From the Fates to Macbeth to the uncanny valley: a history of “Weird”.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYPoTrHTXVQ[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Weird
The Endless Knot: Erasmus Darwin
Erasmus Darwin: doctor, scientist, inventor, poet, linguistic innovator, science communicator.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR78TpW4wkc[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Japan
New video! Nippon, Japan, and japanning: the development of a name.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfuznw8wDi8[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Sublime
The architectural origins and aesthetic development of the word “Sublime”.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au-z2jVaTNk[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Jack-o’-Lantern
The etymology of Jack-o’-Lantern and the confused history of Hallowe’en.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqU3B4bhC5Y[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Turkey
The etymology and origin of “Turkey” — and what it tells us about Thanksgiving. The spice trade, Greek myth, Incan ceremonial feasts, Colonial harvest celebrations, and guinea pigs!
[embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He-wNRtBuRM[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Mai Tai
A brief history of Tiki culture, and the origins of the Mai Tai!
The Endless Knot: Bug
From British folklore to open source computing, the history of the word “Bug”.
The Endless Knot: Fossil
Digging up the classical roots of the word “fossil”, and the origins of palaeontology and geology.
The Endless Knot: Clue
From Greek myth to detective fiction: the origin of the word “Clue”.