分类目录归档：myth
As a boy in Lima,
my grandfather told me a legend
of the Spanish conquest of Peru.
Atahualpa, emperor of the Inca, had been captured and killed.
Pizarro and his conquistadors had grown rich,
and tales
I'm Chetan Bhatt
and when I give my name, I'm often asked, "Where are you from?"
And I normally say London.
(Laughter)
But of course, I know what they're really asking,
so I say something like,
"Well,
Transcriber:
So picture this.
Your friend calls to invite you to a party this Saturday.
They say, "Yes, I totally understand that Saturday is Halloween,
but trust me, it's not a Halloween party.
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Myths and misconceptions about evolution.
Let's talk about evolution.
You've probably heard
that some people consider it controversial,
even though most scientists don't.
But even if you aren't one of
There's a common misconception
that if you like to meticulously organize your things,
keep your hands clean,
or plan out your weekend to the last detail,
you might have OCD.
In fact, OCD, which stan
What's your sign?
In Western astrology,
it's a constellation determined by when your birthday falls in the calendar.
But according to the Chinese zodiac, or shēngxiào,
it's your shǔxiàng, meaning the
In mythological ancient Greece,
soaring above Crete on wings made from wax and feathers,
Icarus, the son of Daedalus, defied the laws of both man and nature.
Ignoring the warnings of his father, he ro
"Beauty is a curse," Psyche thought
as she looked over the cliff's edge where she'd been abandoned by her father.
She'd been born with the physical perfection so complete
that she was worshipped as a
Before the creation of humanity,
the Greek gods won a great battle against a race of giants called the Titans.
Most Titans were destroyed or driven to the eternal hell of Tartarus.
But the Titan Prom
It was the perfect wedding, the guests thought.
The groom was Orpheus, the greatest of all poets and musicians.
The bride Eurydice, a wood nymph.
Anyone could tell the couple was truly and deeply in