by Chris Woodside | 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...
by Chris Woodside | 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...
by Chris Woodside | 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...
by Chris Woodside | 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...
by Chris Woodside | 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....
by Chris Woodside | Jan 20, 2013 | Get This
Technology actually keeps many smart people from reaching each other. I believe that, and I’m going to show you how. Trey Popp’s article on the downside of online job-hiring software proves the point. In late 2012, the federal government reported 3.6...
