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The Greek Mythology Family Tree, Explained

2026-02-21 03:45:18

Do you know your Gaia from your Cronus from your Zeus? In fewer than 15 minutes, this video provides a comprehensive overview of all the important Greek & Roman gods, goddesses, nymphs, heroes, monsters, demigods, and other assorted spiritual beings, who begat who, and what all of their domains were. (via open culture)

Tags: infoviz · mythology · religion · video

The Color Game . “Humans can’t reliably...

2026-02-21 02:54:43

The Color Game. “Humans can’t reliably recall colors. This is a simple game to see how good (or bad) you are at it. We’ll show you five colors, then you’ll try and recreate them.” I scored 39/50 but got a perfect score on one color.

Some of the best drone shots from the 2026 Winter...

2026-02-21 02:03:12

Some of the best drone shots from the 2026 Winter Olympics.

‘Viking’ was a job description, not a matter...

2026-02-21 01:10:43

‘Viking’ was a job description, not a matter of heredity, massive ancient DNA study shows. “These identities aren’t genetic or ethnic, they’re social. To have backup for that from DNA is powerful.”

Loop

2026-02-21 00:22:33

Loop is an award-winning animated short featuring a society where people live a perfectly looping existence, all in rhythm. Then one day…

Tags: animation · video