The Power of Narrative

The Power of Narrative

by | Apr 6, 2013 | Get This

From my notebook, at the Power of Narrative conference this weekend at Boston University: Straight narrative approach doesn’t always work in science writing. (Ellen Ruppel Shell) Amy Ellis Nutt’s first big science series asked the big questions. She picked...

When missing letters influence scholars

by | Mar 25, 2013 | Get This

Willa Cather, the author of the pioneer classic O Pioneers!, did not want her personal letters released to the public. But her extended family, in complying with this request, actually contributed to a climate of misinterpretation in the scholarly world. That will...

History of Daylight Saving Time

by | Mar 10, 2013 | Get This

If you ever wonder how America ended up with the artificial turning-ahead of clocks that we call Daylight Saving Time, my article, from Appalachia journal, will interest you. Daylight saving time currently prevails for the majority of the year. In March, the dark...
Communication blackout 3: the submerged cell phone

Communication blackout 3: the submerged cell phone

by | Feb 28, 2013 | Get This

Photo from copyrightfreecontent.com Cell phones have become the major link to the outside world. In another generation, land lines will be unusual tools only used in remote areas or hospitals. Most cell phones are smooth-edged and very difficult to hold. The buttons...

Communication blackout 2

by | Jan 25, 2013 | Get This

In 1960, 21 percent of Americans had no telephone. Today, the same proportion of Americans have no internet. Try calling the phone company or ordering something by telephone or buying stamps at the post office? You find that they funnel you to the Web! Even the U.S....