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“HOW SCIENCE GOES WRONG”.
“HOW SCIENCE GOES WRONG”. I have posted a number of times about the need for journals of negative results—something my brother Elmer used to call for some 50 years ago. It is encouraging that the problems of replication, retraction, and … Continue reading
WHY IS “HUH” THE SAME IN SO MANY LANGUAGES?
WHY IS “HUH” THE SAME IN SO MANY LANGUAGES? The authors argue that “huh” serves the same purpose in each of the languages they consider—serving as what they call a “repair initiator” when a person has not understood what somebody … Continue reading
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IS “HUH” A WORD?
IS “HUH” A WORD? Even if “huh” is universal, is it a word—rather than an involuntary response like a sneeze, a grunt, or an expression of pain? The authors give great weight to the fact “huh” is learned just as … Continue reading
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IS “HUH” UNIVERSAL?
IS “HUH” UNIVERSAL? This article on the PLoS One site by Mark Dingemanse, Francisco Torreira, and N. J. Enfield argues that “Huh” is a universal word—a word that is found in every—or almost every—language. The authors say that: “A word … Continue reading
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ANNALS OF TECHNOLOGY—HAMLET IS A VIOLENT PLAY.
HAMLET IS A VIOLENT PLAY. This BBC article reports on how: “A man using the British Library’s wi-fi network was denied access to an online version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet because the text contained ‘violent content’”. The blockage resulted from the … Continue reading
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ANNALS OF TECHNOLOGY—LIGHTING A TOWN WITH MIRRORS.
ANNALS OF TECHNOLOGY—LIGHTING A TOWN WITH MIRRORS. This article in the Guardian tells how the town of Rjukan in Norway has installed three giant mirrors on a hill to provide winter sunshine to the town. The town had previously been … Continue reading
LAPHROAIG—MAYBE IT’S THE ISLAY WEATHER, AFTER ALL.
LAPHROAIG—MAYBE IT’S THE ISLAY WEATHER AFTER ALL. The barrels that survived the tornado and were “REALLY good” are not the only indication that weather may be important to the taste of whiskey. For example, Curtis cites the “oft-noticed phenomenon” that … Continue reading
HOW THE BARREL AFFECTS WHISKEY.
HOW THE BARREL AFFECTS WHISKEY. Not surprisingly, some of the effect of a barrel on the whiskey inside it occurs because the alcohol gradually dissolves some elements in the wood. However, heat and cold also increase the effect of the … Continue reading
A LOCKED ROOM—OR SEALED BARREL—MYSTERY.
A LOCKED ROOM—OR SEALED BARREL— MYSTERY. In this article in the Atlantic, Wayne Curtis writes about the possible importance of barrels to the quality of bourbon. He asked about a dozen people in the bourbon industry how much of the … Continue reading
“CAN CHEMISTRY EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOURBON AND TENNESSEE WHISKEY?”
“CAN CHEMISTRY EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BOURBON AND TENNESSEE WHISKEY?” The caption is the title of a post on the Smithsonian blog which describes research which was presented at a September meeting of the American Chemical Society on the chemical … Continue reading
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