Jason Cunliffe
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Today, my etymological doublet series is coming to an end with an episode on German, on request of several people.
The orange German words on the right have the same origin as the blue ones on the right, but they took a very different path.
Many of the examples are courtesy of Matthieu Pierens.
The orange German words on the right have the same origin as the blue ones on the right, but they took a very different path.
Many of the examples are courtesy of Matthieu Pierens.
December 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Today, my etymological doublet series is coming to an end with an episode on German, on request of several people.
The orange German words on the right have the same origin as the blue ones on the right, but they took a very different path.
Many of the examples are courtesy of Matthieu Pierens.
The orange German words on the right have the same origin as the blue ones on the right, but they took a very different path.
Many of the examples are courtesy of Matthieu Pierens.
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![Comic. [Top panel: Long-necked dinosaur with red X over it.] [Bottom panel: two smaller dinosaurs the same shape except their neck isn’t long, while in the background there’s an extremely long neck criss-crossing the frame like a snake. Green check mark in center.] [caption] Thanks to modern paleontological reconstructions, we now know that most sauropods had short necks, and all those extra vertebrae belonged to the sauropod colony’s queen.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigjcepbb3hjlvpjzmj6msuydmem6gdakkl5svr4kh4q7qi3c4m2fu@jpeg)
December 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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This is a photo of the surface of an asteroid
It was taken from the *surface*I of that asteroid
By a *bouncing rover* the size of a lunchbox
(1/2)
It was taken from the *surface*I of that asteroid
By a *bouncing rover* the size of a lunchbox
(1/2)
December 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is a photo of the surface of an asteroid
It was taken from the *surface*I of that asteroid
By a *bouncing rover* the size of a lunchbox
(1/2)
It was taken from the *surface*I of that asteroid
By a *bouncing rover* the size of a lunchbox
(1/2)
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The English word ‘blue’ is a horse of a different colour.
While ‘blue’ is related to the words in its Germanic sister languages, such as German ‘blau’ and Swedish ‘blå’, it took a different route.
Its Germanic ancestor was loaned to French, where it became ‘bleu’, and then borrowed into English:
While ‘blue’ is related to the words in its Germanic sister languages, such as German ‘blau’ and Swedish ‘blå’, it took a different route.
Its Germanic ancestor was loaned to French, where it became ‘bleu’, and then borrowed into English:
November 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The English word ‘blue’ is a horse of a different colour.
While ‘blue’ is related to the words in its Germanic sister languages, such as German ‘blau’ and Swedish ‘blå’, it took a different route.
Its Germanic ancestor was loaned to French, where it became ‘bleu’, and then borrowed into English:
While ‘blue’ is related to the words in its Germanic sister languages, such as German ‘blau’ and Swedish ‘blå’, it took a different route.
Its Germanic ancestor was loaned to French, where it became ‘bleu’, and then borrowed into English:
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
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November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
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How exciting!
CRISPR reversed chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer, making tumors more responsive to chemotherapy. Eventually this tool can be applied to other types of cancers.
CRISPR has so many applications.
🧪 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
CRISPR reversed chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer, making tumors more responsive to chemotherapy. Eventually this tool can be applied to other types of cancers.
CRISPR has so many applications.
🧪 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
CRISPR unlocks a new way to defeat resistant lung cancer
Scientists used CRISPR to disable the NRF2 gene, restoring chemotherapy sensitivity in lung cancer cells and slowing tumor growth. The technique worked even when only a fraction of tumor cells were ed...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
How exciting!
CRISPR reversed chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer, making tumors more responsive to chemotherapy. Eventually this tool can be applied to other types of cancers.
CRISPR has so many applications.
🧪 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
CRISPR reversed chemotherapy resistance in lung cancer, making tumors more responsive to chemotherapy. Eventually this tool can be applied to other types of cancers.
CRISPR has so many applications.
🧪 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
TikTok - Make Your Day
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November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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This is such a crying shame, and so short-sighted. But there it is.
For 61 years the #BBCWorldService has been broadcasting the latest in science via its weekly Science in Action programme. That dies in the next half hour, with this final edition, reflecting on the fall in trust in expertise driven by malign interests over recent years.
October 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This is such a crying shame, and so short-sighted. But there it is.