Category Archives: Discursive Detours

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“Britain’s Pompeii”: Very Well-Preserved Bronze Age Settlement

This isn’t what I’m writing about this week, but it’s worth noting: Must Farm Bronze Age settlementWikipedia “Part of a Bronze Age settlement was uncovered at Must Farm quarry, at Whittlesey, near Peterborough, in Cambridgeshire, England. The site has been … Continue reading

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St. Patrick’s Day: Shamrocks, Saints, Leprechauns, and Me

St. Patrick’s Day is a public holiday in Ireland (Republic of and Northern), Newfoundland, Labrador, and Montserrat. It’s a day when folks wear something green. I’ve heard that some even drink green beer. Why anyone would think green beer is … Continue reading

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Half-Million-Year-Old Structure: Rethinking Cavemen, Origins

Wood generally doesn’t last long if left out in the open. That’s why finding interlocking logs near the Kalambo River is such a big deal. Well, part of the reason. They’ve been submerged, it that’s the right word, in wet … Continue reading

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The Cabrières Biota: an Ordovician Snapshot

When I saw “epic importance” and “fossils” in the same headline, I figured whatever’d been found would be at least somewhat out of the ordinary. I’ve learned to take journalistic puffery with at least a few grains of salt. But … Continue reading

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Capital Punishment: It Could be Worse

It seems that, no matter how bad things are: they could be worse. Take Alabama’s recent execution of a Mr. Smith, for example. There’s been discussion of whether or not using nitrogen gas was okay, along with the ongoing capital … Continue reading

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