🎥 #Video length: twenty seven minutes and thirty five seconds.
<strong>Kipp Davis - Jewish Apocalypticism</strong>
"_Today I’ll be talking to Kipp about Jewish apocalyptic thought, apocalyptic writings and the relevance of these to an understanding of the historical Jesus._"
🎥 #Video length: one hour and thirty minutes.
<strong> Ten Classic Books For Summer</strong>
🎥 #Video length: fifty one minutes and thirty three seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwU-bnenqjs
#Summer #Read #Reading #Literature #Book #Books #Ebook #Ebooks #Bookstodon @bookstodon
<strong>7 Philosophical Questions to Help You Journal</strong>
🎥 #Video length: fifteen minutes and thirty seconds.
<strong>World's First Mobile Phone?</strong>
🎥 #Video length: fifty seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtQL44IYAcM
#Archive #History #Tech #Technology #Phone #C20th #20thcentury
An even more relevant question in 2024.
<strong>2007: What's the point of FACEBOOK? | BBC Breakfast | Retro Tech | BBC Archive</strong>
"_What exactly is social media, what is it for, and why are people using it?_"
🎥 #Video length: five minutes and nineteen seconds.
<strong>How To Think Like a Philosopher</strong>
"_Throughout history, philosophers have tackled a number of questions, but on the side they have provided something almost as valuable - an implicit guide on how to think like some of the brightest minds in history. And that is what we shall be exploring today._"
🎥 #Video length: twenty five minutes and forty one seconds.
<strong>The Invisible Workers Behind AI: Exposing Underpaid Tech Labor</strong>
"_Meet the invisible workforce behind tech giants like Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Uber. These underpaid and disposable workers label images, moderate content, and train AI systems, often earning less than minimum wage. Their work is essential yet remains in the shadows, unacknowledged by the companies that depend on them._"
🎥#Video length: fifty two minutes and forty one seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPSZFUiElls
#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Technology #Tech #Documentary #Internet #Corporations #Labour #Labor @ai
<strong>The Future’s Building Blocks | FT Rethink</strong>
"_Every week, a new area the size of Paris is being built - so how can we choose greener materials to build with? Will they stand the test of time and how efficient are they?_"
#Video length: three minutes and three seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X9V9_nekXU
#FT #Building #Construction #Sustainability #Environment @environment
<strong>Identifying Bible Interpolations The False Pen of the Scribes!</strong>
"_...we work on learning how to spot and identify texts of the Bible, whether Hebrew Bible/O.T. or New Testament, that have been overlaid with what appear to be disjunctive interpolations inserted for polemical reasons._"
#Video length: twenty minutes and one second.
<strong>Okinawa - 1945 | Movietone Moment</strong>
"_On this day in 1945, US troops took the island of Okinawa. Here is a British Movietone report showing the Allies invading the island._"
#Video length: two minutes and thirty seven seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldbaHIK7OMs
#History #Histodon #Histodons #WWII #WW2 #Okinawa #Japan @histodon @histodons
<strong>What Did Medieval English Sound Like?</strong>
#Video length: forty one seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRdFUy8pn2o
#Medieval #Medievodons #English #Language #Audio #Sound @medievodons
<strong>How Queen Victoria’s Disabled Grandson Led Europe Into WW1 | The Crippled Kaiser</strong>
"_At the end of the 19th century, much of Europe's royalty was one big dysfunctional family. Discover how this slowly dissolving family partially led to the conflict that would consume and reshape Europe._"
#Video length: forty six minutes and fifty three seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzWFeUIEuH0
#History #Histodon #Histodons #Documentary #19th #C19th #Europe #WW1 @histodon @histodons
<strong>A glass that builds and heals itself</strong>
"_...a team of researchers discovered that a certain peptide will develop unusual bonds with water, allowing it to form into a glass-like structure. What’s more, the unique properties of this peptide glass allow it to self heal if cracked, and act as a strong adhesive between water-loving surfaces._"
#Video length: three minutes and thirty four seconds.
<strong>Ancient Texts That Were FAKED</strong>
"_A close look at some of the more interesting (and infamous) ancient texts that were discovered and then found out to be forgeries._"
#Video length: fifty eight minutes and twenty one seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fLsbEWrRvk
#Ancient #Texts #Fake #Forgeries #Antiquity #Antiquiodons #Archaeology #Archaeodons @archaeodons @antiquiodons
<strong>The origin of every European country's name</strong>
"_attempt to explain the origin of every European country's name in English!_"
#Video length: twenty three minutes and thirty nine seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pcv2ySMi40
#Name #Names #Word #Words #Language #Languages #Europe #European #Origin #Origins
🇳🇴 <strong>Inside the Extreme Plan to Refreeze the Arctic | WSJ Future of Everything</strong>
"_A method normally used to create ice-skating rinks is now coming to the rescue of melting sea ice in the Arctic. Since satellite records began in 1979, summer Arctic sea ice has shrunk by around 13% per decade. Could making more ice be a potential solution to this issue?_"
#Video length: eight minutes and eighteen seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ebVUj2lh9U
#Climate #ClimateChange #Environment #Norway #Svalbard #Arctic #Sea #Ice #Science @science @climatechange @environment
<strong>Medieval Mongolian Writing: How Much Survives?</strong>
"_This video looks at the history of writing amongst the Mongols and other nomadic peoples, with special focus on the writing of Mongolian during the days of the Mongol Empire._"
#Video length: twenty two minutes and forty one seconds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5_UFOo1uPA
#History #Histodon #Histodons #Medieval #Medievodons #Mongol #Empire #Mongols #Asia #Writing @histodon @histodons @medievodons
<strong>Indo-European Syntax (with Danny Bate)</strong>
#Video length: one hour and forty minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlQU2p_u4LQ
#IndoEuropean #Language #Languages #Syntax #Linguistics @linguistics
<strong>5 Things You Didn't Realize Were Named After People</strong>
"_This video looks at 5 overlooked eponyms that you might encounter on a daily basis._"
#Video length: fifty nine seconds
Not a bot, just a chap in his fifties who occasionally reads things.
Toots are humanities, science, non-fiction, books, maps, charts and graphs related. Some toots containing videos may also find their way into the timeline.
Toots or follows or boosts or mentions ≠ endorsements of any particular notion or notions.
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Joined Nov 2022
