Radiolab Presents Symmetry
June 10, 2012
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Some Interesting Words (Pt. v)
Skirmish - interesting because it has mixed roots. Directly, it comes from the old French ‘escarmouche’ which in...
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A new version of the Atlas of Early Printing was released last week. It’s well worth spending some time with.
This looks...
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April 8 is Holocaust Remembrance Day:
Liberated prisoners in the Mauthausen concentration camp near Linz, Austria, give rousing welcome to...
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“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...”
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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...
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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.
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Luxuries and limits
Cesare Pavese who died in 1950 was an Italian poet, novelist, literary critic and translator. He is widely considered among...
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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...
