The Public Professor is a weekly column written by members of the faculty of the University of Lethbridge, on a wide range of topics from biology to history, geography to anthropology and more. To submit a question or comment to The Public Professor, email publicprof@lethbridgeherald.com.
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Where did the alphabet come from? |
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Written by Kevin McGeough
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Friday, 05 February 2010 |
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The alphabet you are currently reading has a long history shared with the writing systems of many other languages such as French, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Arabic.
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A flood of floods |
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Written by James Linville
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Friday, 29 January 2010 |
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A televised documentary I saw this past week on rising sea levels reminded me of the widespread myths of a great flood. The best known is found in the Bible (Genesis 6-9), in which God commands Noah to build a large ship to save himself, his family and representatives of each kind of animal from God’s judgment on all other life.
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Climate cover-up: Crusade to deny global warming |
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Written by Dan Johnson
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Friday, 22 January 2010 |
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Scientists are often so focused on measuring the evidence required to determine how things work that they either forget or do not have time for the needs of public education, and the directions the nation will take in applying the knowledge gained by science.
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Don’t judge myths by their covers |
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Written by James Linville
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Friday, 15 January 2010 |
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A search though bookstores and libraries will turn up numerous collections of world mythology. Some will be rather dense and academic in tone and perhaps not all that enjoyable to read while others will be far more accessible to a non-specialist audience.
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Cherry major obstruction in hockey evolution |
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Written by Jason Laurendeau
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Friday, 08 January 2010 |
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“Last night I went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out.” This joke (funny or otherwise) is now dated, but continues to be relevant, as the issue of violence in hockey, once again, occupies a central stage in the Canadian media.
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