Place of the Year Contest Winners Announced!
“Place of the Year” contest winners announced! See what cool prizes they won.
November 2009
The Mammography Furor:
Why Both Opponents and Proponents of Screening Are Wrong
Robert M. Veatch looks at the mammography debate and why both sides are wrong.
Countdown to Copenhagen: Mark Maslin
Mark Maslin kicks off the OUPblog Countdown to Copenhagen.
Eastern and Western Approaches
to the Treatment of Cholera
An excerpt from Cholera: The Biography
Thanksgiving Bliss
Hello OUPblog readers. We all had a little too much to eat yesterday and plan on spending today firmly planted on our couches reading books. Don’t worry though, we will back Monday with tons of new posts. Have a great weekend!
Chauvinist – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “chauvinist”.
Historical Thesaurus: On Sounds and Sense
Christian Kay on sounds and sense in the HTOED.
Cranberries: A Thanksgiving Favorite
A celebration of Thanksgiving and cranberries!
Monthly Gleanings: November 2009
Anatoly Liberman responds to readers’ questions and comments.
Cash is King: Proverbs about money
Some money-related entries from The Little Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs.
More Than Genes: An Excerpt
An excerpt from More Than Genes by Dan Agin.
On Scientists v. Politicians on Mammograms
Elvin Lim looks at the new recommendation that women only undergo routine mammograms after the age of 50
The Origins of Tintin
An excerpt from Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin.
How Common Are Psychiatric Disorders?
An excerpt from Demystifying Psychiatry: A Resource For Patients and Families.
National Book Award Contest: Winners!
Who won our NBA contest?
Friday procrastination: link love – Epstein, Didion, and water on the moon!
What Rebecca has been reading.