‘House of the Dragon’ Actor Benjamin Evan Ainsworth on ‘Absurdity’ of Assassination Attempt, Daeron’s Growing Power and if Ormund Is Dyeing the Kid’s Hair

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 3 of “House of the Dragon,” now streaming on HBO Max.

Daeron Targaryen (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) is growing up: On this week’s episode of “House of the Dragon” Season 3, the youngest (and least blonde) child of Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) and Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) experienced his very first assassination attempt!

Tigray's old grapevines have survived against the odds: New research uncovers their genetic and historic value

by Jan Nyssen, Alemtsehay Tsegay, Emnet Negash, Federica Sulas, Mariano Ucchesu, Tesfaalem Gebreyohannes, Yemane Hailu Fissuh, The Conversation

Tigray's old grapevines have survived against the odds: New research uncovers their genetic and historic value
In the village of Rubaksa, Ethiopia, generations of farmers have preserved a unique grapevine landrace. Credit: Jan Nyssen, CC BY

The northern highlands of Ethiopia are among Africa's oldest agricultural landscapes. Some of the world's most important crops originated here, particularly pulses and grains, including teff. Yet another crop has a less well-known history in Ethiopia's Tigray region: the grapevine.

Is Burnham’s Oxbridge-heavy cabinet a sign of social mobility or lack of progress on class?

Like 20 British prime ministers before him, Andy Burnham’s new cabinet minister for AI, Kanishka Narayan, went to Eton. After graduating from the country’s most elite private school, Narayan attended Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied – what else? – PPE (politics, philosophy and economics), like David Cameron, Rishi Sunak, Ed Miliband and a host of other senior politicians. An MBA at Stanford and a career in the City followed.