Daily Archives: February 18, 2011
How ‘OK’ took over the world
New article on the BBC, “How ‘OK’ took over the world‘. I’m fascinated by the etymology of words, and by words in general. The article is very readable, and it’s actually quite amazing how such a small strange word is … Continue reading
Are zombies scientifically possible?
Following on from yesterday’s Dead Island trailer, I started wondering whether zombies are scientifically possible or not. Funnily enough, there’s a HUGE amount of information on this topic (who would have thought?), so here’s a brief summary of my findings, … Continue reading
