This 17th-century English memento mori ring from the @britishmuseum is wild. Two smiling skeletons hold up a coffin. Normal, right? BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE. Lift up the coffin lid to reveal a tiny lil enamel skeleton!!!
We're thrilled to share a sneak peek of BlakeTint, a visualization tool for exploring William Blake's use of color. Users can search by time or illuminated manuscript to see how the color palettes change. For more on the project, visit: https://t.co/6pykrWlbsO #digitalhumanities
Check out this snapping turtle clutch! Some of them have slightly different colouring. Snapping turtle clutches have been shown to have different paternity. However this could be genetic variation in phenotypes of direct siblings as well. It’s hard to know without DNA testing!
We're thrilled to announce our alternative hcmf// 2020 programme!
We've got a series of live radio broadcasts, streams, films, installations, talks and podcasts coming up across Friday 20 - Sunday 22 November.
Info: https://t.co/8hxbWznBp4
Programme: https://t.co/chWxRNAI51
September 14, 1321, died #OTD, Italian poet #Dante Alighieri. His visions of #hell in the Divine Comedy - where souls are tortured by lava & earthquakes - were inspired by #geology 😈
https://t.co/vgVvMfPwPQ
Portal to hell at West Kamokuna lava flow on Hawaii🌋
Miles Davis is Attacked, Beaten & Arrested by the NYPD Outside Birdland, Eight Days After the Release of Kind of Blue (1959) @openculture https://t.co/Knz7nXrXtq