Weekly Filet #75: Colourful Insights. And more.
You won't want to miss this one: Weekly Filet #75. Read it here or over at Das Magazin.
This week's top recommendation
What does it mean if linguists claim that language shapes the way we perceive and think about the world? This two-part series about the different concepts of colour various languages have, provides some great insights. So for example, some people might not be able to spot the difference between a blue and a green square - not because they are colorblind, but because in their language, they are the same color. Think about what this means for concepts like gender, nationality or time.
→ The crayola-fication of the world: How we gave colors names, and it messed with our brains (Empirical Zeal)
Further recommendations
A wonderful series of previously unreleased photographs from the Tour de France of 1953. The times, they are a-changin'.
→ Tour de France ’53: Rare Photos of a Sport Spectacle (TIME Life)
The Guardian keeps doing a great job in sheding more light on the London riots of summer 2011. These recounts by policemen are haunting.
→ Policing the riots: fear, frustration – and a deep sense of pride (The Guardian)
A breathtaking video. In all possible senses.
→ Hectometer (Vimeo)
A great way to keep up with the latest music trends: The monthly one-hour-rundowns by Hype Machine. The July edition has just been released.
→ The Hype Machine (Soundcloud)
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