Alpha, beta, omicron... These three words bring to mind whiffs of hydroalcoholic gel and the feel of a mask on the face. Indeed, the covid variants were named using Greek letters. Yet this alphabet was already used in common parlance.
Everyone has heard of this (since disproved) principle of "male alpha" in both wolves and humans. The gamma rays feed science and science fiction. As for stubborn people, we know they won't budge one iota, another Greek character. Well, not totally Hellenic.
In fact, the Greek people would have taken over the Phoenician alphabet, the oldest known to historians to date. These people formed characters based on the elements of their daily lives: a door, a buffalo, a house, etc. Then, through commercial exchanges with the Greeks, the latter adopted it, adjusted it and added the vowels, absent from the model coming from Phoenicia. It will spread in Italy to create the Etruscan alphabet and eventually, Latin.
However, the Greek alphabet still survives thanks to science; scientists then and now still consider it useful and accurate.
To a layman, music is just a tune performed by a musician. Yet, if he were to play Meludia, he would learn all the rudiments and terms associated with musical practice.
Many cannot envision education outside of school. However, some are prioritizing other settings to share educational content. Some parents have decided to make the home an educational environment. A better choice for their children, they believe.
A small American urban music sub-genre in the 1980s, rap has become a global behemoth today. It dominates on streaming platforms, among others. How do we explain this ever-growing popularity in France and elsewhere? A documentary tells the story of this success.
In the summer of 2021, the discovery of bodies buried around former Canadian residential schools brought this dark page of Canadian history to light. Thousands of First Nations children were taken away from their families to lose their culture. An initiative that has left scars that are still very strong among the survivors today.
No one knew what the daily life of an autistic person is like. Fortunately, a British association wanted to show through videos how much the stimuli and stresses of everyday life can eat away at these people. A way to create goodwill among the population.