Why an ancient Mesopotamian tablet is key to our future learning | Tiffany Jenkins | TEDxSquareMile
In our ephemeral, digital world where everything is mediated through a computer screen and summoned by the click of a mouse, ancient objects in dusty old museums are essential to future of learning. In the late eighteenth century, a clay fragment from a piece of the world’s oldest literature overturned orthodoxies and advanced knowledge of the past. It’s an important lesson: evidence from the past will help us to rethink what we know which is never complete. Ancient history and the tangible artifact - something real, not virtual - will take us out of the cloud and bring us back down to earth.
Tiffany Jenkins is an author, academic, and ex-columnist for the Scotsman. She wrote the critically acclaimed Keeping Their Marbles: How The Treasures Of The Past Ended Up In Museums And Why They Should Stay There, published in 2016. She is the writer and presenter of the 2016 BBC Radio 4 series, A Narrative History Of Secrecy. She has been a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics, and was previously t
1 view
130
26
1 month ago 00:00:32 1
…but the people are retarded
1 month ago 00:08:10 1
AI Agents Will Create MILLIONAIRES in 2025 – Are You Ready
1 month ago 00:03:02 1
SPX Options Trading : Strategies for Big Gains!
1 month ago 00:04:14 1
The Hunter - Bloodborne (4K UHD 2024)
2 months ago 00:39:19 1
Historian Answers Witchcraft Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
2 months ago 00:02:57 1
A haunted ghost and a treasure of wisdom at Zelená Hora Castle!
2 months ago 00:02:14 1
Nightcore - Heathens (Lyrics)
2 months ago 00:18:51 1
Chosen Ones‼ Why You Presence INTIMIDATE The Demons! (Know Why?)
2 months ago 00:23:07 1
Do You Know who You Are? | Bob Proctor
2 months ago 00:26:52 1
Why Conservative Families Move To Russia Despite War & Sanctions w/ @Siberian_Freedom
2 months ago 00:11:22 1
Japanese Special Forces Soldier Battles On Kursk Frontline For Russia
2 months ago 00:39:35 1
He QUIT CHESS for college, now he’s TOP 8! WEI YI Podcast
2 months ago 00:03:05 1
Jeorgia Rose - Undertone (Official Music Video)
2 months ago 00:04:31 1
The English Patient - The Heart is and Organ of Fire (re-upload)
2 months ago 00:01:39 1
Put 1 Cork in the Fridge and WATCH WHAT HAPPENS💥(Genius Trick)🤯
2 months ago 05:53:31 1
Hernan Cattaneo b2b Sasha Live In Denver HQ Remastered
2 months ago 00:03:41 1
Wild Irish Boy | An Irish-American Immigrant Folk Song
2 months ago 00:10:47 1
Why A Record Number of CEOs Are “Resigning“
2 months ago 00:10:45 1
Iran Strikes Back At The US Over Israel Attack!
2 months ago 00:02:40 1
Traffic warden in Lewisham threatened a man without knowing he was on camera #viral #Lewisham
2 months ago 00:10:49 1
ISRAEL’S SHOCKING New Apartheid Plans For Gaza!
2 months ago 00:26:34 31
Beat making tutorial with BAM - Beat Maker & Music Maker
2 months ago 00:56:47 3
Penn Badgley, Are We Confusing YOU w/ Real Love? TV Fantasies vs. True Bond w/ Dr. Nura | Soul Boom