Aug 24
Eran Shalev, "The Star-Spangled Republic: Political Astronomy and the Rise of the American Constellation" (U Virginia Press, 2025)
Why does the American flag use stars to represent the states? In The Star-Spangled Republic: Political Astronomy and the Rise of the American Constellation (U Virginia Press, 2025), Eran Shalev answers this and many other questions, considering the cosmic imagery—so familiar to ... Show More
34m 10s
Jul 2021
35. David Epstein Knows Something About Almost Everything
<p>He’s been an Arctic scientist, a sports journalist, and is now a best-selling author of science books. His latest, <em>Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World</em>, makes the argument that early specialization does not give you a head start in life. David and Ste ... Show More
50m 55s
Dec 2023
Best of Series: Where Does Greatness Come From? With David Epstein
Today we welcome David Epstein, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, and of the bestseller The Sports Gene, both of which have been translated in more than 20 languages. His TED Talks on performance science have bee ... Show More
1h 16m
Jan 2023
David Epstein || Where Does Greatness Come From?
Today we welcome David Epstein, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, and of the bestseller The Sports Gene, both of which have been translated in more than 20 languages. His TED Talks on performance science have bee ... Show More
1h 13m
May 2024
Netta Avineri and Patricia Baquedano-López, "An Introduction to Language and Social Justice: What Is, What Has Been, and What Could Be" (Routledge, 2023)
An Introduction to Language and Social Justice: What Is, What Has Been, and What Could Be (Routledge, 2023) is designed to provide the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the intersections of language, inequality, and social justice in North America, using the applied linguis ... Show More
47m 48s
In an enormously prolific writing and editing career, David Crystal has excelled in supplying volumes hitherto missing from the field: here a balanced and accessible introduction to general linguistics, there a lucid specialised textbook in an emerging field. With this memoir, Just a Phrase I’m Going Through: My Life in Language (Routledge, 2009), he fills a ... Show More
<p>Talking about language with one of the world's top linguists, Professor David Crystal.</p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk">http://www.teacherluke.co.uk/talk</a></p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7NH">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7NH</a> </ ... Show More
<p>Talking to the world's top writer and lecturer on the English language, Professor David Crystal. In this episode, David answers questions from listeners.</p> <p>Episode page: <a href= "http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Od">http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7Od</a></p> <p>italki offer: <a href= "http://w ... Show More