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WIRED recalls the last swine flu outbreak

WIRED posted an article last year about a 1976 swine flu outbreak. One casualty, and mass vaccinations, having recalled a deadly Spanish flu from after WWI. Read it here >> Read More ?

27 Apr 2009

VIII. The Spanish Reconquista

The eighth post in the series The Horse in Human History When Muslims invaded Iberia in the eighth century, they did not succeed in conquering the entire peninsula. In 718, Christian forces defeated the...

Pita Kelekna | 27 Apr 2009

400th follower?

Be our 400th follower on Twitter, and get a free ARC! Find us here. Read More ?

24 Apr 2009

Free Book Friday: 4-24

Free Book Friday! It’ll be beautiful outside. Treat yourself to a free ARC from one of our upcoming titles, hand-selected for awesomeness. Meet us today at lunchtime: Washington Square Park, under...

24 Apr 2009

Free Book Friday Tomorrow!

Free Book Friday is on, tomorrow, at 12:30 under the Washington Square arch. What greasy grub will I grab? A more important question: what cool ARC will YOU take back from your lunch break? See you there! Read More ?

23 Apr 2009

Why is moon dust sticky?

A recent article in the LA Times may have the answer! Charged by the sun’s rays, which have little atmosphere to impede them, the stuff gets in EVERYTHING. For more on the sun’s rays and the...

23 Apr 2009

Future Imperfect in Reason

I Choosing Our Own Future, from the May issue of Reason, Gregory Benford reviews Future Imperfect, glossing on David Friedman’s views on surveillance, reproduction, and other biotech issues. ~ ~...

23 Apr 2009

xkcd Goes to Print

Wait, what? Spurning recent trends in the reverse, web comic creator Randall Munroe will be publishing a print version of xkcd. His decision-making processes little resemble “traditional” publishing....

23 Apr 2009

Free Book Friday, 4-24

That time again! And this week, I’ll be there; it’s been a couple weeks. Washington Square Arch, 12:30pm. Galleys of Japan Rising: The Iwakura Embassy to the United States and Europe! Really...

22 Apr 2009

Springtime for Sales Reps

Mary Beth Barilla, Northeast Rep I never feel as if spring is really here until this time of year, late April. I went away for a few days this weekend, and when I returned, the grass was longer and greener,...

22 Apr 2009

Double Beckett Review

On the 17th and 18th, the Globe and Mail did a double-whammy review of The Letters of Samuel Beckett! April 17: Inside the young writer’s laboratory >> April 18: Waiting for the Post >> Read More ?

20 Apr 2009

VII. The Horse in Mongol War, Hunt, and Peace

Genghis Khan, from National Palace Museum in Taipei Post seven in her series on The Horse in Human History Orphaned early in life, the young Genghis was forced to scavenge as an outcast for survival on...

Pita Kelekna | 20 Apr 2009