Language change

The long and short of it

We ponder an old textbook.

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Responsibility

The passive voice

Sometimes it’s hard to work out who is responsible.  It’s only going to get harder.

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Too simple, or not simple enough

Modeling stars

How do you know when you’ve included all the important things?

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Cyborg students

Mechanical aids

When we test students today, what do we test?

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Microclimates

Weather and learning

If you look closely, there is enormous diversity.  This can be a problem.

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What it looks like

The craters of the Moon

It looks like something familiar. . .

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Tinkering

Radio sets and Perl

Playing around can be unexpectedly useful.

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Prepositions and infinitives

A difficult translation

English is a very unusual language.

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The Aspirational Bookcase

Good intentions

It can take time to get around to things.

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Long reads

An unfair advantage

How many people read a thousand-page book?

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