Archive for the 'Current Events' Category

National Book Award Contest: Winners!

Who won our NBA contest?

Yes Justice Scalia, There Were Patents Relating To Training Horses in the 1890s; But More Importantly, We Need Them Today

Can you patent horse training?

8 Reasons to Unfriend Someone on Facebook

A survey of Facebook users on why they would unfriend someone.

Ponytail Pulling is Bad (but awfully good for women’s sports)

Laura Pappano discusses Elizabeth Lambert’s hair-pulling and sportsmanship in women’s athletics.

Historical Thesaurus: On dealing with the press interest

Professor Christian Kay on the press interest in the HTOED.

On whether KSM deserves Vengeance or Justice

Elvin Lim comments on the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s upcoming trial in New York for the September 11th attacks within the context of justice in our legal system.

Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend

Our word of the year has “lex-appeal”.

Gillian Saunders Podcast:
Place of the Year 2009

Get some first hand perspective on the changes South Africa has seen since winning the 2010 World Cup bid.

Three South African Exports: Place of the Year 2009

Jake Kraft looks at one of South Africa’s biggest exports: its people.

Justice Sotomayor, Perhaps “Speed Dating” Should Be Patent-Eligible After All

In light of Bilski v. Kappas Charles R. Macedo questions whether speed dating can by patented.

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