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Issyk-Kul to host Nomad Tribe Festival 1 July 2026 The Nomad Tribe international traditional music festival, set for September 1–6 at the Rukh-Ordo cultural center on the Issyk-Kul coast, will be the cultural centerpiece of the VI World Nomad Games, Qazinform News Agency cites Kabar . Photo credit: Kabar The festival will be held as part of the global ethnocultural project Nomad World: Connection of Seasons. It will feature competitions in storytelling, instrumental art, and vocal-instrumental performance. Eight thematic zones will be built across the complex, including a pier shaped like a komuz and national yurts. The daily programs from 10:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. will include concerts, creative meetings, master classes, exhibitions, and cultural exchanges. Besides, the Chingiz Aitmatov Museum will host meetings with international scholars.  The outdoor theater stage and a podcast studio in a yurt will record visitors’ voices for the museum archive. An exhibiti...
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What crows can teach us about death | Dr. Kaeli Swift | TEDxSalem


Humans have paid attention to the behaviors of animals around their dead for centuries, but science has only recently given it more serious study.  This talk explores what animals, particularly crows, do around their dead and what this might teach us about the evolution of our own behaviors. 

To learn more about Dr. Swifts research you can check out her blog https://corvidresearch.blog/ Kaeli received her Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 2018, where she studied American crow thanatology. She is currently a lecturer in the UW's School of Environmental and Forest Sciences where she teaches ornithology, conservation, and wildlife ecology. 

You can read her popular science articles on her blog, corvidresearch.blog

 

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