Tag open-culture

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Discover world-class footage of our changing planet.

openplanet.org

Open Planet is a global library of high-quality climate and nature footage. It is free to use for educational, environmental and impact storytelling.

open-culture

Watch 50 Hours of Nature Soundscapes from the BBC: Scientifically Proven to Ease Stress and Promote Happiness & Awe

www.openculture.com/2017/07/50-hours-of-nature-soundscapes-from-the-bbc.html

A recent study from BBC Earth and UC-Berkeley has shown that watching nature documentaries can inspire 'significant increases in feelings of awe, contentedness, joy, amusement and curiosity' and conversely 'reduce feelings of tiredness, anger and stress.' In short, they can engender what the authors of the study call ‘real happiness’ – a kind of happiness that leads to actual improvement in individuals’ health and wellbeing,

With that in mind, the BBC has just released 50 hours of HD 'visual soundscapes' on YouTube, using leftover footage from their Planet Earth II TV series. Ten hours of mountains; ten hours of jungle; ten hours of islands; ten hours of desert; and ten hours of grasslands--they're all featured in the long, soothing soundscape playlist featured above.

open-culture

The Ultimate List of DRM-free Bookshops

libreture.com/bookshops

A regularly updated list of online shops that sell DRM-free ebooks, digital comics, magazines, and RPGs. Helping hundreds of readers a month discover over 400 DRM-free bookshops.

drm-free,e-books,epub,open-culture

Atlas of Ownership

atlasofownership.org/entry/new-communities

An open map of property rights and obligations across time and space

community-governance,gis,open-culture

Projects

www.opensystemslab.io/projects
architecture,gis,open-culture,oshw