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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”

Fuzzy-eared night caller

Fuzzy-eared night caller

By Max Badger on August 24, 2021

He came at night. Then came another. Next came Mr. Critter Man.

Welcome to the covid petri dish

Welcome to the covid petri dish

By Jeff Gauger on August 18, 2021

Me, looking at celebrities

Me, looking at celebrities

By Emily Toth on August 12, 2021

A celebration of potato chips

A celebration of potato chips

By Emily Toth on August 3, 2021

A few words about armpit fixation

A few words about armpit fixation

By Emily Toth on July 30, 2021

Life’s really big questions

Life’s really big questions

By Jeff Gauger on July 28, 2021

I was a chat room chick

I was a chat room chick

By Emily Toth on July 26, 2021

Smell dating is a thing

Smell dating is a thing

By Jeff Gauger on July 24, 2021

RIP Norman, 1963-65

RIP Norman, 1963-65

By Max Badger on July 22, 2021

From ducklings to fire ants

From ducklings to fire ants

By Jeff Gauger on July 16, 2021

Is revenge really sweet?

Is revenge really sweet?

By Emily Toth on July 14, 2021

Cue villain music

Cue villain music

By Jeff Gauger on July 8, 2021

Do you spoon? Do you date?

Do you spoon? Do you date?

By Emily Toth on July 2, 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.