by Steve Strimer | Dec 6, 2013 | The Public Humanist
New historic markers at Northampton sites related to the abolitionist history of the city have been erected in three sites, made possible in part by a grant from Mass Humanities. The fruition of this project follows on the heels of an extensive research process, which...
by Barbara Lewis | Dec 10, 2013 | The Public Humanist
A whole new vista, unexpected but clear, opened up as I sat next to and conversed with Dr. Wisdom on a border-crossing shuttle, going from Alabama to Georgia the first weekend in November. There we were, sitting side by side as we pulled out of Auburn heading for...
by Caleb Rounds | Dec 10, 2013 | Talk Dirt to Me
At work I often sit at a desk for too many hours (more than one). Despite this lethargy, I use up food and by the afternoon I tend to get peckish. Recently I’ve been bringing salted peanuts in the shell. They really taste better than the pre-shelled ones and...
by Caleb Rounds | Dec 12, 2013 | Talk Dirt to Me
Most evidence suggests that cats “domesticated” themselves. Sometime after humans began farming we began storing grain. The first applicants for post-agricultural domestication were probably rodents, but they didn’t offer a very good deal: “you...
by Caleb Rounds | Dec 19, 2013 | Talk Dirt to Me
Fire up your favorite internet search “engine” and poke in the word “oak.” Try the same thing with “oak tree.” This morning I did this exercise and was surprised at the difference. In Google, “Oak tree” yields...