What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? Anything special with some time off or is there too much going on with the holiday? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. In addition, if you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. What did the Oxford University Press select as its 2009 "word of the year"? -- Part of the The Higher-Ed News Quiz (Chronicle of Higher … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Word of the Year Edition
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From Tom 'Angels & Demons' May Help Physicists Explain What Matters. Question: Do you agree with Mr. Izen? “Life presents just a couple of these opportunities when the public is paying attention, really paying attention to science, and in this case it's a movie which talks about antimatter and is set at CERN,” Mr. Izen says. The film is “a chance to tell our story.” A Marriage Made in History, a review of Eugene D. Genovese's Miss Betsey: A Memoir of Marriage (ISI Books) for the Chronicle of Higher … [Read more...] about Week in Review