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Christine Kenneally is the author of
The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language
. Her writings can be found on the blog
www.christinekenneally.com
.
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Richard C. Francis’ Epigenetics: How a new field has changed the way we think about genes.
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Book of the Week: “Piano Lessons” by Anna Goldsworthy
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Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks.
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Frans de Waal’s The Age of Empathy.
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Richard Wrangham’s Catching Fire.
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Ant civilization in The Superorganism.
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Lots of books about English.
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Oct 13, 2008
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Lots of books about English.
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Joshua Kendall’s The Man Who Made Lists.
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What Slate’s reading this month.
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Slate’s winter reading.
Paul Berman, June Thomas, Tyler Cowen, Amanda Fortini, Melinda Henneberger, Christine Kenneally, Megan Marshall, Troy Patterson, Jess Row, Amanda Schaffer, Laura Shapiro, and Stephanie Burt
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Steven Pinker’s The Stuff of Thought.
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How did animals survive the tsunami?
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A new study shows that being risk-averse may shorten your life.
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Jan 12, 2004
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How do you authenticate a sound recording?
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