April 2, 2008Shaking the Foundation of Faith Science, religion and the Cape Ann earthquake of 1755. Source: www.nytimes.com
Dr. Johnson's Revolution Samuel Johnson's dictionary remains an invaluable guide to what our founders had in mind when they set the democratic [...]
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March 25, 2008Shaking the Foundation of Faith Science, religion and the Cape Ann earthquake of 1755. Source: www.nytimes.com
Ben Franklin Had the Right Idea for New Orleans New Orleans and other coastal cities will never be safe if they go [...]
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March 21, 2008OBSERVATORY University of Bristol researchers Nigel R Franks and Tom Richardson lead study on learning behaviors of ants; research, which is published in journal Nature, finds that ants use tandem running technique in which learner ant trails along with teacher ant; David F Raikow of National Oceanic and Atmospheric [...]
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March 18, 2008Count Us Frankophiles for 300 Years A real hero for Presidents' Day: Benjamin Franklin, an American giant who just turned 300. Source: select.nytimes.com
American Footprints in the Old Country England is dotted with both large and small tributes [...]
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March 8, 2008Dr. Johnson's Revolution Samuel Johnson's dictionary remains an invaluable guide to what our founders had in mind when they set the democratic experiment in motion. Source: www.nytimes.com
Knowing a Man (Ben Franklin), but Not Melons Benjamin Franklin is [...]
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February 29, 2008The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble job of retelling a familiar story. Source: www.nytimes.com
Benjamin Franklin Books Benjamin Franklin, who [...]
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February 22, 2008The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble job of retelling a familiar story. Source: www.nytimes.com
Ben Franklin Took On France With Insouciant Diplomacy [...]
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February 14, 2008'A Great Improvisation': Our Man in Paris In a biography of Benjamin Franklin, Stacy Schiff focuses on his eight years as a diplomatic charmer in France. Source: www.nytimes.com
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January 31, 2008Ben Franklin Took On France With Insouciant Diplomacy Stacy Schiff provides an impressively researched account of Franklin's critical mission to Paris to secure French support for the rebellious colonies. Source: www.nytimes.com
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January 20, 2008OBSERVATORY University of Bristol researchers Nigel R Franks and Tom Richardson lead study on learning behaviors of ants; research, which is published in journal Nature, finds that ants use tandem running technique in which learner ant trails along with teacher ant; David F Raikow of National Oceanic and Atmospheric [...]
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