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Language Evolves, or rather, Constantly Cooks New Ways to Pass the Vibe Check

A millennial linguist dares to speak to a gen-alpha audience in their native tongue.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 16, 2025
  • 1 Comment

Rubber Ducking For Research Communication: Why Explaining to Nobody Helps You Explain to Anybody

Explaining research to a rubber duck might sound odd, but it could be the secret to clearer thinking and better communication. This post explores how “rubber ducking” — a technique borrowed from programming — can help researchers explain complex ideas with more clarity, creativity, and confidence.

  • By Charlie Rapple
  • Apr 24, 2025
  • 12 Comments

Guest Post — Classification as Colonization: The Hidden Politics of Library Catalogs

The renaming of “Mount Denali” and “Gulf of Mexico” to the politically loaded “Mount McKinley” and “Gulf of America” reveal the naked truth of what cataloging has always been: a battlefield where meaning is contested and conquered.

  • By Mike Olson
  • Mar 25, 2025
  • 12 Comments

What We Can Learn About Languages from the Words for Parts of the Body

Because body parts have always been with us, they can tell us a lot about the development of languages.

  • By David Crotty
  • Feb 7, 2025
  • 0 Comments

Grammarian vs. Errorist

A battle to the death, the Grammarian versus the Errorist. Who will triumph?

  • By David Crotty
  • Jan 24, 2025
  • 0 Comments

Guest Post:  Reflections from The Munin Conference Part One – Bibliodiversity

This is the first article of three in a guest series reflecting on the main themes and ideas gathered and discussed at the Munin Conference at the end of 2024. Today’s focus is bibliodiversity.

  • By Mark Huskisson
  • Jan 21, 2025
  • 1 Comment

Ahoy! Why is English Awash in Nautical Terms?

Why is the English language so filled with nautical terms?

  • By David Crotty
  • Oct 11, 2024
  • 1 Comment

Peer Review Week 2024: Ask the Chefs

Leading into Peer Review Week 2024, we ask the Chefs: What is, or would be, the most valuable innovation in peer review for your community?

  • By Alice Meadows, Avi Staiman, Hong Zhou, Karin Wulf, Tim Vines, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Haseeb Irfanullah
  • Sep 20, 2024
  • 3 Comments

Sex and the Serious Reader

No, we’re not advocating anything lascivious. But a reading experience requires a degree of engagement that one essayist overlooks.

  • By Jill O'Neill
  • Sep 19, 2024
  • 9 Comments

The Most Complicated Word in the English Language

WIth only three letters, “run” has over 645 different meanings.

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 23, 2024
  • 4 Comments

Marketing and the Origins of Food Names

Where do common food names come from, and how does changing the name of a food reflect marketing and sales?

  • By David Crotty
  • Aug 9, 2024
  • 0 Comments

The Genetic Drift of Baby Names

Why do some names fall out of fashion, and how is the study of names like the study of genetics?

  • By David Crotty
  • Jun 14, 2024
  • 4 Comments

Why Are English Language Spellings So Weird?

Why are English spellings so inconsistent and weird?

  • By David Crotty
  • May 31, 2024
  • 4 Comments

A Cetacean Alphabet

A new paper uses AI to decipher sperm whale vocalizations.

  • By David Crotty
  • May 10, 2024
  • 0 Comments

The Evolution of Pronunciation

Which words do you mispronounce? Or rather, which words that you mispronounce today will eventually be “correct”?

  • By David Crotty
  • Apr 5, 2024
  • 3 Comments

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