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Zodiac: A Circle of Animals — Literally
Zodiac: A Circle of Animals — Literally
Of the 88 constellations officially recognized by Western astronomy, 40 of them are named after animals — 43 if you coun... Read more
11 Jan 2017
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49mins
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Vegetarians Eat Meat: The History and Future of the Word
Vegetarians Eat Meat: The History and Future of the Word
The word meat goes back at least as far as 731 AD, but it didn't mean then what it does today. Its meaning was much broa... Read more
7 May 2017
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17mins
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Coccyx: Please Don't Sit on the Cuckoo
Coccyx: Please Don't Sit on the Cuckoo
Coccyx is a small triangle-shaped bone at the base of the spinal column in humans and other apes, such as gibbons, orang... Read more
16 Dec 2016
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5mins
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Who Owns the Word "Milk"?
Who Owns the Word "Milk"?
For years, the dairy industry has been trying to make it illegal for nondairy milk companies to use the word “milk," ass... Read more
3 Mar 2017
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40mins
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History of English in 10 (ish) Minutes
History of English in 10 (ish) Minutes
Throughout the episodes of Animalogy, I’ll be talking about the Proto-Indo-European reconstructed language, the related ... Read more
8 Jan 2017
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21mins
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The Semantics of Meat (with Paul Shapiro)
The Semantics of Meat (with Paul Shapiro)
Semantics play a significant role in shaping public perception about animals and animal welfare. The meat, dairy, and eg... Read more
11 Feb 2017
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45mins
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Falconry: Fed Up and Looking Haggard
Falconry: Fed Up and Looking Haggard
The practice of hunting wild birds with trained birds -- for fun is called falconry. Though it came into its own almost ... Read more
28 Jan 2017
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31mins
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Piggyback: Animal Words with No Animal Origins
Piggyback: Animal Words with No Animal Origins
"Piggyback" has nothing to do with pigs! In fact, there are many seemingly animal-related words and phrases in the Engli... Read more
28 May 2017
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32mins
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Animals in Our Bones: Anatomy Terms from Animals
Animals in Our Bones: Anatomy Terms from Animals
By now you would have listened to the Animalogy episodes about the words muscle, coccyx, and tragus — all parts of our b... Read more
21 May 2017
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24mins
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Geographical Place Names with Animal Origins
Geographical Place Names with Animal Origins
If I asked you to name some cities and countries named after animals, how many could you come up with? You might think o... Read more
25 Jun 2017
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33mins
