This week, I have a spooky short story for you, based on an experience I had over the summer.

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Photo: an empty corridor in the Paris Métro as seen by the author on the evening when this spooky story takes place.

This week, some words about silence in communication.

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Photo: the poster for the new film "Lee" which is discussed in this episode.

This week, I want to write to you about the revealed joys found in the experience of editing.

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This week, I discuss the two Irish words for the horse, and what they tell us about the history of the Irish language.

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This week, a great celebration commences in our national pastime.

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This week, to conclude a month of chaos I interviewed environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb about his book Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter.

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Links

• Ben Goldfarb's Website: https://www.bengoldfarb.com
• NOAA Fisheries, "Oregon Beavers Engineer Better Fish Habitat, More Fish," 14 July 2016.
• Popular Science, "From the Archives: Do Beavers Rule on Mars?", 6 May 2022.
• Harvest Public Media, "The Midwest and Great Plains are gearing up for water fights fueled by climate change", 3 Sep 2024.

Photo Credit: Beaver in the Pipestone Creek, Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota. Photo: Gabe Yellowhawk. Public Domain. Learn more here.

This week, I address news that the latest version of ChatGPT will help with your math problems.

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Links:

• New York Times, 12 Sep. 2024, Cade Metz, "OpenAI Unveils New ChatGPT That Can Reason Through Math and Science."
• Eddie Burback, 1 Sep. 2024, "AI is here. What now?" YouTube.

This week, some moderation in Maverick’s “need for speed.”

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