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The Mythological Tapestry of Humanity: Unraveling Ancient Stories through Genes and Geography

Anthropology.net

A Quest for Our Earliest Stories Myths and legends have always been windows into the human psyche, revealing our fears, dreams, and attempts to understand the world. Yet, could these stories also encode the history of humanity’s migrations and interactions?

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Oak Primary Geography project - an update

Living Geography

By the start of September 2025 and the new academic year, a full suite of resources will be available for Primary Geography on the Oak National website. These will all be free to download. There are 6 units for each of years 1-6. 36 units all fully resourced with slide decks, worksheets, quizzes and videos.

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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

More schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lessons to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. Some educators are calling for schools to adopt a curriculum that emphasizes content along with phonics. Weve all been there. These ideas have revived interest in E.D.

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CFP: Connections and Divisions: Landscape Features of the Ancient World

Society for Classical Studies

Our hybrid conference, scheduled for May 2, 2025 , will be held in person at the Graduate Center in Manhattan and online via Zoom. We are particularly interested in how these geographical elements are interpreted in myths and legends, as well as how they inform human experiences and the concept of borders in antiquity.

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2024 - record-breaking and not in a good way

Living Geography

World Weather Attribution & @ClimateCentral show these were intensified by human-induced climate change. Learn more [link] via @UNDRR pic.twitter.com/qeWLNE5cWb UN Biodiversity (@UNBiodiversity) January 20, 2025 From UN Disaster Risk Reduction. 2024 was the year when the weather continued to break. and break records.

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Inequality personified

Living Geography

The worlds richest 1% have already used up their fair share of the global carbon budget for 2025, just 10 days into the year. It would take someone from the poorest 50% of humanity three years to create the same amount of pollution. tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, according to analysis by Oxfam GB.

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Symposium on Knowledge at UCL

Living Geography

It is on the 26th of March 2025 This symposium aims to investigate: a) how knowledge in education in different countries is shaped by contemporary ideas about the relationship between the past, present and future, and b) epistemic growth in university disciplines and school subjects.