The word for today is… categorical (adjective) – 1 : absolute, unqualified 2a : of, relating to, or constituting a category b : involving, according with, or considered with respect to specific categories Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The ancestor of categorical and category has been important in logic and philosophy since the days of
Jani Allan rt.com By Jani Allan, a writer and talk show host. She has written for the London Sunday Times, the Spectator, the Daily Mail and various other British publications. Her memoir Jani Confidential was published by Jacana Media. Controversial right-wing self-declared former homosexual Milo Yiannopoulos plans to open
blarney (noun) – 1 : skillful flattery 2 : nonsense, humbug Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The village of Blarney in County Cork, Ireland, is home to Blarney Castle, and in the southern wall of that edifice lies the famous Blarney Stone. Legend has it that anyone who kisses the Blarney Stone will gain
Bruce Wilds brucewilds.blogspot.com Bruce Wilds is the author of the book “Advancing Time.” Both the book and his blog focuses on how the ever-quickening pace of change impacts today’s society and the massive challenges it creates. Anyone that thinks we can simply store huge amounts of energy
Melvin M. Vopson University of Portsmouth Dr Melvin M. Vopson is Senior Lecturer in Physics at the University of Portsmouth. His previous appointments include two postdoctoral fellowships at the University of York, senior R&D scientist at Seagate Technology (a world leading high-tech company) and over six years as
Celia Wolf-Devine mercatornet.com Celia Wolf-Devine is retired from her position teaching philosophy at Stonehill College. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island, USA with her husband Phil Devine, who is also a retired philosophy professor. She has her B.A. from Smith College and her Ph.D. from the University
James Davidson In today’s setting around the West, there is only one conception of freedom: “do what you want, as long as it doesn’t infringe on anyone else’s rights”. This definition sounds compelling, in fact, it sounds liberating. Under it one can do, be or say anything
exodus (noun) – 1 capitalized : the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture 2 : a mass departure Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The Biblical book of Exodus describes the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, so it’s no surprise that the word has come to refer more generally
The word for today is… sesquipedalian (adjective) – 1 : having many syllables 2 : given to or characterized by the use of long words Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Horace, the Roman poet known for his satire, was merely being gently ironic when he cautioned young poets against using “sesquipedalia verba”-“words
The word for today is… quash (verb) : to nullify especially by judicial action : to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : There are two quash verbs in the English language, and although their meanings are similar, they have entirely different origins. Both essentially mean to get rid
The word for today is… equinox (noun) – 1 : either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic 2 : either of the two times each year (as about March 21 and September 23) when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are
The word for today is… abrogate (verb) – 1 to abolish by authoritative action : annul a treaty 2 to treat as nonexistent : to fail to do what is required by something, such as a responsibility 3 to suppress or prevent (a biological function or process and especially an immune response) Source
prevaricate (verb) – to deviate from the truth Source : Online Etymology Dictionary Etymology : 1580s, “to go aside from the right course or mode of action” (originally figurative, now obsolete), a back formation from prevarication or else from Latin praevaricatus, past participle of praevaricari “to make a sham accusation, deviate” (from the
Isabelle Catherine Winder Bangor University Vivien Shaw Bangor University Isabelle Catherine Winder is an evolutionary anthropologist in the broad sense, with interests in primatology, functional morphology (anatomy), evolutionary biology, biogeography, ecology, palaeontology and human origins. Vivien Shaw is an anatomist with a broad range of interests ranging from ancient Chinese
I suspect that not many BFD readers are avid gamers. After all, The BFD’s readership skews older, and video games are (seen as, anyway) a young person’s thing (though not that young, as we shall see). Video games mostly get a pretty bad rap in the media: when
