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May 18, 2021 The Power of Celebration
For African slaves in the Hudson Valley, the colonial Pinkster celebration offered a rare opportunity for reuniting with family and friends.
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3 min
May 17, 2021 The Slave King
During the week-long Pinskter celebration in colonial times, Angolan King Charles assumed his royal status.
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May 14, 2021 What was once a Dutch celebration of Pentecost passed into the hands of African slaves.
Banned from playing drums, African slaves found other ways of performing traditional rhythms.
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4 min
May 13, 2021 Pinkster
What was once a Dutch celebration of Pentecost passed into the hands of African slaves.
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May 12, 2021 What is Life - on the edge
Can we grow brain cells that can be trained to see?
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May 11, 2021 What is Life - Growing Brains
Finding ways to defeat the Zika virus.
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May 10, 2021 What is Life - Organoids
Growing human brains in a laboratory used to be the stuff of science fiction, until now.
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May 07, 2021 What is Life - Radiobes
There are times when it's difficult to distinguish between what's alive and what isn't.
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May 06, 2021 What is Life?
It's a question we humans have carried for a long time.
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May 05, 2021 Dawn Chorus Day
It's a day to celebrate birds' remarkable singing and listening abilities.
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3 min

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Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of Planet Earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide and blending interviews and…