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Culture, History, Science, and Narrative
Mar. 6th, 2012 09:27 amWe are the stories we tell, or so I am often inclined to think.
In honor of Women's History Month in the USA, Aphra Behn collects stories of women's history that don't get told nearly often enough.
Neal Gabler and Bill Moyers discuss how the stories we tell about politicians in the US makes us disappointed in the reality. "Movies are clean; democracy is a mess."
The American Civil War was one of the first wars documented by the new technology of photography. The Atlantic has gathers the places, the people, and finally the 3-D stereographs from the war.
Explaining scientific concepts in clear language is much harder than most people think. Could you answer the question What is flame? in a way an 11 year old would understand while still being scientifically accurate?
And finally, (mostly unrelated) Nathan Fillion excels at goofy sincerity.
In honor of Women's History Month in the USA, Aphra Behn collects stories of women's history that don't get told nearly often enough.
Neal Gabler and Bill Moyers discuss how the stories we tell about politicians in the US makes us disappointed in the reality. "Movies are clean; democracy is a mess."
The American Civil War was one of the first wars documented by the new technology of photography. The Atlantic has gathers the places, the people, and finally the 3-D stereographs from the war.
Explaining scientific concepts in clear language is much harder than most people think. Could you answer the question What is flame? in a way an 11 year old would understand while still being scientifically accurate?
And finally, (mostly unrelated) Nathan Fillion excels at goofy sincerity.
