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News &Writing | 26 Dec 2010

Lawrence Weschler on On The Media

Today NPR’s program On The Media featured a fascinating discussion with Lawrence Weschler on the topic of the inherent fictitious aspects of journalism and nonfiction.  Weschler proposes a nuanced view of what constitutes truth in journalism and nonfiction, but more interesting to me is his implicit identification of the responsibilities of a reader.  Weschler says [...]

Physics | 04 Mar 2009

A Clever Energy Saving Idea From The Radio

A couple of days ago the NPR call-in program Talk Of The Nation had a segment on innovation in the troubled economy.  I only caught the end of it, but I heard a caller who was starting a business to help people save money by adding a nifty addition to their home water heating setup.  [...]