Today is Wednesday May 16th, 2012
Wednesday May 16th, 2012

It’s Ecology, not Environmental Science

By David Gibson
“You’re an ecologist, so tell me, should I replace all the incandescent bulbs in my house with fluorescent bulbs? And, what about these new light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs?” Well, I have a reasonably well-informed opinion on this issue, but it’s not really my expertise. “Perhaps then you can tell me more about the problem of invasive species?” Now you’re talking; this is something that ecologists can help with. read more »

Wednesday May 16th, 2012

After ‘shrimp’ comes ‘prawn’

The elusive origin of the word for the sea creature
Wednesday May 16th, 2012

Freedom delayed, bought, lost, and regained

Banks don’t die.
Wednesday
May 16th, 2012

Happy Birthday, Christian Lacroix

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Wednesday
May 16th, 2012

How did Rome last so long?

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Tuesday
May 15th, 2012

Obama: Campaigner-in-Chief

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Tuesday
May 15th, 2012

A former slave in Georgetown

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Gordon Campbell - Bible: The Story of King James Version, 1611-2011

Professor Gordon Campbell is the author of ‘Bible: The Story of the King James Version, 1611-2011′, which Oxford University Press have published to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the KJV in 2011.