Radiolab Presents Symmetry
-
Some Interesting Words (Pt. v)
Skirmish - interesting because it has mixed roots. Directly, it comes from the old French ‘escarmouche’ which in...
-
A new version of the Atlas of Early Printing was released last week. It’s well worth spending some time with.
This looks...
-
April 8 is Holocaust Remembrance Day:
Liberated prisoners in the Mauthausen concentration camp near Linz, Austria, give rousing welcome to...
-
“The worst readers are those who behave like plundering troops: they take away a few things they can use, dirty and confound the remainder, and revile...”
-
2012: the year that wasn't
This year seems to have been full of a great many fears and expectations that were, luckily, unfulfilled. Here is a small...
-
Some Interesting Words (Pt. iv)
For those of you who wish to embark on a more complete linguistic journey, please see Parts 1, 2 and 3.
-
Luxuries and limits
Cesare Pavese who died in 1950 was an Italian poet, novelist, literary critic and translator. He is widely considered among...
-
Last week was NeuroDay 2012 at Yale, an in-house retreat for the neuroscience department where we listen to talks and have neurocentric fun for a...