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FormerPulpfrontmanJarvis Cocker,
Americansinger-songwriter MaggieRogers
and CanadianmusicianFeist explore the
artworksofVan Gogh, Monet andBruegel
ina seriesofvideos fromGoogleArts&
CulturecalledArt Zoom. The paintingshave
beencapturedwith Art Camera,which lets
you viewtheminultra-highresolution.
ViewRomaninscriptions
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There are thousands ofRoman
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Click markerstosee drawingsof
eachone,alongwith detailsof
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Wondering howlonghouses taketo
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The ecologicalimportance ofbees
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become betterfor pollinators.duo.google.com
UpdateGoogleDuo toversion 56on
Androidandyou can use the video-
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contacts. Once
you’veinstalled
the update, open
the Photosor
Filesapp,choose
animage andtap
Share before
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Fromthere,
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with a selection
ofdrawing and
texttools that
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pens and
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teachable-snake.netlify.com
Thisnewversion ofthe classicSnake
gamemadepopular onNokia phones
reallyissomething tocall homeabout.
Ratherthanbashingbuttons tomove
the snake around, the gameletsyou
drawa black arrowona pieceofwhite
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Position the arrowinfront ofyour
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yellowblockstoexpandthe lengthof
the snake,but bewarned: it’snot easy.
Creator Vince MingPuShaotrained
the game’sneural network using
Google’sTeachableMachine 2 and
React.js. You can findout more about
it atVince’s website (bit.ly/vince 479 ).bit.ly/yoga
Aswell asa brief introduction toyoga,
thispackedcultural collectionfrom
GoogleArts&Cultureshows the
discipline’sfivebasicprincipleswhile
taking you through 12basicpostures
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anddiscover whatthe practicecan do
for you beforemeeting gurusand
seeingyoginis inancientartworks.
Get guidedtours of famous artworks
Sendphotos via
Google Duo
Play Snake on a
piece of paper
Learn more about yoga
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