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openculture, 12 hours ago to random

A New Analysis of Beethoven’s DNA Reveals That Lead Poisoning Could Have Caused His Deafness

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/a-new-analysis-of-beethovens-dna-reveals-that-lead-poisoning-could-have-caused-his-deafness.html

openculture, 13 hours ago to random

Jerry Seinfeld Delivers Commencement Address at Duke University: You Will Need Humor to Get Through the Human Experience

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/jerry-seinfeld-delivers-commencement-address-at-duke-university-you-will-need-humor-to-get-through-the-human-experience.html

openculture, 1 day ago to random

Aldous Huxley Explains How Man Became “the Victim of His Own Technology” (1961)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/aldous-huxley-explains-how-man-became-the-victim-of-his-own-technology-1961.html

openculture, 3 days ago to random

The First Recording of Allen Ginsberg Reading “Howl” (1956)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/the-first-recording-of-allen-ginsberg-reading-howl.html

openculture, 3 days ago to random

Aldous Huxley Explains How Man Became “the Victim of His Own Technology” (1961)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/aldous-huxley-explains-how-man-became-the-victim-of-his-own-technology-1961.html

openculture, 4 days ago to random

Read the Uncompromising Letter That Steve Albini (RIP) Wrote to Nirvana Before Producing In Utero (1993)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/read-the-uncompromising-letter-that-steve-albini-rip-wrote-to-nirvana-before-producing-in-utero-1993.html

openculture, 4 days ago to random

Watch an Enthusiast Drive the First Car Ever Made, the 1885 Mercedes Benz

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/watch-an-enthusiast-drive-the-first-car-ever-made-the-1885-mercedes-benz.html

openculture, 5 days ago to random

A Short Animated Introduction to Hypatia, Ancient Alexandria’s Great Female Philosopher

https://www.openculture.com/2019/08/a-short-animated-introduction-to-hypatia-ancient-alexandrias-great-female-philosopher.html

openculture, 5 days ago to random

A Bicycle Trip: Watch an Animation of The World’s First LSD Trip in 1943

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/watch-the-bicycle-trip-an-animation-of-the-worlds-first-lsd-trip.html

openculture, 5 days ago to random

Watch Animations Showing How Humans Migrated Across the World Over the Past 60,000 Years

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/watch-animations-showing-how-humans-migrated-across-the-world-over-the-past-60000-years.html

openculture, 5 days ago to random

The Visionary Mystical Art of Carl Jung: See Illustrated Pages from The Red Book

https://www.openculture.com/2020/01/the-visionary-mystical-art-of-carl-jung.html

openculture, 6 days ago to random

Animated Map Shows How the Five Major Religions Spread Across the World (3000 BC — 2000 AD)

https://www.openculture.com/2018/03/animated-map-shows-how-the-five-major-religions-spread-across-the-world-3000-bc-2000-ad.html

openculture, 6 days ago to random

Meet the Forgotten Female Artist Behind the World’s Most Popular Tarot Deck (1909)

https://www.openculture.com/2021/03/meet-the-forgotten-female-artist-behind-the-worlds-most-popular-tarot-deck-1909.html

openculture, 6 days ago to random

4 Franz Kafka Animations: Watch Creative Animated Shorts from Poland, Japan, Russia & Canada

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/4-franz-kafka-animations.html

openculture, 6 days ago to random

Download 131,000 Historic Maps from the Huge David Rumsey Map Collection

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/download-131000-historic-maps-from-the-huge-david-rumsey-map-collection.html

openculture, 7 days ago to random

Watch a Strange Animation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Tell-Tale Heart,” Voted the 24th Best Cartoon of All Time (1953)

https://www.openculture.com/2023/10/watch-a-surreal-animation-of-edgar-allan-poes-tell-tale-heart.html

openculture, 7 days ago to random

Leonard Bernstein Introduces the Moog Synthesizer to the World in 1969, Playing an Electrified Version of Bach’s “Little Fugue in G”

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/leonard-bernstein-introduces-the-moog-synthesizer-to-the-world-1969.html

openculture, 7 days ago to random

What Is Religion Actually For?: Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury Weigh In

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/what-is-religion-actually-for-isaac-asimov-and-ray-bradbury-weigh-in.html

openculture, 8 days ago to random

Google Launches a New Course Called “AI Essentials”: Learn How to Use Generative AI Tools to Increase Your Productivity

https://www.openculture.com/2024/04/google-launches-a-new-course-called-ai-essentials.html

openculture, 9 days ago to random

How Star Wars Borrowed From Akira Kurosawa’s Great Samurai Films

https://www.openculture.com/2014/05/how-star-wars-borrowed-from-akira-kurosawas-great-samurai-films.html

openculture, 9 days ago to random

Tom Jones Performs “Long Time Gone” with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young–and Blows the Band & Audience Away (1969)

https://www.openculture.com/2020/06/tom-jones-performs-long-time-gone-with-crosby-stills-nash-young-and-blows-the-band-audience-away-1969.html

openculture, 9 days ago to random

André Breton’s Surrealist Manifesto Turns 100 This Year

https://www.openculture.com/2024/04/andre-bretons-surrealist-manifesto-turns-100-this-year.html

openculture, 9 days ago to random

High-Tech Analysis of Ancient Scroll Reveals Plato’s Burial Site and Final Hours

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/high-tech-analysis-of-ancient-scroll-reveals-platos-burial-site-and-final-hours.html

openculture, 11 days ago to random

Behold the Augsburg "Book of Miracles," a Brilliantly-Illuminated Manuscript of Supernatural Phenomena from Renaissance Germany

https://www.openculture.com/2022/05/behold-the-augsburg-book-of-miracles.html

openculture, 11 days ago to random

Behold the Augsburg "Book of Miracles," a Brilliantly-Illuminated Manuscript of Supernatural Phenomena from Renaissance Germany

https://www.openculture.com/2022/05/behold-the-augsburg-book-of-miracles.html