05/24/2013
Category: Pertinent & Impertinent
The big ideas on the small, the not-so-small, and the everyday.
05/01/2013
The Alphabet of Nature and Angels
English is not a language spelled phonetically, but 200 years ago Isaac Pitman tried to change that.
by xkmbernard
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04/10/2013
Close Encounters
Humans have always had a desire to get closer to animals. But does bringing them in actually blind us?
by xkmbernard
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03/21/2013
Florida’s Parallel Universe
The abandoned Nike Missile Site, surrounded by the Everglades, is a reminder of when humans almost destroyed the world and a warning that we could still lose everything today.
by xkmbernard
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03/04/2013
Movers and Shakers
What’s the difference between SkyMall and the Shakers? One creates products for comfort, the other for independence.
by xkmbernard
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02/08/2013
Star Gazers
Dung beetles deserve a new reputation. After all, they’re the world’s tiniest astronomers.
by xkmbernard
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01/14/2013
Still Waiting
In the 60 years since Waiting for Godot premiered, no one has captured the ineffability of love like Samuel Beckett.
by xkmbernard
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09/10/2012
Our Oldest Self-Help Book
The New World's self-help mentality
by xkmbernard
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07/10/2012
Animal Planet
Animals around the world
by xkmbernard
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06/08/2012