Star Trek: Terminology Rebooted
Cassie looks at how her favorite Star Trek terms were used in the new movie.
The Spirit of the Hustings Returns
Dr Jon Lawrence reflects on the history of the public facing politicians in light of the recent MPs’ expenses scandal in the UK.
Seething in Etymological Vacuity (The Story of Theodolite)
Anatoly looks at the word “theodolite”.
The International Impact on Africa’s Past
A quick look at the guilt associated with Africa’s past.
Southeast Asia and the Kingdom of Angkor:
The New Oxford World History Series
An excerpt from Southeast Asia in World History.
Antimatter and ‘Angels and Demons’:
A fiction thought to be fact
Oxford University Professor of Physics, Frank Close, explains the antimatter errors in ‘Angels and Demons’.
A Few Questions for Lawrence M. Scheier:
Part Two
Lawrence M. Scheier answers questions.
Word window: week twelve
This week is the twelfth instalment of our ‘Word Window’ series, in which we present some of the Oxford English Dictionary’s more remarkable words. Last week, we discussed the triple meaning of ‘Big Apple’. This week we have chosen a rather mysterious term; ‘Cruciverbalist’…
Friday procrastination: link love – Sarah Palin, Stephanie Meyer, and space shuttles
A look at what Cassie has been reading this week.
All That Jazz
Michelle and Justyna’s excellent adventure at WNYC’s Jazz Loft Live
Hanging Noodles
Ammon Shea reviews I’m Not Hanging Noodles On Your Ears.
Lieutenant – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “lieutenant”.
Chimps are not us!
Jeremy Taylor on why chimps and humans are far less similar than we have been led to believe.
Wednesday’s Father
Anatoly looks at the origin of the word “Wednesday”.
Shaking paper intricacies out of his sleeve:
The young Mendelssohn
Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn’s birth.
The Invasion of Chad (Act III)
A look that the third attemped invasion of Chad and the division of the Zaghawa tribe.