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Category Archives: Culture
Happy Amerigo Vespucci Day
Today is the birthday of Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), an Italian navigator who explored the newly-discovered Americas, got his name attached to them, and arguably deserves his own holiday more than that other Italian navigator you might be thinking of. Columbus … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History
Tagged Amerigo Vespucci, Amerigo Vespucci day, Christopher Columbus, exploration, Leif Erikson
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The Thirteenth Doctor: Jodie Whittaker
The BBC announced yesterday that next year, the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor (not including the War Doctor) of Doctor Who after Peter Capaldi leaves the show will be Jodie Whittaker, the first woman to headline the iconic series. I … Continue reading
Book Review: The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin is one of the best-selling science fiction novels in China and is the first Chinese science fiction novel to be translated into English for a wide-scale Western audience. The translator, Ken Liu, is himself … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Culture
Tagged Chinese science fiction, Liu Cixin, The Three-Body Problem, Three Body
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Banned Books Week Starts Today
Every year, around the start of the school year in most parts of the United States, the American Library Association sponsors Banned Books Week. This effort of librarians, booksellers, publishers, authors, readers, and others raises awareness and works against campaigns … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Reading
Tagged banned books week, censorship, intellectual freedom
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Optimism
The world needs more optimism these days–what with Ebola in West Africa, a civil war in Ukraine, and multiple wars in the Middle East. Here’s a does of optimism from one of the world’s greatest optimists, Hans Rosling, and yes, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Current events
Tagged global development, hans rosling, optimism
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The great, unrecognized American holiday
Credit: BrokenSphere (Wikipedia). 1hol·i·day noun \ˈhä-lə-ˌdā, British usually ˈhä-lə-dē\ 1 : holy day 2 : a day on which one is exempt from work; specifically : a day marked by a general suspension of work in commemoration of an event … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, General
Tagged holidays, super bowl, super bowl sunday
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Science Meets Fiction 