Jane Austen’s Free Indirect Speech
A short explanation of one way that Jane Austen changed literature.
A short explanation of one way that Jane Austen changed literature.
On today’s episode, Run DMC pay a visit to Reading Rainbow.
Which words do you mispronounce? Or rather, which words that you mispronounce today will eventually be “correct”?
If you’re reading this, odds are you know the 26 letters in the English alphabet. But do you know how they came to their current forms?
Kangaroo social behavior research wins a prestigious competition.
A landmark musical event, as the Boston Typewriter Orchestra breaks new ground.
XKCD’s Randall Munroe has launched a video series around his “What If?” books and today answers the question, what if the earth stopped spinning?
Why do some contractions work and others don’t?
Sure to come in handy this year, a primer on logical fallacies.
Nature provides the answer to a question that has certainly been on your mind — how would a starfish wear pants?
Place names tell us all sorts of interesting things about history and people. Also, what is the longest one word place name in the world?
Some beautiful winners in this year’s Nikon Small World in Motion video microscopy competition.
“This library has every book ever published.” A visit to the British Library.
We are off for the Labor Day Holiday weekend. Here, some avian advice on the waning season.
What else was happening during well known historical events? Where did the fax machine and the Oregon Trail overlap? What about Woolly Mammoths and the Great Pyramids?