January 2021
Weathering the Pandemic
Time will tell exactly how serious the pandemic’s disruption of weather-data gathering and forecasting will be...
Read MoreThe Chewa in Malawian Prehistory
Among Juwayeyi’s most important contributions is the argument that the Maravi state predated the expansion of Indian Ocean trade into the region...
Read MoreMadras Meridian
The era’s greatest promoter of astronomy was Jai Singh II, the 18th-century raja of Jaipur...
Read MoreOver One Billion Edits
I had been watching the growth of open source software and I had this concept of a free encyclopedia...
Read MoreTough on Populism
The likely economic consequences of the pandemic—unemployment, insecurity, soaring public debt and perhaps inflation—will probably feed a second wave of populism...
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Indigenous groups are often the best protectors of their lands…
With more than 60 percent tree cover, Panama is one of the most forested countries in Central America...
Read MoreOur Whispering Hour by Jessica Sequeira
We will only take as many fish as can fit into this basket. We must only use what the tree gives us...
Read MoreWhat was Dilophosaurus really like?
The animal that departed most from the fossil evidence was Dilophosaurus. In the movie, it takes the form of a golden retriever–sized creature with a rattling frill and venomous spit...
Read MoreWhat might José Ortega y Gasset say to us now?
Far from fitting the stereotypical image of a philosopher, sat in an ivory tower, Ortega y Gasset was engaged with his society and its troubles...
Read MoreJumbled Sea Ice
In 1913, a group of seven Americans headed north from New York City. Their mission was to find and explore Crocker Land, an unexplored island or perhaps small continent...
Read MoreOptimistic New Year!
In the coming year, we can lay the foundations for a new era of sustainable development, peace, and cooperation...
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The tea should be strong. For a pot holding a quart, if you are going to fill it nearly to the brim, six heaped teaspoons would be about right...
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The thing about new blooms is that they tend to bleed— / Those petals birthed / hugging close / that come warmer weather are tricked into jumping away...
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I spent a good part of my childhood at home staring outside my bedroom window, following the trail of planes approaching the nearby Paris airport in the sky from my banlieue. I envied the passengers...
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The tea should be strong. For a pot holding a quart, if you are going to fill it nearly to the brim, six heaped teaspoons would be about right...
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The thing about new blooms is that they tend to bleed— / Those petals birthed / hugging close / that come warmer weather are tricked into jumping away...
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I spent a good part of my childhood at home staring outside my bedroom window, following the trail of planes approaching the nearby Paris airport in the sky from my banlieue. I envied the passengers...
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