by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez | Mar 8, 2013 | The Public Humanist
One of the hallmarks of homo sapiens is that we love to tell each other stories. Our sophisticated use of language is one of the reasons we have been so successful as a species—we have been able to pass on valuable knowledge down the generations, building...
by Hayley Wood | Mar 14, 2013 | The Public Humanist
It’s a familiar routine, one that doesn’t necessarily inspire pride: I come downstairs most mornings to see my eight-year-old huddled on the couch under a blanket, comfortable and happy, giggling away as he fritters away the first half hour of his day,...
by Juno Lamb | Mar 18, 2013 | The Public Humanist
For years I wrote letters. “Have you ever heard of The Collected Phone Calls of Gertrude Stein?” Rita Mae Brown says in Starting from Scratch. “Writers should learn to write letters and save the telephone for business.” I took her words to...
by Alyssa Pacy | Mar 21, 2013 | The Public Humanist
You’ve probably heard the verb “to archive.” Maybe you’ve visited an archival repository like the Smithsonian or the National Archives. But did you know that archivists are a profession–a group of specialized librarians who curate,...
by Brian Glyn Williams | Mar 27, 2013 | The Public Humanist
In case you missed his 13 hour filibuster of John O. Brennan’s nomination to be the next CIA Director, on the night of March 6th/7th Kentucky Senator Rand Paul made himself the darling of both the Tea Party/Libertarians and those on the right who fear that the...