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Azeem Azhar’s Exponential View. Long, deep discussions about technology’s impact on business and society. Spotify Apple

Death, Sex & Money addresses the three topics we’re most uncomfortable talking about. Spotify Apple

Decoder Ring explores cultural questions, objects or habits to figure out what they mean and why they matter. From Slate magazine. Spotify Apple

History Extra Podcast. Produced by BBC History Magazine. Interviews with historians. Multiple episodes each week. Spotify Apple

History Unplugged. Produced by historian Scott Rank with more than 400 episodes. Spotify Apple

The Next Big Idea. About books and ideas in the social sciences. Spotify Apple

Hard Fork. Smart, witty, informative conversation and interviews about tech. Spotify Apple

Posts published in “Life”

Don’t miss National No Excuses Day

Don’t miss National No Excuses Day

By Jeff Gauger on September 29, 2021

I don't feel bad that I missed a super duper, really big, important observance. Shame on me?

Whose life would you choose?

Whose life would you choose?

By Emily Toth on September 27, 2021

Tomb it may concern

Tomb it may concern

By Max Badger on September 25, 2021

From big banana to Fashion Man

From big banana to Fashion Man

By Jeff Gauger on September 23, 2021

All hail the Great Gourd!

All hail the Great Gourd!

By Liz Reardon Gauger on September 21, 2021

‘Your one wild and precious life’

‘Your one wild and precious life’

By Liz Reardon Gauger on September 17, 2021

How to spot bad news

How to spot bad news

By Jeff Gauger on September 15, 2021

The day science failed me

The day science failed me

By Jeff Gauger on September 11, 2021

The student who egged me on

The student who egged me on

By Emily Toth on September 5, 2021

The key to the Sound of Bliss

The key to the Sound of Bliss

By Jeff Gauger on September 3, 2021

How are you really?

How are you really?

By Emily Toth on September 1, 2021

Smug bums and their phony lists

Smug bums and their phony lists

By Jeff Gauger on August 30, 2021

6-legged freshmen go to college

6-legged freshmen go to college

By Jeff Gauger on August 26, 2021

More craft than art: “11 tips to improve your writing,” from 30-Second Read. With both text and video.

Your first editor: “How to Edit Your Own Writing,” by Harry Guinness for The New York Times.

The best writing advice I ever got and a few pieces of my own: Pithy and spot-on tips from long-time scribbler Daniel Finney at his website, The Paragraph Stacker.

Word nerd delight: Jeremy Butterfield’s deep, rich, smart blog about grammar, word use, word histories, confusing words, more. Loads of fun word arcana.

Ellen is at the Grammar Table: Twitter account devoted to grammar questions and philosophy. Daily quizzes.

How to fix bad sentences: Confused by dangling modifiers? Stumped by passive voice? Author June Casagrande offers precise advice.

Role model: “What I learned about writing from reading Greta Thunberg’s speech to the U.N.,” by Roy Peter Clark for the Poynter Institute.

Writing tips: From Lexico.com, the Oxford Dictionary web site, for writing letters, speeches, job applications, more.

The hardest part of writing . . .: Advice for starting, delivered in cartoons by Grant Snider in The New York Times.

Priceless lessons: A sixth-grade English teacher offered advice about writing and life that Catherine Rampell remembers still. Practical and inspirational.

Apostrophe Protection Society. It’s for real, and it’s both serious and fun. Based in the United Kingdom.