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The Needs of the Many
If you want to feed, house, and clothe 8 billion people, you’ve got your work cut out for you.
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Andrew Smith
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Habeas Corpus
Habeas corpus is one of those Latin phrases that was familiar to me when I was growing up, like bona fide, ad infinitum, or carpe diem. I didn’t give…
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Andrew Smith
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Ferris Bueller's Mission Creep
Ferris Bueller just wants to skip school and have a little fun.
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Andrew Smith
13
Divine Wind
The Mongols were on an absolute tear during the 13th century.
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Andrew Smith
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Trillions of Transistors
A trillion is a very big number.
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Andrew Smith
20
Cheesy and Corny
We Americans love our food.
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Andrew Smith
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Rocinha
In 2004, I visited Brazil for the first time.
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Andrew Smith
15
Punctuation
Writing has been around in some form for at least 5200 years.
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Andrew Smith
14
Through Thick and Thin
Through thick and thin.
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Andrew Smith
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Save Thy Pee by Royal Decree
The Stuart Period in England was full of surprises.
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Andrew Smith
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Skeuomorphs
In 1889, the world was facing the future.
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Andrew Smith
20
Things We Thought We Knew
There have been a lot of things we thought we knew.
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Andrew Smith
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