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- Power lines’ curves and accidental verse | Brief letters Thu, 15 Aug 24, 3:03amDr William Whewell | John Prescott | International Apostrophe Day | University vice-chancellors | Musk and Trump
- Backpedalling: Now “Net Zero” is an unhelpful slogan says UK Climate watchdog Wed, 24 Apr 24, 4:57amBy Jo Nova The term “Net Zero” has become a dirty word It’s a win. The climate wars will rage on, but the Net Zero spell isn’t working any more, so they will have to find a newer one without such a...
- “Shocked”: Far right climate deniers get more votes than any other party Sat, 25 Nov 23, 3:42amBy Jo Nova Everywhere there are free and fair elections and a politically biased media, people will be shocked.
- Claim: ‘Climate change’ could ’cause languages to die’ – ‘May affect linguistic diversity’ – ‘A leading driver of language loss’ Fri, 22 Apr 22, 11:00pmIt’s not hard to see how climate change is directly accelerating the process of language death around the world. But is it possible that it works both ways? Does the extinction of languages also, in turn, speed up environmental...
- “Let’s Go Brandon” threatens to Redpill the USA Sat, 6 Nov 21, 3:51amIt’s the laughter that gives it away. The power of the phrase Lets Go Brandon is that it’s a coded message. In an unguarded moment it reveals how many people in the room get the joke. In a safe way, everyone who...
- Birds that escape from captivity teach wild birds how to speak (and swear) in English Tue, 26 Sep 17, 9:51pmIf you listen carefully, you might hear a variety of nonsensical conversations emerging from the treetops of certain regions of Australia. The voices don’t belong to a mysterious, hidden tribe, however. Rather, they belong...
- The right language to protect the natural world | Letters Thu, 10 Aug 17, 4:50amReaders respond to George Monbiot’s recent article and news that the US Department of Agriculture is censoring use of term ‘climate change’George Monbiot’s call to reconsider how we name things (Forget ‘the environment’...
- US millionaire who learned the value of punctuation the hard way | Brief letters Tue, 18 Jul 17, 4:19amPunctuation | Solar-powered legs | Dogs and litter | Crossword themes | Puzzle changePunctuation is indeed important (Letters, 17 July). The story goes that an American millionaire’s wife, travelling through Europe, came...
- Can we see Jeremy Corbyn’s ‘smile’ in slow-mo? | Letters Fri, 3 Jun 16, 4:05amCorbyn’s smile | Neoliberalism lives | Female anti-fracking activists | Sitcoms | Back alleysThe highlight of Jeremy Corbyn’s latest speech now appears to be the imperceptible “smile” he allegedly let loose during...
- Yale says “Global Warming” is a better misused-phrase for propaganda — dump “climate change” Wed, 28 May 14, 8:45pmWhat’s the point of language — especially in science? If you are naive, you might think it’s to communicate a fixed concept so everyone understands and can voice an opinion on the same thing...
- Bourgeois? Does John Hayes really understand the word? | Rhian E Jones Fri, 8 Mar 13, 3:04amThe term used against anti-biofuels activists first referred to a market-town but now it's used as a knee-jerk political insultThe term "bourgeois", like the term "terrorist", has a long and sometimes counterintuitive history...
- The Doomsians are Panixilated Mon, 23 Jan 12, 1:57pmOil on Canvas George Crie (cropped). "Panic Attack or Anxiety PTSD" Neosurrealismart.com.
- The Amazing Interaction Between Data Analysis And Human Language Thu, 17 Mar 11, 4:53amWatch this. Mind blowing. So many implications of this kind of data analysis.