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Vanuatu Water Music

The Mystical Water Music from Vanuatu.In the isolated Northern tropical islands in the Banks and Torres region of Vanuatu, women wade up to their waist dressed with traditional clothing, including arm bands and headwear made from flowers, to perform mystical water music. Water is their instrument in a magical display of skill playing this instrument. The women stand waist-deep in the water, slapping and stirring the surface, and singing in the Mwerlap language.

ANDREW SABIN | Philanthropist and Metal Mogul | On PHILANTHROPY, BUSINESS, LIFE, and CONSERVATION

Interview with Philanthropist and Metal Mogul ANDREW SABIN On PHILANTHROPY, BUSINESS, LIFE, and CONSERVATION

What happens to your brain when you are bilingual?

Research has demonstrated that when a bilingual person uses one language, the other is active simultaneously (Pliatsikas, 2020). The phenomenon is called speech coactivation. The constant juggling between two languages requires regulating how much a person accesses a language at any given time. It is an essential skill from a communication point of view since it is difficult to understand a message when the other language keeps interfering.

Are bilingual brains smarter?

Learning two languages instead of just one has obvious practical advantages in an increasingly globalized world. But in […]

ENZO de ROSA | On MUSIC for the FILM INDUSTRY & MUSICAL CREATIVITY (Live INTERVIEW)

🎙 IN-DEPTH interview with Italian pianist and composer Enzo de Rosa. A personal interview conducted by Kike Calvo, about Music Creativity; Composing Music for the Film Industry; and his insights about music creation. Enzo de Rosa plays iconic piano songs from famous films, including themes by Ennio Morricone; iconic Italian piano songs; and even tango songs.

AMY GULICK | On SALMON, CONSERVATION and ALASKA (Live INTERVIEW)

 SHANNON WILD | On PHOTOGRAPHY, AFRICA and ENTREPRENEURSHIP (Live INTERVIEW)

IN-DEPTH interview with photographer, author, and presenter based in South Africa. A personal interview conducted by Kike Calvo, about Shannon Wild´s career highlights, life challenges, and unexpected happenings that made her who she is today.

First VIDEOs of the Endurance Wreck in Antarctica (Shackleton’s Ship)

106 years later, Shakleton´s ship has been found in Antarctica. Today, we can say that The Endurance, the 144-foot three-masted wooden ship that sank in the Weddel Sea in 1915 has been found.  The historic wreck was located by the Endurance 22 Expedition, east of Antarctica Peninsula, by a multidisciplinary team nearly 3.008 meters deep. It took almost 15 days to search an area of about 400 square km.

LALLEMOND: CAMINANDO SOBRE EL HIELO FLOTANTE GEOGRAFíA en la ANTÁRTIDA . Expedición Antártica .

El fotógrafo Kike Calvo, abordo del National Geographic Resolution en un Expedición Antártica, visita Lallemond Fjord con Lindblad Expeditions, caminando sobre el hielo flotante.

WEIRD FACTS about PENGUINS in ANTARCTICA . Antarctic Expedition with Kike Calvo .

and weird facts about penguins living in the frozen ice in Antarctica.