Why I Am For Death Panels
Edward Zelinsky looks at death panels.
Friday procrastination: link love – ‘new literacy’, airline seating, and solar panels
What Cassie has been reading this week.
Translating Clarice Lispector: A Video
A video of Benjamin Moser.
Class – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “class”.
The Smallest Medicine Chest in the World
Frances Larson writes about the world’s smallest medicine case, as devised by Sir Henry Wellcome.
Going To Extremes
An excerpt from Going to Extremes.
Monthly Gleanings, Part Two: (August 2009)
Anatoly Liberman’s gleanings.
Typing Politics: Trent Lott
An excerpt from Typing Politics introduced by the author Richard Davis.
When Justice and Politics Part Company
Elvin Lim’s weekly column.
Tools for Innovation II: Analogy is the Essence of Innovation
How can analogies inspire innovation?
So You Want To Be A Scientist?
Philip A. Schwartzkroin talks about how to be a scientist.
Friday procrastination: link love – brains, berries, and beachwear
What Rebecca has been reading.
Directions for the Gardiner: Top Tips
Juliet Evans from OUP UK selects some top gardening tips from John Evelyn’s Directions for the Gardiner and Other Horticultural Advice.
A Journey to Lake Baikal
An excerpt from Sacred Sea: A Journey to Lake Baikal.
Frolic – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “frolic”.
Why David Sometimes Wins
An excerpt from Why David Sometimes Wins.