Eating Extinct Animals: Feast wins Food Book of the Year
Martin Jones wins Food Book of the Year Award in London
Binge Britain: 24 hour licensing one year on
Martin and Moira Plant, authors of Binge Britain, give their take on 24 hour drinking laws.
Snake Oil Science: The Use of Placebos in Research
An excerpt from Snake Oil Science.
Oxford Word Of The Year 2007: Locavore
It’s that time of the year again. It is finally starting to get cold, and the New Oxford American Dictionary is preparing for the holidays by making its biggest announcement of the year. The 2007 Word of the Year is (drum-roll please) ‘locavore’; a trend in using locally grown, seasonal ingredients.
An Oxford Centenary – 100 Years of Medical Publishing
A celebration of medical publishing.
A Special Ben’s Place of The Week
Can Barbara Hillary teach us about life?
Mombassa, Kenya: Ben’s Place Of The Week
Ben’s Place of the Week is Mombassa, Kenya.
Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
Ben’s Place of the Week
Ben’s Place of the Week is Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.
Sahel, Africa
Ben’s Place of the Week
Ben’s Place of the Week.
Marajó Island, Brazil
Ben’s Place of The Week
Ben’s Place of the week is Marajó Island.
Kissing, Germany
Ben’s Place of The Week
Ben’s Place of the week, holiday style.
Leiden, Holland
Ben’s Place of the Week
Thanksgiving origins in Leiden.
Carbon Neutral: Oxford Word of the Year
The Oxford word of the year is…
Bangalore to Bengaluru
A Special Ben’s Place of the Week
Bangalore changes its name to Bengaluru.
Santander Department
Ben’s Place of the Week
Ben’s Place of the week is Santander Department.
Surtsey, Iceland
Ben’s Place of the Week
Ben’s place of the week is Surtsey, Iceland.