Dancing mania was a peculiar “plague” of sorts, where people felt compelled to endless and energetically dance to no good means or purpose. Here lies an anthology of the dancing mania that occurred most notably in Europe from 7th to 16th centuries. In modern times, when this is classed as “mass psychogenic illness,” we also […]
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Fluorescence is a relatively new character on the stage of science, but the history of fluorescence goes back 500 years! Even then, the property itself is not a man-made invention. Fluorescence is a naturally occurring feature of many minerals, plants, and even animals. Here we will see how the first observations of fluorescence slowly gave
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Hexagonal symmetry examples are all over the natural world, but are also quite frequent in the fabricated world of technology as well. Here I present the main archetypes of hexagonal symmetry, and 6 concrete example templates, plus some bonus. Themes Hexagonal Symmetry Examples are Based On Hexagonal symmetry is when you can divide the image
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Color perception across cultures illuminates our development as a species alongside the inherent natural world around us. Color is a bridge between language and thought. We see it through our biology, but we conceptualize it in our minds, with language, and context. Here we will see concrete examples of varying color perception across cultures across
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The history of ecstatic dance is rich and covers the entirety of the world. Here we look at the Hellenic myth of Dionysus, and the connection with modern ecstatic dance gatherings.
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