The Amazing Recording History of: “Here Comes The Sun”

You Can’t Unhear This
Here Comes The Sun has become one of the most popular and treasured Beatles songs, a gateway into their music for many new fans. This 3-minute gem of unforgettable songwriting is also packed with intriguing anomalies, production quirks and even a mystery.

Unlike the vast majority of Beatles songs, Here Comes the Sun was not written by the main songwriting duo of Paul McCartney and John Lennon, but rather by George Harrison, the youngest member of the quartet, who contributed two memorable pieces to the Abbey Road album – an endearing love song called Something, and the effervescent Here Comes the Sun.

Do Boycotts Actually Work? • PBS Origins

Have you ever been encouraged to “vote with your wallet”? From the Boston Tea Party to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the nationwide grape boycott of the 1960s, boycotts have long been a powerful tool for social change. But in today’s world, where viral boycotts come and go in the blink of an eye, do they still hold the same power? Discover the historical roots of boycotts, their lasting impact, and explore whether this form of resistance is still effective in our modern society.

How Big Tech Steals Our Lives

Andrewism
Welcome to the world of data colonialism, where the continuous extraction of data from our lives generates massive wealth for the few and suffering for the many on a global scale.

The Most Popular Blue in History (Was Ignored By Egypt)

SciShow with host Stefan Chin (he/him)
It’s no secret that people like pretty stuff, or that we like to make our worlds as pretty as possible. And for centuries, tons of people have used the mineral in this month’s Rocks Box to paint the towns blue, so let’s talk about some of the science and some bonus archaeology around Azurite in art.

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